² He was a devout man and feared God along with his whole household. He did many charitable deeds for the Jewish people and always prayed to God.^(A)

¹⁷ Motioning to them with his hand^(A) to be silent, he explained to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Report these things to James^[a](B) and the brothers,” he said. Then he departed and went to a different place.