Acts 21:18-28

18 The next day Paul and the rest of us went to see James, and all the elders were present.
19 Paul greeted them and reported in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
20 When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to Paul: “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.
21 They have been informed that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to turn away from Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or live according to our customs.
22 What shall we do? They will certainly hear that you have come,
23 so do what we tell you. There are four men with us who have made a vow.
24 Take these men, join in their purification rites and pay their expenses, so that they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know there is no truth in these reports about you, but that you yourself are living in obedience to the law.
25 As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they should abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality.”
26 The next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he went to the temple to give notice of the date when the days of purification would end and the offering would be made for each of them.

Paul Arrested

27 When the seven days were nearly over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,
28 shouting, “Fellow Israelites, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and our law and this place. And besides, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”

Cross References 16

  • 1. S Acts 15:13
  • 2. S Acts 11:30
  • 3. Acts 14:27; Acts 15:4,12
  • 4. Acts 1:17
  • 5. Acts 22:3; Romans 10:2; Galatians 1:14; Philippians 3:6
  • 6. Acts 15:1,5
  • 7. ver 28
  • 8. Acts 15:19-21; 1 Corinthians 7:18,19
  • 9. S Acts 6:14
  • 10. Nu 6:2,5,18; Acts 18:18
  • 11. ver 26; Acts 24:18
  • 12. Acts 18:18
  • 13. Acts 15:20,29
  • 14. Numbers 6:13-20; Acts 24:18
  • 15. Jeremiah 26:8; Acts 24:18; Acts 26:21; S 1 Thessalonians 2:16
  • 16. Matthew 24:15; Acts 6:13; Acts 24:5,6
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