Acts 21:19-22
19 When he had greeted them, he told in detail those things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry. 20 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord. And they said to him, “You see, brother, how many myriads of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law; 21 but they have been informed about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children nor to walk according to the customs. 22 What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come.
After telling all the glory God received from their service in the words of life, those in Jerusalem gave God glory as well. But because so many Jews believed, stories about their destroying the customs (when the fulfillment was so much more) led to plots against Paul. The real issue always comes to following Christ instead of the Law which points to Him. So falsely accused, arrangements were made to get Paul to safety to fight another day, valiant for the truth.
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