Hence, the congregation elders advised Paul to prove these rumors wrong by his going to the temple and doing something that God did not require of him but that was not objectionable. ​ — Acts 21: 18 - 27.
Lai atspēkotu nepatiesās runas, draudzes vecākie ieteica Pāvilam doties uz templi un izpildīt kādu paražu, ko Dievs no kristiešiem neprasīja, bet pret ko nebija nekas iebilstams.