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Some of the crowd concluded it was Alexander, since the Jews had put him forward; and having motioned with his hand, Alexander was intending to make a defense to the assembly.

"So then, if Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a complaint against anyone, the courts are in session and proconsuls are available; have them bring charges against one another.

"For indeed, we are in danger of being accused of a riot in connection with today's events, since there is no real reason for it, and in this connection we will be unable to account for this disorderly gathering."

When Paul had gone back up and had broken the bread and eaten, he talked with them a long while until daybreak, and then left.

And when they came to him, he said to them, "You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you the whole time,

serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and trials which came upon me through the plots of the Jews;

"Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.

"Therefore, be on the alert, remembering that night and day for a period of three years I did not cease to admonish each one with tears.

"You yourselves know that these hands served my own needs and the men who were with me.

When he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

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 said farewell to one another.

When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and after greeting the brothers and sisters, we stayed with them for a day.

On the next day we left and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.

Some of the disciples from Caesarea also came with us, taking us to Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple of long standing with whom we were to stay.

And the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.

take them along and purify yourself together with them, and pay their expenses so that they may shave their 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.

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

For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him, and they thought that Paul had brought him into the temple.

Then the commander came up and took hold of him, and ordered that he be bound with two chains; and he began asking who he was and what he had done.

for the multitude of people kept following them, shouting, "Away with him!"