Acts 21:15-40

15AfterG3326 theseG3778 daysG2250 we gotG1980 readyG1980 and 1startedG305 onG305 our wayG305 upG305 to JerusalemG2414. 16Some of 2the disciplesG3101 from 3CaesareaG2542 alsoG2532 cameG4905 with us, takingG71 us to MnasonG3416 ofG2953 4CyprusG2953, a 5discipleG3101 of longG744 standingG744 with whomG3739 we were to stayG3579.

17AfterG1161 we arrivedG1096 in JerusalemG2414, 6the brothersG80 and sisters receivedG588 us gladlyG780. 18And the followingG1897 day PaulG3972 wentG1524 inG1524 with us to 78JamesG2385, and allG3956 9the eldersG4245 were presentG3854. 19After he had greetedG782 them, he 10began to relateG1834 oneG1520 by oneG1520 the things whichG3739 GodG2316 had doneG4160 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484 throughG1223 his 11ministryG1248. 20And when they heardG191 about them, they began 12glorifyingG1392 GodG2316; and they saidG3004 to him, “You seeG2334, brotherG80, howG4214 manyG4214 13thousandsG3461 there are amongG1722 the JewsG2453 of thoseG3588 who have believedG4100, and they are allG3956 14zealousG2207 for the LawG3551; 21and they have been toldG2727 aboutG4012 you, that you are 15teachingG1321 allG3956 the JewsG2453 who are amongG2596 the GentilesG1484 to abandonG646 MosesG3475, tellingG3004 them 16not to circumciseG4059 their childrenG5043 norG3366 to 17walkG4043 according to 18the customsG1485. 22SoG3767 whatG5101 is to be done? They will certainlyG3843 hearG191 that you have comeG2064. 23ThereforeG3767, doG4160 19as we tellG3004 you: we have fourG5064 menG435 who 20have a 21vowG2171 upon themselves; 24takeG3880 them alongG3880 and 22purifyG48 yourself togetherG4862 with them, and 23payG1159 their expensesG1159 soG2443 thatG2443 they may 24shaveG3587 their 25headsG2776; and then everyoneG3956 will knowG1097 that there is nothingG3762 to whatG3739 they have been toldG2727 aboutG4012 you, but that you yourselfG846 alsoG2532 conformG4748, keepingG5442 the LawG3551. 25But regardingG4012 the GentilesG1484 who have believedG4100, we sentG1989 aG1989 letterG1989, 26having decidedG2919 that they should abstainG5442 from 27meatG3588 sacrificedG1494 toG1494 idolsG1494 and from bloodG129 and what is 28strangledG4156, and from sexualG4202 immoralityG4202.” 26ThenG5119 PaulG3972 29tookG3880 alongG3880 the menG435, and the nextG2192 dayG2250, after 30purifyingG48 himself togetherG4862 with them, he 31wentG1524 into the templeG2413 givingG1229 noticeG1229 of the completionG1604 of the daysG2250 of purificationG49, untilG2193 the sacrificeG4376 was offeredG4374 for eachG1538 oneG1520 of them.

27WhenG5613 32the sevenG2033 daysG2250 were almostG3195 overG4931, 33the JewsG2453 from 3435AsiaG773, upon seeingG2300 him in the templeG2413, began to stirG4797 upG4797 allG3956 the crowdG3793 and laidG1911 handsG5495 on him, 28cryingG2896 outG2896, “MenG435 of IsraelG2475, helpG997! 36ThisG3778 is the manG444 who instructsG1321 everyoneG3956 everywhereG3836 againstG2596 our peopleG2992 and the LawG3551 and thisG3778 placeG5117; and besidesG2089, he has evenG2532 broughtG1521 GreeksG1672 into the templeG2413 and has 37defiledG2840 thisG3778 holyG40 placeG5117!” 29For they had previouslyG4308 seenG4308 38TrophimusG5161 the 39EphesianG2180 in the cityG4172 with him, and they thoughtG3543 that PaulG3972 had broughtG1521 him into the templeG2413. 30ThenG2532 the wholeG3650 cityG4172 was provokedG2795 and 40the peopleG2992 rushedG4890 togetherG4890, and takingG1949 holdG1949 of PaulG3972 they 41draggedG1670 him out of the templeG2413, and immediatelyG2112 the doorsG2374 were shutG2808. 31While they were intentG2212 on killingG615 him, a reportG5334 cameG305 upG305 to the commanderG5506 of the 42Roman 43cohortG4686 that allG3650 JerusalemG2419 wasG4797 inG4797 confusionG4797. 32He immediatelyG1824 44tookG3880 alongG3880 some soldiersG4757 and centurionsG1543 and ranG2701 downG2701 to 45the crowd; and when they sawG3708 the commanderG5506 and the soldiersG4757, they stoppedG3973 beatingG5180 PaulG3972. 33ThenG5119 the commanderG5506 cameG1448 upG1448 and tookG1949 holdG1949 of him, and orderedG2753 that he be 46boundG1210 with 47twoG1417 chainsG254; and he began askingG4441 whoG5101 he was and whatG5101 he had doneG4160. 34But amongG1722 the crowdG3793, 48someG243 were shoutingG2019 one thing and someG243 anotherG243, and when he couldG1410 not findG1097 outG1097 the 49factsG804 becauseG1223 of the uproarG2351, he orderedG2753 that 50Paul be broughtG71 into 51the barracksG3925. 35WhenG3753 Paul gotG1096 to 52the stairsG304, it cameG4819 aboutG4819 that he was carriedG941 by the soldiersG4757 becauseG1223 of the violenceG970 of the 53mobG3793; 36for the multitudeG4128 of peopleG2992 kept followingG190 them, shoutingG2896, “54AwayG142 with him!”

37As PaulG3972 wasG3195 aboutG3195 toG3195 be broughtG1521 into 55the barracksG3925, he saidG3004 to the commanderG5506, “MayG1832 I sayG3004 somethingG5100 to you?” And he saidG5346, “Do you knowG1097 GreekG1676? 38ThenG686 you are not 56the EgyptianG124 who someG3778 57timeG2250 agoG4253 stirredG387 upG387 aG387 revoltG387 and ledG1806 the fourG5070 thousandG5070 menG435 of the AssassinsG4607 out 58into the wildernessG2048?” 39But PaulG3972 saidG3004, “59I amG1510 a JewG2453 ofG5018 TarsusG5018 in 60CiliciaG2791, a citizenG4177 of noG3756 insignificantG767 cityG4172; and I begG1189 you, allowG2010 me to speakG2980 to the peopleG2992.” 40When he had givenG2010 him permissionG2010, PaulG3972, standingG2476 on 61the stairsG304, 62motionedG2678 to the peopleG2992 with his handG5495; and when there 63was a greatG4183 silenceG4602, he spokeG4377 toG4377 them in the 6465HebrewG1446 dialectG1258, sayingG3004,