Acts 21:15-25 - Conflict Over The Gentile Mission
15 After this we made our preparations and started for Jerusalem. 16 Some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us and took us to the house of Mnason, a man from Cyprus, one of the early disciples, to spend the night.
17 When we reached Jerusalem, the brothers there gave us a hearty welcome. 18 On the next day we went with Paul to see James, and all the elders came in. 19 Paul greeted them warmly and gave a detailed account of what God had done among the heathen through his efforts.
20 They praised God when they heard it, and they said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousand believers there are among the Jews, all of them zealous upholders of the Law. 21 They have been told that you teach all Jews who live among the heathen to turn away from Moses, and that you tell them not to circumcise their children nor to observe the old customs. 22 What then? They will be sure to hear that you have come. 23 So do what we tell you. We have four men here who are under a vow. 24 Join them, undergo the rites of purification with them, and pay their expenses so that they can have their heads shaved. Then everybody will understand that there is no truth in the stories about you, but that you yourself observe the Law. 25 As for the heathen who have become believers, we have written them our decision that they must avoid anything that has been contaminated by idols, the tasting of blood, the meat of strangled animals, and immorality."