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Acts 24:17

New International Reader's Version

“I was away for several years. Then I came to Jerusalem to bring my people gifts for those who were poor. I also came to offer sacrifices.

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Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus. He didn’t want to spend time in Asia Minor. He was in a hurry to get to Jerusalem. If he could, he wanted to be there by the day of Pentecost.

So be on your guard! Remember that for three years I never stopped warning you. Night and day I warned each of you with tears.

The next day Paul took the men with him. They all made themselves pure and “clean” in the usual way. Then Paul went to the temple. There he reported the date when the days of cleansing would end. At that time the proper offering would be made for each of them.

He was hoping that Paul would offer him some money to let him go. So he often sent for Paul and talked with him.

Pray that I will be kept safe from those in Judea who do not believe. I am taking the offering to Jerusalem. Pray that it will be welcomed by the Lord’s people there.

Titus had already started collecting money from you. So we asked him to help you finish making your kind gift.

You know the grace shown by our Lord Jesus Christ. Even though he was rich, he became poor to help you. Because he became poor, you can become rich.

Your gifts meet the needs of the Lord’s people. And that’s not all. Your gifts also cause many people to thank God.

They asked only one thing. They wanted us to continue to remember poor people. That was what I had wanted to do all along.




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