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1440 The Acts of the Apostles

20 But they hearing it, glorified God, and said Paul had brought into the temple.)
to him: Thou seest, brother, how many thou- 30 And the whole city was in an uproar: and
sands there are among the Jews that have be- the people ran together. And taking Paul, they
lieved: and they are all zealous for the law. drew him out of the temple, and immediately the
21 Now they have heard of thee that thou doors were shut.
teachest those Jews, who are among the Gen- 31 And as they went about to kill him, it was
tiles, to depart from Moses: saying, that they told the tribune of the band, That all Jerusalem
ought not to circumcise their children, nor walk was in confusion.
according to the custom. 32 Who, forthwith taking with him soldiers
22 What is it therefore? the multitude must and centurions, ran down to them. And when
needs come together: for they will hear that thou they saw the tribune and the soldiers they left
art come. off beating Paul.
23 Do therefore this that we say to thee. We 33 Then the tribune coming near, took him,
have four men, who have a vow on them. and commanded him to be bound with two
24 Take these, and sanctify thyself with them: chains: and demanded who he was, and what
and bestow on them, that they may shave their he had done.
heads: and all will know that the things which 34 And some cried one thing, some another,
they have heard of thee, are false; but that thou among the multitude. And when he could not
thyself also walkest keeping the law. know the certainty for the tumult, he com-
25 But as touching the Gentiles that believe, manded him to be carried into the castle.
we have written, decreeing that they should only 35 And when he was come to the stairs, it fell
refrain themselves from that which has been of- out that he was carried by the soldiers, because
fered to idols, and from blood, and from things of the violence of the people.
strangles, and from fornication. 36 For the multitude of the people followed
26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day after, crying: Away with him.
being purified with them, entered into the tem- 37 And as Paul was about to be brought into
ple, giving notice of the accomplishment of the the castle, he saith to the tribune: May speak
days of purification, until an oblation should be something to thee? Who said: Canst thou speak
offered for every one of them. Greek?
27 But when the seven days were drawing to 38 Art not thou that Egyptian who before
an end, those Jews that were of Asia, when they these days didst raise a tumult, and didst lead
saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, forth into the desert four thousand men that
and laid hands upon him, crying out: were murderers?
28 Men of Israel, help: This is the man that 39 But Paul said to him: I am a Jew of Tar-
teacheth all men every where against the people, sus in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city. And I
and the law, and this place; and moreover hath beseech thee, suffer me to speak to the people.
brought in Gentiles into the temple, and hath 40 And when he had given him leave, Paul
violated this holy place. standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to
29 (For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian the people. And a great silence being made, he
in the city with him, whom they supposed that spoke unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying: