¹⁷And when^* we came to Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly. ¹⁸And on the next day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present. ¹⁹And after^* greeting them, he began to relate^* one after the other^e the things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry. ²⁰And when^* they heard this,^* they began to glorify^* God. And they said to him, “You see, brother, how many ten thousands there are among the Jews who have believed, and they are all zealous adherents of the law. ²¹And they have been informed about you that you are teaching all the Jews who are among the Gentiles the abandonment of Moses, telling them not to circumcise their^* children or to live according to our^f customs. ²²What then is to be done?^g Doubtless they will all hear that you have come! ²³Therefore do this that we tell you: we have^h four men who have taken a vow upon themselves.ⁱ ²⁴Take these men and^* purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses^j so that they can shave their^* heads, and everyone will know that the things which they had been informed about you are nothing, but you yourself also agree with observing the law. ²⁵But concerning the Gentiles who have believed, we have written a letter after^* deciding they should avoid food sacrificed to idols and blood and what has been strangled and sexual immorality.” ²⁶Then Paul took along the men on the next day, and^* after he^* had purified himself together with them, he entered into the temple courts,^* announcing the completion of the days of purification until the time^k the offering would be presented on behalf of each one of them.

Paul Arrested in the Temple Courts

²⁷But when the seven days were about to be completed, the Jews from Asia^l who had seen him in the temple courts^* stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him, ²⁸shouting, “Israelite men, help! This is the man who is teaching everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place! And furthermore he also brought Greeks into the temple, and has defiled this holy place!”

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Footnotes

*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“came”)
*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“greeting”) which is understood as temporal
*The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to relate”)
eLiterally “with respect to each one”
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to glorify”)
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
fLiterally “according to the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
gLiterally “is it”
hLiterally “there are to us”
iSome manuscripts have “on themselves”
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“take”) has been translated as a finite verb
jLiterally “spend on them”
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“deciding”) which is understood as temporal
*Here “and” has been supplied in keeping with English style
*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had purified”) which is understood as temporal
*Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
kLiterally “which time”
lA reference to the Roman province of Asia (modern Asia Minor)
*Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself