²⁴ so Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus^[a] of whom he was speaking.

⁴⁰ And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, ^(A)motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great hush, he addressed them in ^(B)the Hebrew language,^[a] saying:

¹⁶ So Paul stood up, and ^(A)motioning with his hand said:

“Men of Israel and ^(B)you who fear God, listen.

¹⁷ But ^(A)motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Tell these things to ^(B)James and to ^(C)the brothers.”^[a] Then he departed and went to another place.

⁷ They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. ^(A)And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

²² And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in ^(A)the temple. And ^(B)he kept making signs to them and remained mute.