Acts 21:18-26

New American Standard Bible

¹⁸ And the following day Paul went in with us to ^[a](A)James, and all ^(B)the elders were present. ¹⁹ After he had greeted them, he ^(C)began to relate one by one the things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ^(D)ministry. ²⁰ And when they heard about them, they began ^(E)glorifying God; and they said to him, “You see, brother, how many ^[b]thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all ^(F)zealous for the Law; ²¹ and they have been told about you, that you are ^(G)teaching all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to abandon Moses, telling them ^(H)not to circumcise their children nor to ^[c]walk according to ^(I)the customs. ²² So what is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come. ²³ Therefore, do ^[d]as we tell you: we have four men who ^(J)have a ^[e]vow upon themselves; ²⁴ take them along and ^(K)purify yourself together with them, and ^[f]pay their expenses so that they may ^(L)shave their ^[g]heads; and then everyone will know that there is nothing to what they have been told about you, but that you yourself also conform, keeping the Law. ²⁵ But regarding the Gentiles who have believed, we sent a letter, ^(M)having decided that they should abstain from ^[h]meat sacrificed to idols and from blood and what is ^[i]strangled, and from sexual immorality.” ²⁶ Then Paul ^[j]took along the men, and the next day, after ^(N)purifying himself together with them, he ^(O)went into the temple giving notice of the completion of the days of purification, until the sacrifice was offered for each one of them.