²⁴ take these men and ^(A)purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses, ^(B)so that they may shave their heads. Thus all will know that there is nothing in what they have been told about you, but that you yourself also live in observance of the law.

¹⁸ While I was doing this, they found me ^(A)purified in the temple, without any crowd or tumult. But ^(B)some Jews from Asia—

²⁶ Then Paul took the men, and the next day ^(A)he purified himself along with them and ^(B)went into the temple, giving notice when the days of purification would be fulfilled and ^(C)the offering presented for each one of them.

Paul Returns to Antioch

¹⁸ After this, Paul stayed many days longer and then took leave of ^(A)the brothers^[a] and set sail for Syria, and with him ^(B)Priscilla and Aquila. At ^(C)Cenchreae ^(D)he had cut his hair, for he was under a vow.

¹⁴ So Moses ^(A)went down from the mountain to the people and ^(B)consecrated the people; ^(C)and they washed their garments.

¹⁰ but deal only with ^(A)food and drink and ^(B)various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation.

Redemption Through the Blood of Christ

¹¹ But when Christ appeared as a high priest ^(C)of the good things that have come,^[a] then through ^(D)the greater and more perfect tent (^(E)not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) ¹² he ^(F)entered ^(G)once for all into the holy places, not by means of ^(H)the blood of goats and calves but ^(I)by means of his own blood, ^(J)thus securing an eternal redemption. ¹³ For if ^(K)the blood of goats and bulls, and the sprinkling of defiled persons with ^(L)the ashes of a heifer, sanctify^[b] for the purification of the flesh, ¹⁴ how much more will ^(M)the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit ^(N)offered himself without blemish to God, ^(O)purify our^[c] conscience ^(P)from dead works ^(Q)to serve the living God.

¹² For before certain men came from James, ^(A)he was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing ^(B)the circumcision party.^[a]

^20 (A)To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law.

⁵⁵ Now ^(A)the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and ^(B)many went up from the country to Jerusalem before the Passover ^(C)to purify themselves.