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Acts 21:24

Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law.

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ASV

these take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges for them, that they may shave their heads: and all shall know that there is no truth in the things whereof they have been informed concerning thee; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, keeping the law.

KJV

Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
τούτουςtoutousThese [men]G3778 →
παραλαβὼνparalabōnhaving takenG3880 →
ἁγνίσθητιhagnisthētido be purifiedG48 →
σὺνsunwithG4862 →
αὐτοῖςautoisthemG846 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
δαπάνησονdapanēsondo bear expenseG1159 →
ἐπ᾽ep᾽forG1909 →
αὐτοῖςautoisthemG846 →
ἵναinaso thatG2443 →
ξυρήσονταιxurēsontaithey will shaveG3587 →
τὴνtēntheG3588 →
κεφαλήν,kephalēnhead,G2776 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
γνώσονταιgnōsontaiwill knowG1097 →
πάντεςpantesallG3956 →
ὅτιhotithatG3754 →
ὧνhōnof whichG3739 →
κατήχηνταιkatēchēntaithey have been informedG2727 →
περὶperiaboutG4012 →
σοῦsouyouG4771 →
οὐδένoudenno [thing]G3762 →
ἐστιν,estinis,G1510 →
ἀλλὰallabutG235 →
στοιχεῖςstoicheisyou walk orderlyG4748 →
καὶkaialsoG2532 →
αὐτὸςautosyourselfG846 →
φυλάσσωνphulassōnkeepingG5442 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
νόμον.nomonlaw.G3551 →

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Acts 21:26So the next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he entered the temple to give notice of the date when their purification would be complete and the offering would be made for each of them.Acts 18:18Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.Acts 24:18At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews from the province of Asia1 Corinthians 11:16If anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.Exodus 19:14When Moses came down from the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes.1 Corinthians 9:20To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law.Mark 7:5So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”Judges 16:17–19Samson told her all that was in his heart: “My hair has never been cut, because I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become as weak as any other man.”Hebrews 9:10–14They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.John 11:55Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.2 Chronicles 30:18–19A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyoneJob 1:5And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.Galatians 2:12For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.John 3:25Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.Job 41:25When Leviathan rises up, the mighty are terrified; they withdraw before his thrashing.Deuteronomy 28:29and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered, with no one to save you.Numbers 6:5For the entire period of his vow of separation, no razor shall pass over his head. He must be holy until the time of his separation to the LORD is complete; he must let the hair of his head grow long.Exodus 19:10Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes

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