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And when they heard about them, they began ^(C1)glorifying God; and they said to him, "You see, brother, how many ^(F1)thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all ^(C2)zealous for the Law;

and they have been told about you, that you are ^(C1)teaching all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to abandon Moses, telling them ^(C2)not to circumcise their children nor to ^(F1)walk according to ^(C3)the customs.

"So what is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come.

"Therefore, do ^(F1)as we tell you: we have four men who ^(C1)have a ^(F2)vow upon themselves;

take them along and ^(C1)purify yourself together with them, and ^(F1)pay their expenses so that they may ^(C2)shave their ^(F2)heads; and then everyone will know that there is nothing to what they have been told about you, but that you yourself also conform, keeping the Law.

"But regarding the Gentiles who have believed, we sent a letter, ^(C1)having decided that they should abstain from ^(F1)meat sacrificed to idols and from blood and what is ^(F2)strangled, and from sexual immorality."

Then Paul ^(F1)took along the men, and the next day, after ^(C1)purifying himself together with them, he ^(C2)went into the temple giving notice of the completion of the days of purification, until the sacrifice was offered for each one of them.