Acts 15:23-41

23and they 1sentG1125 this letterG1125 by them, “2The apostlesG652 and the brethrenG80 who are eldersG4245, to 3the brethrenG80 in 4AntiochG490 and 5SyriaG4947 and 6CiliciaG2791 whoG3588 are from the GentilesG1484, 7greetingsG5463. 24SinceG1894 we have heardG191 that 8someG5100 9of our numberG1473 to whomG3739 we gaveG1291 noG3756 instructionG1291 have 10disturbedG5015 you with their wordsG3056, unsettlingG384 your soulsG5590, 2511it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to us, having 12becomeG1096 of oneG3661 mindG3661, to selectG1586 menG435 to sendG3992 to you with our belovedG27 BarnabasG921 and PaulG3972, 26menG444 who have 1314riskedG3860 their livesG5590 for the nameG3686 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 27ThereforeG3767 we have sentG649 15JudasG2455 and 16SilasG4609, who themselvesG846 will alsoG2532 reportG518 the sameG846 thingsG846 by wordG3056 of mouth. 28For 17it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to 18the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and to 19us to layG2007 upon you noG3367 greaterG4183 burdenG922 thanG4133 theseG3778 essentialsG1876: 29that you abstainG568 from 20thingsG1494 sacrificedG1494 to idolsG1494 and from 21bloodG129 and from 22thingsG4156 strangledG4156 and from 23fornicationG4202; 24if you keepG1301 yourselvesG1438 freeG1301 from suchG3779 thingsG3739, you will doG4238 wellG2095. FarewellG4517.”

30SoG3767 when they were sentG630 awayG630, 25they wentG2718 downG2718 to AntiochG490; and having gatheredG4863 the 26congregationG4128 togetherG4863, they deliveredG1929 the letterG1992. 31When they had readG314 it, they rejoicedG5463 becauseG1909 of its 27encouragementG3874. 3228JudasG2455 and 29SilasG4609, alsoG2532 beingG1510 30prophetsG4396 themselvesG846, 31encouragedG3870 and strengthenedG1991 32the brethrenG80 with a lengthyG4183 messageG3056. 33After they had spentG4160 timeG5550 there, they were sentG630 awayG630 from the brethrenG80 33in peaceG1515 to thoseG3588 who had 34sentG649 them out. 34[35But it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to SilasG4609 to remainG1961 thereG847.] 35But 36PaulG3972 and BarnabasG921 stayedG1304 in AntiochG490, teachingG1321 and 37preachingG2097 with manyG4183 othersG2087 alsoG2532, 38the wordG3056 of the LordG2962.

36AfterG3326 someG5100 daysG2250 PaulG3972 saidG3004 to BarnabasG921, “Let us returnG1994 and visitG1980 the brethrenG80 in 39everyG3956 cityG4172 in whichG3739 we proclaimedG2605 40the wordG3056 of the LordG2962, and see howG4459 they are.” 37BarnabasG921 wantedG1014 to takeG4838 41JohnG2491, calledG2564 MarkG3138, alongG4838 with them alsoG2532. 38But PaulG3972 kept insistingG515 that they should not takeG4838 him alongG4838 who had 42desertedG868 them 43in PamphyliaG3828 and had not goneG4905 with them to the workG2041. 39And there occurredG1096 such a sharpG3948 disagreementG3948 that they separatedG673 from oneG240 anotherG240, and BarnabasG921 tookG3880 44MarkG3138 with him and sailedG1602 awayG1602 to 45CyprusG2954. 40But PaulG3972 choseG1951 46SilasG4609 and leftG1831, being 47committedG3860 by the brethrenG80 to the graceG5485 of the LordG2962. 41And he was travelingG1330 throughG1330 48SyriaG4947 and 49CiliciaG2791, strengtheningG1991 the churchesG1577.