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26 The next day Paul took the men, purifying himself along with them. He went into the Temple, announcing when the days of purification would be completed and the sacrifice would be offered for each one of them.

Trouble at the Temple

27 When the seven days were about to be completed, the Jewish leaders from Asia[a] saw Paul in the Temple and began stirring up the whole crowd. They grabbed him, 28 shouting, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who is teaching all men everywhere against our people and the Torah and this place. Besides, he has even brought Greeks into the Temple and defiled[b] this holy place!”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 21:27 The Roman province of Asia, in the western part of Asia Minor (now part of Turkey).
  2. Acts 21:28 Lit. made common or unholy; cf. Lev. 10:10.