Deeds (Act) of Apostles 21:18-33

¹⁸And in the day pursuing, Paul entered with us to James, and all the elder men were gathered.

¹⁹Which when he had greeted, he told by all things, what things God had done in heathen men, by the ministry of him.

²⁰And when they heard, they mag-nified God, and said to him, Brother, thou seest how many thousands be in Jews, that have believed to God, and all be lovers or pursuers of the law.

²¹And they heard of thee, that thou teachest departing from Moses of those Jews that be by heathen men, that say, that they owe not to circumcise their sons, neither owe to enter by or after custom.

²²Therefore what is this? It behooveth that the multitude come together; for they shall hear, that thou art come.

²³Therefore do thou this thing, that we say to thee. There be to us four men, that have a vow on them.

²⁴Take thou these men, and hallow thee with them; hang on them, that they shave their heads; and that all men know, that those things that they heard of thee be false, but that thou walkest, and thyself keepest the law.

²⁵But of these that believed of heathen men, we have written, deeming that they abstain them from thing offered to idols, and from blood, and also from strangled thing, and from fornication.

²⁶Then Paul took the men, and in the day pursuing, he was purified with them, and entered into the temple, and showed the ful filling of days of purifying, till the offering was offered for each of them.

²⁷And when seven days were ended, the Jews that were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred all the people, and laid hands on him,

²⁸and cried, Men of Israel, help ye us. This is the man, that against the people and the law and this place teacheth everywhere all men, more-over and hath led heathen men into the temple, and hath defouled this holy place.

²⁹For they saw Trophimus of Ephesus in the city with him, whom they guessed that Paul had brought into the temple.

³⁰And all the city was moved, and a running together of the people was made. And they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple; and anon the gates were closed.

³¹And when they sought to slay him, it was told to the tribune of the company of knights, that all Jerusalem is confounded.

³²Which anon took knights, and centurions, and ran to them. And when they had seen the tribune, and the knights, they ceased to smite Paul.

³³Then the tribune came, and caught him, and commanded, that he were bound with two chains; and asked, who he was, and what he had done.