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When our days there were ended, we left and started on our journey, while they all, with wives and children, escorted us until we were out of the city. After kneeling*down* on the beach and praying, we saidfarewell to oneanother.
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And coming to us, he tookPaul'sbelt and bound his ownfeet and hands, and said, "This is what the HolySpiritsays: 'In thisway the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the manwhoownsthisbelt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.' "
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ThenPaulanswered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I amready not only to be bound, but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of the LordJesus."
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And when they heard it they began glorifyingGod; and they said to him, "You see, brother, howmanythousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are allzealous for the Law;
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and they have been toldabout you, that you are teachingall the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsakeMoses, telling them not to circumcise their childrennor to walk according to the customs.
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take them and purify yourself along with them, and pay their expensesso that they may shave their heads; and all will know that there is nothing to the things which they have been toldabout you, but that you yourselfalsowalkorderly, keeping the Law.
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"But concerning the Gentiles who have believed, we wrote, having decided that they should abstain from meatsacrificed to idols and from blood and from what is strangled and from fornication."
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ThenPaultook the men, and the nextday, purifying himself along with them, went into the templegivingnotice of the completion of the days of purification, until the sacrifice was offered for eachone of them.
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crying out, "Men of Israel, come to our aid! This is the man who preaches to allmeneverywhereagainst our people and the Law and thisplace; and besides he has evenbroughtGreeks into the temple and has defiledthisholyplace."
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Thenall the city was provoked, and the peoplerushedtogether, and takinghold of Paul they dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the doors were shut.
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But among the crowdsome were shouting one thing and someanother, and when he could not find out the factsbecause of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought into the barracks.
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When he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, motioned to the people with his hand; and when there was a greathush, he spoke to them in the Hebrewdialect, saying,