Acts 21:23

KJV1611 – Modern English

Do therefore what we tell you: We have four men who have taken a vow upon themselves;

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  • Acts 18:18 : 18 And Paul stayed a good while longer, and then took leave of the brethren and sailed to Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila, having shaved his head in Cenchrea, for he had taken a vow.
  • Num 6:2-7 : 2 Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves to the LORD: 3 He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any grape juice, nor eat fresh grapes or dried. 4 All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing made from the vine tree, from the seeds even to the skin. 5 All the days of the vow of his separation no razor shall come upon his head: until the days are fulfilled, in which he separates himself to the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow. 6 All the days that he separates himself to the LORD he shall not go near a dead body. 7 He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or his mother, for his brother, or his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head.

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  • Acts 21:24-27
    4 verses
    87%

    24Take them and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses so that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things of which they were informed concerning you are nothing; but that you yourself also walk orderly and keep the law.

    25As for the Gentiles who believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, except only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality.

    26Then Paul took the men, and the next day, purifying himself with them, entered into the temple, to announce the fulfillment of the days of purification, at the end of which an offering should be made for each of them.

    27And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,

  • Acts 21:19-22
    4 verses
    80%

    19And when he had greeted them, he declared in detail what things God had done among the Gentiles by his ministry.

    20And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said to him, You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who believe, and they are all zealous for the law:

    21And they are informed about you, that you teach all the Jews among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, nor walk according to the customs.

    22What is it then? the multitude must certainly come together: for they will hear that you are come.

  • Acts 23:20-23
    4 verses
    72%

    20And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring down Paul tomorrow to the council, as though they would inquire somewhat more accurately about him.

    21But do not yield to them, for more than forty of them are lying in wait for him, who have bound themselves with an oath that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him. And now they are ready, waiting for a promise from you.

    22So the chief captain let the young man depart and charged him, Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.

    23And he called two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen at the third hour of the night;

  • Acts 16:21
    71%

    21And teach customs which are not lawful for us to receive or observe, being Romans.

  • Acts 23:13-15
    3 verses
    70%

    13And there were more than forty who formed this conspiracy.

    14They came to the chief priests and elders and said, We have bound ourselves under a great oath that we will eat nothing until we have killed Paul.

    15Now therefore, you with the council suggest to the chief captain that he bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you would inquire something more accurately about him; and we, before he comes near, are ready to kill him.

  • Acts 15:24
    70%

    24Since we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, You must be circumcised and keep the law—to whom we gave no such commandment—

  • Acts 28:21-22
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    70%

    21And they said to him, We have neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor have any of the brethren who came reported or spoken any evil of you.

    22But we desire to hear from you what you think, for concerning this sect, we know that everywhere it is spoken against.

  • Acts 24:17-18
    2 verses
    69%

    17Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.

    18In the midst of which some Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with a crowd, nor with tumult.

  • Acts 5:35
    69%

    35And said to them, Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what you intend to do as touching these men.

  • Acts 15:5
    68%

    5But there arose certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

  • Acts 18:18
    68%

    18And Paul stayed a good while longer, and then took leave of the brethren and sailed to Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila, having shaved his head in Cenchrea, for he had taken a vow.

  • Acts 15:27-29
    3 verses
    68%

    27We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who will also tell you the same things by mouth.

    28For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:

    29that you abstain from food offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.

  • Acts 24:11
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    11Because you may understand that there are only twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

  • Num 6:21
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    21This is the law of the Nazarite who has vowed, and of his offering to the LORD for his separation, besides what else his hand is able to provide: according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do according to the law of his separation.

  • Acts 4:16
    68%

    16Saying, What shall we do to these men? For indeed a notable miracle has been done by them is evident to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

  • Acts 15:19-20
    2 verses
    68%

    19Therefore, my judgment is that we should not trouble those who from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

    20But that we write to them to abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from things strangled, and from blood.

  • Acts 15:1
    68%

    1And certain men who came down from Judea taught the brethren, and said, Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.

  • Acts 22:1
    67%

    1Men, brothers, and fathers, listen to my defense which I now present to you.

  • Acts 22:15
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    15For you shall be his witness to all men of what you have seen and heard.

  • Gen 34:22
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    22Only in this will the men consent to dwell with us, to become one people, if every male among us is circumcised as they are circumcised.

  • Acts 21:11-12
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    67%

    11And when he came to us, he took Paul's belt, bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus says the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

    12And when we heard these things, both we and those of that place pleaded with him not to go to Jerusalem.

  • Gen 34:15
    67%

    15But in this will we consent unto you: If you will become as we are, that every male of you be circumcised,

  • Acts 28:17
    67%

    17After three days, Paul called the leaders of the Jews together. When they had come together, he said to them, Men and brethren, though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

  • Acts 10:33
    67%

    33Immediately therefore I sent to you; and you have done well that you have come. Now therefore we are all present before God, to hear all things commanded you by God.

  • Acts 11:11
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    11And immediately there were three men already come to the house where I was, sent from Caesarea to me.

  • Josh 2:17
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    17And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this your oath which you have made us swear.

  • Acts 11:3
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    3Saying, You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them.

  • Acts 13:15
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    15And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Men and brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak on.

  • Acts 14:15
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    15And saying, Men, why do you do these things? We also are men with similar passions as you and preach to you that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things in them,

  • Acts 19:7
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    7And all the men were about twelve.

  • Acts 16:3-4
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    3Paul wanted him to go with him, and took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places; for they knew that his father was a Greek.

    4And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep, which were ordained by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem.

  • Acts 19:40
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    40For we are in danger of being called in question for today's uproar, there being no reason which we may give to account for this disturbance.