Acts 21:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Paul agrees to their advice, and follows it; and having set such a time for his vow as might end with the other four men s, he, with the four mentioned, signify to the priest (who was concerned to know it, because of the sacrifices that were to be offered for them), that the time of their separation was fulfilled, which is here called the days of purification, for the reason intimated, in Acts 21:24. Until that an offering should be offered for every one of them: intending to abide in the temple until all those rites were performed which were required of them.

Acts 21:26

26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.