3.. . Church leadership

21:15-26

ancient disciples and James and elders

required purification

21:15 And after these days having made ready we went up to Jerusalem: 16 and went with also some of the disciples from Caesarea with us, bringing one with whom we might be lodged Mnason a certain Cypriote, an ancient disciple. 17 And being us in Jerusalem joyfully received us the brothers. 8 And on the next day went in Paul with us to James, all and came the elders. 19 And having greeted them he related according to one each of the things which did God among the nations through the ministry of him. 20 they and hearing glorified God and said to him: Thou beholdest, brother, how many ten thousands there are among the Jews having believed, and all zealots of the law are; 21 and they were informed about thee that apostasy thou teachest from Moses the throughout the nations all Jews, telling not to circumcise them

the children nor in the customs to walk. 22 What therefore is it? At all events they will hear that thou has come. 23 This therefore do thou which thee we tell: There are to us men four a vow having on themselves 24 these taking be thou purified with them, and spend on them that they will shave the head, and will know all men that of the things they have been informed about thee nothing there is, but thou walkest also thyself keeping the law. 25 And concerning the having believed nations we joined in writing judging to keep themselves the from the both idol sacrifice and blood and a thing strangled and fornication. 26 Then Paul taking the men on the next day with them having been purified went in to the temple, announcing the completion of the days of the purification, until should be offered on behalf of one each of them the offering.

4. . Law-enforcers

21:27-39

Chillarch of the cohort

protected

21:27 Now when were about the seven days to be fulfilled, the from Asia Jews seeing him in the temple stirred up all the crowd, and laid on him the hands. 28 crying out: Men Israelites help: this is the man the one against the people and the law and this place all men everywhere teaching, and even also Greeks brought in into the temple and has profaned holy place this. 29 For they were having previously seen Prophimus the Ephesian in the city with him, whom they supposed that into the temple brought in Paul 30 was moved and the city whole and there was running together of the people, and laying hold of Paul they dragged him outside the temple and immediately were shut the doors. 31 And while they were seeking him to kill came up information to the chillarch of the cohort that all is was in confusion Jerusalem; 32 who at once taking soldiers and centurions ran down on them; and they seeing the chillarch and the soldiers ceased beating Paul.

33 Then drawing near the chillarch laid hold of him and commanded to be bound chains with two, and inquired who he and what he is having done. 34 And others different something called out among the crowd; and not being able him to know the certain thing because of the uproar, he commanded to be brought him into the fort. 35 when And he was on the steps, it happened to be carried him by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd; 36 followed for the multitude of the people crying out; Take away him. 37 and being about to be brought in into the fort Paul says to the chillarch; If it is lawful for me to say something to thee? And he said in Greek Knowest thou to speak. 38 Not then thou art the Egyptan the one before these days unsettling and leading out into the desert the four thousand men of the Sicarii? 39 said ane Paul: I am a man indeed am a Jew, a Tarsian, of Cilicia not of a mean city a citizen; and I beg of thee permit me to speak to the people.