Acts 15:12-31

12AllG3956 the peopleG4128 keptG4601 silentG4601, and they were listeningG191 to BarnabasG921 and PaulG3972 as they were 1relatingG1834 whatG3745 2signsG4592 and wondersG5059 GodG2316 had doneG4160 throughG1223 them amongG1722 the GentilesG1484. 13AfterG3326 they had stoppedG4601 speakingG4601, 34JamesG2385 answeredG611, sayingG3004, “BrethrenG435G80, listenG191 to me. 145SimeonG4826 has relatedG1834 howG2531 GodG2316 firstG4413 concernedG1980 Himself aboutG1980 takingG2983 from amongG1537 the GentilesG1484 a peopleG2992 for His nameG3686. 15With thisG3778 the wordsG3056 of 6the ProphetsG4396 agreeG4856, justG2531 as it is writtenG1125,16‘7AfterG3326 theseG3778 thingsG3778 8I will returnG390, And I will rebuildG456 the 9tabernacleG4633 of DavidG1160 which has fallenG4098, And I will rebuildG456 its ruinsG2690, And I will restoreG461 it,1710SoG3704 that the restG2645 of 11mankindG444 may seekG1567 the LordG2962, And allG3956 the GentilesG1484 1213whoG3739 are calledG1941 by My nameG3686,’1814SaysG3004 the LordG2962, who 1516makesG4160 theseG3778 thingsG3778 knownG1110 from longG165 agoG165. 19ThereforeG1352 it is 17my judgmentG2919 that we do not troubleG3926 thoseG3588 who are turningG1994 to GodG2316 from amongG575 the GentilesG1484, 20but that we writeG1989 to them that they abstainG568 from 1819thingsG234 contaminatedG234 by idolsG1497 and from 20fornicationG4202 and from 21what is strangledG4156 and from bloodG129. 21For 22MosesG3475 from ancientG744 generationsG1074 hasG2192 in everyG2596 cityG4172 thoseG3588 who preachG2784 him, since 23he is readG314 in the synagoguesG4864 everyG3956 SabbathG4521.”

22ThenG5119 it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to 24the apostlesG652 and the eldersG4245, with the wholeG3650 churchG1577, to chooseG1586 menG435 from amongG1537 them to sendG3992 to 25AntiochG490 with PaulG3972 and BarnabasG921--JudasG2455 calledG2564 BarsabbasG923, and 26SilasG4609, leadingG2233 menG435 amongG1722 27the brethrenG80, 23and they 28sentG1125 this letterG1125 by them, “29The apostlesG652 and the brethrenG80 who are eldersG4245, to 30the brethrenG80 in 31AntiochG490 and 32SyriaG4947 and 33CiliciaG2791 whoG3588 are from the GentilesG1484, 34greetingsG5463. 24SinceG1894 we have heardG191 that 35someG5100 36of our numberG1473 to whomG3739 we gaveG1291 noG3756 instructionG1291 have 37disturbedG5015 you with their wordsG3056, unsettlingG384 your soulsG5590, 2538it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to us, having 39becomeG1096 of oneG3661 mindG3661, to selectG1586 menG435 to sendG3992 to you with our belovedG27 BarnabasG921 and PaulG3972, 26menG444 who have 4041riskedG3860 their livesG5590 for the nameG3686 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 27ThereforeG3767 we have sentG649 42JudasG2455 and 43SilasG4609, who themselvesG846 will alsoG2532 reportG518 the sameG846 thingsG846 by wordG3056 of mouth. 28For 44it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to 45the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and to 46us to layG2007 upon you noG3367 greaterG4183 burdenG922 thanG4133 theseG3778 essentialsG1876: 29that you abstainG568 from 47thingsG1494 sacrificedG1494 to idolsG1494 and from 48bloodG129 and from 49thingsG4156 strangledG4156 and from 50fornicationG4202; 51if you keepG1301 yourselvesG1438 freeG1301 from suchG3779 thingsG3739, you will doG4238 wellG2095. FarewellG4517.”

30SoG3767 when they were sentG630 awayG630, 52they wentG2718 downG2718 to AntiochG490; and having gatheredG4863 the 53congregationG4128 togetherG4863, they deliveredG1929 the letterG1992. 31When they had readG314 it, they rejoicedG5463 becauseG1909 of its 54encouragementG3874.