Acts 21:17-26 - Paul Visits The Leaders Of The Jerusalem Church
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 of the church came too. 19 Paul first greeted them and then gave them a detailed account of what God had done among the heathen through his service.
20 They gave the glory to God, when they heard it, and said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousand believers there are among the Jews, all of them zealous champions of the law. 21 They have been repeatedly told about you that you continuously teach the Jews who live among the heathen to turn their backs on Moses, and that you continue to tell them to stop circumcising their children, and to stop observing the cherished customs. 22 What is your duty, then? They will certainly hear that you have come. 23 Now you must do just what we tell you. We have here four men who are under a vow. 24 Take them along with you, purify yourself with them, and bear the expense for them of having their heads shaved. Then everybody will know that none of those things they have been told about you are so, but that you yourself are living as a constant observer of the law. 25 As for the heathen who have become believers, we have sent them our resolution that they must avoid anything that is contaminated by idols, the tasting of blood, the meat of strangled animals, and sexual immorality."
26 Then Paul took the men along with him and on the next day went into the temple with them, purified, and announced the time when the purification would be completed, when the sacrifice for each one of them could be offered.