Paul,having remainedmanydayslonger,took leaveof the brethrenand put out to seafor Syria,and with him were Priscillaand Aquila.In Cenchreahe had his haircut,for he was keepinga vow.
The Naziriteshall then shavehis dedicatedhead[of hair] at the doorwayof the tentof meeting,and takethe dedicatedhairof his headand put[it] on the firewhichis underthe sacrificeof peaceofferings.
"Speakto the sonsof Israeland sayto them, 'Whena manorwomanmakesa specialvow,the vowof a Nazirite,to dedicatehimself to the LORD,
The newsabout Him spreadthroughoutallSyria;and they broughtto Him allwho were ill,those sufferingwith variousdiseasesand pains,demoniacs,epileptics,paralytics;and He healedthem.
After bidding them farewell,He leftfor the mountainto pray.
At thistimePeterstoodup in the midstof the brethren(a gatheringof aboutone hundredand twentypersonswas there together),and said,
and they sent this letterby them, "The apostlesand the brethrenwho are elders,to the brethrenin Antiochand Syriaand Ciliciawhoare from the Gentiles,greetings.
And he was traveling throughSyriaand Cilicia,strengtheningthe churches.
And he founda JewnamedAquila,a nativeof Pontus,having recentlycomefrom Italywith his wifePriscilla,becauseClaudiushad commandedallthe Jewsto leaveRome.He cameto them,
and he beganto speak out boldlyin the synagogue.But when Priscillaand Aquilaheardhim, they took him asideand explainedto him the wayof Godmore accurately.
And when he wantedto go acrossto Achaia,the brethrenencouragedhim and wroteto the disciplesto welcomehim; and when he had arrived,he greatlyhelpedthosewho had believedthroughgrace,
"Thereforedothisthat we tellyou. We have fourmenwho are undera vow;
takethem and purifyyourself alongwith them, and pay their expensessothat they may shavetheir heads;and allwill knowthat there is nothingto the things whichthey have been toldaboutyou, but that you yourselfalsowalk orderly,keepingthe Law.
When we came in sightof Cyprus,leavingit on the left,we kept sailingto Syriaand landedat Tyre;for therethe shipwas to unloadits cargo.
I commendto you our sisterPhoebe,who is a servantof the churchwhich is at Cenchrea;
To the JewsI becameas a Jew,sothat I might winJews;to thosewhoare underthe Law,as underthe Lawthough not beingmyselfunderthe Law,sothat I might winthose whoare underthe Law;
ThenI wentinto the regionsof Syriaand Cilicia.
