1 AND it came to pass, that after we had torn ourselves from them, and had put to sea, we came with a straight course to Coos, and the day following to Rhodes, and from thence to Patara.
2 And finding a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard, and put to sea.
3 And bringing Cyprus in sight, and leaving it on the left hand, we sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to unlade her burden.
4 And having found out the disciples, we remained there seven days; who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.
5 And when we had completed the days, we departed and went our way; they all accompanying us, with wives and children, till we were out of the city; and we kneeled down on the beach, and prayed.
6 And having embraced one another, we went on board the ship; and they returned to their homes.
7 And we, completing the voyage, came down from Tyre to Ptolemais; and having embraced the brethren, we remained with them one day.
8 And on the morrow we departed, and came to Caesarea; and entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, being one of the Seven, we abode with him.
9 And this man had four daughters, virgins, who prophesied.
10 And while we were remaining several days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
11 And coming to us, he took off Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said: Thus says the Holy Spirit: So will the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man, whose this girdle is, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
12 And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
13 Then answered Paul: What mean ye, to weep and to break my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus.
14 And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying: The will of the Lord be done.
15 And after those days, having packed up our baggage, we went up to Jerusalem.
16 There went with us also some of the disciples from Caesarea, bringing us to Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.
17 And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.
18 And on the following day, Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.
19 And having embraced them, he recounted particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles through his ministry.
20 And they, hearing it, glorified the Lord. And they said to him: Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who believe; and they are all zealots for the law.
21 And they were informed concerning thee, that thou teachest all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they should not circumcise their children, nor walk after the customs.
22 What is it therefore? A multitude must surely come together; for they will hear that thou hast come.
23 Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men who have a vow on them;
24 these take with thee, and purify thyself with them, and bear the charges for them, that they may shave their heads; and all will know that those things, of which they have been informed concerning thee, are nothing, but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, keeping the law.
25 But concerning the Gentiles who have believed, we wrote to them, deciding that they should observe no such thing, except that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication.
26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day, having purified himself with them, entered into the temple, announcing the completion of the days of the purification, until the offering was brought for each one of them.
27 And as the seven days were about to be completed, the Jews from Asia, having observed him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,
28 crying out: Men of Israel, help. This is the man who teaches all, everywhere, against the people, and the law, and this place; and further also, he brought Greeks into the temple, and has polluted this holy place.
29 For they had before seen with him in the city Trophimus the Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul brought into the temple.
30 And all the city was moved, and the people ran together; and laying hold of Paul, they dragged him out of the temple; and forthwith the doors were shut.
31 And while they were seeking to kill him, a report came up to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar;
32 who immediately took with him soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them; and they, seeing the chief captain and the soldiers, left off beating Paul.
33 Then the chief captain came near, and took hold of him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and inquired who he was, and what he had done.
34 And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude; and not being able to know the certainty on account of the tumult, he commanded him to be led into the castle.
35 And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne by the soldiers on account of the violence of the people.
36 For the multitude of the people followed after, crying: Away with him.
37 And as he was about to be led into the castle, Paul says to the chief captain: May I speak to thee? And he said: Canst thou speak Greek?
38 Art thou not then the Egyptian, who before these days made an uproar, and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the assassins?
39 And Paul said: I am a Jew of Tarsus, a citizen of no obscure city of Cilicia; and I beseech thee, suffer me to speak to the people.
40 And he having given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with the hand to the people. And a great silence ensuing, he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, saying:
