Acts 15:2-23

2And when PaulG3972 and BarnabasG921 hadG1096 1greatG3756G3641 dissensionG4714 and 2debateG2214 with them, 3the brethren determinedG5021 that PaulG3972 and BarnabasG921 and someG5100 othersG243 of them should goG305 up to JerusalemG2419 to the 4apostlesG652 and eldersG4245 concerningG4012 thisG3778 issueG2213. 3ThereforeG3767, being 5sentG4311 on their wayG4311 by the churchG1577, they were passingG1330 throughG1330 bothG5037 6PhoeniciaG5403 and SamariaG4540, 7describingG1555 in detailG1555 the conversionG1995 of the GentilesG1484, and were bringingG4160 greatG3173 joyG5479 to allG3956 8the brethrenG80. 4When they arrivedG3854 at JerusalemG2414, they were receivedG3858 by the churchG1577 and 9the apostlesG652 and the eldersG4245, and they 10reportedG312 allG3745 that GodG2316 had doneG4160 with them. 5But someG5100 of 11the sectG139 of the 12PhariseesG5330 who had believedG4100 stoodG1817 up, sayingG3004, “It is necessaryG1163 to 13circumciseG4059 them and to directG3853 them to observeG5083 the LawG3551 of MosesG3475.”

614The apostlesG652 and the eldersG4245 cameG4863 togetherG4863 to 15lookG3708 into thisG3778 16matterG3056. 7After there had beenG1096 muchG4183 17debateG2214, PeterG4074 stoodG450 up and saidG3004 to them, “BrethrenG435G80, you knowG1987 that 18in the earlyG744 daysG2250 19GodG2316 madeG1586 a choiceG1586 amongG1722 you, that by my mouthG4750 the GentilesG1484 would hearG191 the wordG3056 of 20the gospelG2098 and believeG4100. 8And GodG2316, 21whoG2589 knowsG2589 the heartG2589, testifiedG3140 to them 22givingG1325 them the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, justG2531 as He alsoG2532 did to us; 9and 23He madeG1252 noG3762 distinctionG1252 betweenG3342 us and them, 24cleansingG2511 their heartsG2588 by faithG4102. 10NowG3568 thereforeG3767 whyG5101 do you 25putG3985 GodG2316 to the testG3985 by placingG2007 upon the neckG5137 of the disciplesG3101 a yokeG2218 whichG3739 26neitherG3777 our fathersG3962 norG3777 we have beenG2480 ableG2480 to bearG941? 11But we believeG4100 that we are savedG4982 throughG1223 27the graceG5485 of the LordG2962 JesusG2424, in the sameG3739 wayG5158 as they alsoG2548 are.”

12AllG3956 the peopleG4128 keptG4601 silentG4601, and they were listeningG191 to BarnabasG921 and PaulG3972 as they were 28relatingG1834 whatG3745 29signsG4592 and wondersG5059 GodG2316 had doneG4160 throughG1223 them amongG1722 the GentilesG1484. 13AfterG3326 they had stoppedG4601 speakingG4601, 3031JamesG2385 answeredG611, sayingG3004, “BrethrenG435G80, listenG191 to me. 1432SimeonG4826 has relatedG1834 howG2531 GodG2316 firstG4413 concernedG1980 Himself aboutG1980 takingG2983 from amongG1537 the GentilesG1484 a peopleG2992 for His nameG3686. 15With thisG3778 the wordsG3056 of 33the ProphetsG4396 agreeG4856, justG2531 as it is writtenG1125,16‘34AfterG3326 theseG3778 thingsG3778 35I will returnG390, And I will rebuildG456 the 36tabernacleG4633 of DavidG1160 which has fallenG4098, And I will rebuildG456 its ruinsG2690, And I will restoreG461 it,1737SoG3704 that the restG2645 of 38mankindG444 may seekG1567 the LordG2962, And allG3956 the GentilesG1484 3940whoG3739 are calledG1941 by My nameG3686,’1841SaysG3004 the LordG2962, who 4243makesG4160 theseG3778 thingsG3778 knownG1110 from longG165 agoG165. 19ThereforeG1352 it is 44my 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 4546thingsG234 contaminatedG234 by idolsG1497 and from 47fornicationG4202 and from 48what is strangledG4156 and from bloodG129. 21For 49MosesG3475 from ancientG744 generationsG1074 hasG2192 in everyG2596 cityG4172 thoseG3588 who preachG2784 him, since 50he is readG314 in the synagoguesG4864 everyG3956 SabbathG4521.”

22ThenG5119 it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to 51the apostlesG652 and the eldersG4245, with the wholeG3650 churchG1577, to chooseG1586 menG435 from amongG1537 them to sendG3992 to 52AntiochG490 with PaulG3972 and BarnabasG921--JudasG2455 calledG2564 BarsabbasG923, and 53SilasG4609, leadingG2233 menG435 amongG1722 54the brethrenG80, 23and they 55sentG1125 this letterG1125 by them, “56The apostlesG652 and the brethrenG80 who are eldersG4245, to 57the brethrenG80 in 58AntiochG490 and 59SyriaG4947 and 60CiliciaG2791 whoG3588 are from the GentilesG1484, 61greetingsG5463.