23 Therefore do what we tell you: We have four men who have taken a vow. 24 Take them and be purified with them, and pay their expenses so that they may qshave their heads, and that all may know that those things of which they were informed concerning you are nothing, but that you yourself also walk orderly and keep the law. 25 But concerning the Gentiles who believe, rwe have written and decided 5that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from 6sexual immorality.”

Arrested in the Temple

26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day, having been purified with them, sentered the temple tto announce the 7expiration of the days of purification, at which time an offering should be made for each one of them.

27 Now when the seven days were almost ended, uthe Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and vlaid hands on him, 28 crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man wwho teaches all men everywhere against the people, the law, and this place; and furthermore he also brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.” 29 (For they had 8previously seen xTrophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)

30 And yall the city was disturbed; and the people ran together, seized Paul, and dragged him out of the temple; and immediately the doors were shut. 31 Now as they were zseeking to kill him, news came to the commander of the 9garrison that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. 32 aHe immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. And when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.