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The first thing next morning, we took Paul to see James. All the church leaders were there.
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After a time of greeting and small talk, Paul told the story, detail by detail, of what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
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They listened with delight and gave God the glory.
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They've been told that you advise believing Jews who live surrounded by Gentiles to go light on Moses, telling them that they don't need to circumcise their children or keep up the old traditions. This isn't sitting at all well with them.
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"We're worried about what will happen when they discover you're in town. There's bound to be trouble. So here is what we want you to do:
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There are four men from our company who have taken a vow involving ritual purification, but have no money to pay the expenses.
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Join these men in their vows and pay their expenses. Then it will become obvious to everyone that there is nothing to the rumors going around about you and that you are in fact scrupulous in your reverence for the laws of Moses.