Acts 21:23-25

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²³So we will tell you what to do: Four of our men have made a vow^[a] to God. ²⁴Take these men with you and share in their cleansing ceremony.^[b] Pay their expenses so that they can shave their heads.^[c] This will prove to everyone that the things they have heard about you are not true. They will see that you obey the Law of Moses in your own life.

²⁵“In regard to the non-Jewish believers, we have already sent a letter to them saying what we think they should do:

‘Don’t eat food that has been given to idols.

Don’t eat meat from animals that have been strangled or any meat that still has the blood in it.

Don’t be involved in sexual sin.’”

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Footnotes

Acts 21:23 vow Probably a Nazirite vow, a time of special dedication and service promised to God. See “ Nazirite” in the Word List.
Acts 21:24 cleansing ceremony The special things Jews did to end the Nazirite vow. Also in verse 26.
Acts 21:24 shave their heads To show that their vow was finished.