Acts 21:24

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Events

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• Paul visits elders in Jerusalemc. AD 54

Related verses

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• Acts 21:26
  So the next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he entered the temple to give notice of the date when their purification would be complete and the offering would be made for each of them.
• Acts 24:18
  At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews from the province of Asia
• Acts 18:18
  Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.
• 1 Corinthians 9:20
  To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law.
• Exodus 19:14
  When Moses came down from the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes.
• Job 1:5
  And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.
• Galatians 2:12
  For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.
• John 11:55
  Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
• John 3:25
  Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.
• 2 Chronicles 30:18–19
  A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyone
• Judges 16:17–19
  Samson told her all that was in his heart: “My hair has never been cut, because I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become as weak as any other man.”
• Hebrews 9:10–14
  They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.

Glossary

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Book of the Acts of the Apostles· Chronology of the Bible (New Testament)· Head· James (Person)· Letter of James· Nazarite, Nazirite· Paul the Apostle· Persecution· Vow, Vows

Topics

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Bigotry in Opposing the Preaching of the Gospel to the Gentiles· Diplomacy: Paul, in Performing Certain Temple Services to Placate Jewish Believers· Fraternity: The Nazarites, Vows of· Head: Shaven when Vows Were Taken· Judaism: Judaizers Were a Corrupt Form of Christianity· Law: Temporary· Meekness: Paul· Nazarites: On Completion of Vow: To Shave Their Heads· Paul is Received by the Brethren Gladly· Prudence in Performing Temple Rites· Public Opinion: Concessions to James and the Christian Elders, Who Required Paul to Observe Certain Rites· Purification of Paul, to Show his Fidelity to the Law· Purifications or Baptisms of Nazarites After Vow Expired· Tact: The Group Decision at Jerusalem· Vows of Certain Jews with Paul