Acts 15:6-29

61The apostlesG652 and the eldersG4245 cameG4863 togetherG4863 to 2lookG3708 into thisG3778 3matterG3056. 7After there had beenG1096 muchG4183 4debateG2214, PeterG4074 stoodG450 up and saidG3004 to them, “BrethrenG435G80, you knowG1987 that 5in the earlyG744 daysG2250 6GodG2316 madeG1586 a choiceG1586 amongG1722 you, that by my mouthG4750 the GentilesG1484 would hearG191 the wordG3056 of 7the gospelG2098 and believeG4100. 8And GodG2316, 8whoG2589 knowsG2589 the heartG2589, testifiedG3140 to them 9givingG1325 them the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, justG2531 as He alsoG2532 did to us; 9and 10He madeG1252 noG3762 distinctionG1252 betweenG3342 us and them, 11cleansingG2511 their heartsG2588 by faithG4102. 10NowG3568 thereforeG3767 whyG5101 do you 12putG3985 GodG2316 to the testG3985 by placingG2007 upon the neckG5137 of the disciplesG3101 a yokeG2218 whichG3739 13neitherG3777 our fathersG3962 norG3777 we have beenG2480 ableG2480 to bearG941? 11But we believeG4100 that we are savedG4982 throughG1223 14the 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 15relatingG1834 whatG3745 16signsG4592 and wondersG5059 GodG2316 had doneG4160 throughG1223 them amongG1722 the GentilesG1484. 13AfterG3326 they had stoppedG4601 speakingG4601, 1718JamesG2385 answeredG611, sayingG3004, “BrethrenG435G80, listenG191 to me. 1419SimeonG4826 has relatedG1834 howG2531 GodG2316 firstG4413 concernedG1980 Himself aboutG1980 takingG2983 from amongG1537 the GentilesG1484 a peopleG2992 for His nameG3686. 15With thisG3778 the wordsG3056 of 20the ProphetsG4396 agreeG4856, justG2531 as it is writtenG1125,16‘21AfterG3326 theseG3778 thingsG3778 22I will returnG390, And I will rebuildG456 the 23tabernacleG4633 of DavidG1160 which has fallenG4098, And I will rebuildG456 its ruinsG2690, And I will restoreG461 it,1724SoG3704 that the restG2645 of 25mankindG444 may seekG1567 the LordG2962, And allG3956 the GentilesG1484 2627whoG3739 are calledG1941 by My nameG3686,’1828SaysG3004 the LordG2962, who 2930makesG4160 theseG3778 thingsG3778 knownG1110 from longG165 agoG165. 19ThereforeG1352 it is 31my 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 3233thingsG234 contaminatedG234 by idolsG1497 and from 34fornicationG4202 and from 35what is strangledG4156 and from bloodG129. 21For 36MosesG3475 from ancientG744 generationsG1074 hasG2192 in everyG2596 cityG4172 thoseG3588 who preachG2784 him, since 37he is readG314 in the synagoguesG4864 everyG3956 SabbathG4521.”

22ThenG5119 it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to 38the apostlesG652 and the eldersG4245, with the wholeG3650 churchG1577, to chooseG1586 menG435 from amongG1537 them to sendG3992 to 39AntiochG490 with PaulG3972 and BarnabasG921--JudasG2455 calledG2564 BarsabbasG923, and 40SilasG4609, leadingG2233 menG435 amongG1722 41the brethrenG80, 23and they 42sentG1125 this letterG1125 by them, “43The apostlesG652 and the brethrenG80 who are eldersG4245, to 44the brethrenG80 in 45AntiochG490 and 46SyriaG4947 and 47CiliciaG2791 whoG3588 are from the GentilesG1484, 48greetingsG5463. 24SinceG1894 we have heardG191 that 49someG5100 50of our numberG1473 to whomG3739 we gaveG1291 noG3756 instructionG1291 have 51disturbedG5015 you with their wordsG3056, unsettlingG384 your soulsG5590, 2552it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to us, having 53becomeG1096 of oneG3661 mindG3661, to selectG1586 menG435 to sendG3992 to you with our belovedG27 BarnabasG921 and PaulG3972, 26menG444 who have 5455riskedG3860 their livesG5590 for the nameG3686 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 27ThereforeG3767 we have sentG649 56JudasG2455 and 57SilasG4609, who themselvesG846 will alsoG2532 reportG518 the sameG846 thingsG846 by wordG3056 of mouth. 28For 58it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to 59the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and to 60us to layG2007 upon you noG3367 greaterG4183 burdenG922 thanG4133 theseG3778 essentialsG1876: 29that you abstainG568 from 61thingsG1494 sacrificedG1494 to idolsG1494 and from 62bloodG129 and from 63thingsG4156 strangledG4156 and from 64fornicationG4202; 65if you keepG1301 yourselvesG1438 freeG1301 from suchG3779 thingsG3739, you will doG4238 wellG2095. FarewellG4517.”