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And when we were come to Hierusalem, the brethren receiued vs gladly

And the day following Paul went in with vs vnto Iames, and all the Elders were present.

And when hee had saluted them, hee declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministerie.

And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, & said vnto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Iewes there are which beleeue, and they are all zealous of the Law.

And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Iewes which are among the Gentiles, to forsake Moses, saying, that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walke after the customes.

What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will heare that thou art come.

Doe therefore this that we say to thee: Wee haue foure men which haue a vow on them,

Then take, and purifie thy selfe with them, & bee at charges with them, that they may shaue their heads: and all may know that those things wherof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing, but that thou thy selfe also walkest orderly, and keepest the Law.

As touching the Gentiles which beleeue, wee haue written and concluded, that they obserue no such thing, saue onely that they keepe themselues from things offered to idoles, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.

Then Paul tooke the men, and the next day purifying himselfe with them, entred into the Temple, to signifie the accomplishment of the dayes of purification, vntill that an offering should be offered for euery one of them: