Acts 15:7-21

7After there had beenG1096 muchG4183 1debateG2214, PeterG4074 stoodG450 up and saidG3004 to them, “BrethrenG435G80, you knowG1987 that 2in the earlyG744 daysG2250 3GodG2316 madeG1586 a choiceG1586 amongG1722 you, that by my mouthG4750 the GentilesG1484 would hearG191 the wordG3056 of 4the gospelG2098 and believeG4100. 8And GodG2316, 5whoG2589 knowsG2589 the heartG2589, testifiedG3140 to them 6givingG1325 them the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, justG2531 as He alsoG2532 did to us; 9and 7He madeG1252 noG3762 distinctionG1252 betweenG3342 us and them, 8cleansingG2511 their heartsG2588 by faithG4102. 10NowG3568 thereforeG3767 whyG5101 do you 9putG3985 GodG2316 to the testG3985 by placingG2007 upon the neckG5137 of the disciplesG3101 a yokeG2218 whichG3739 10neitherG3777 our fathersG3962 norG3777 we have beenG2480 ableG2480 to bearG941? 11But we believeG4100 that we are savedG4982 throughG1223 11the 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 12relatingG1834 whatG3745 13signsG4592 and wondersG5059 GodG2316 had doneG4160 throughG1223 them amongG1722 the GentilesG1484. 13AfterG3326 they had stoppedG4601 speakingG4601, 1415JamesG2385 answeredG611, sayingG3004, “BrethrenG435G80, listenG191 to me. 1416SimeonG4826 has relatedG1834 howG2531 GodG2316 firstG4413 concernedG1980 Himself aboutG1980 takingG2983 from amongG1537 the GentilesG1484 a peopleG2992 for His nameG3686. 15With thisG3778 the wordsG3056 of 17the ProphetsG4396 agreeG4856, justG2531 as it is writtenG1125,16‘18AfterG3326 theseG3778 thingsG3778 19I will returnG390, And I will rebuildG456 the 20tabernacleG4633 of DavidG1160 which has fallenG4098, And I will rebuildG456 its ruinsG2690, And I will restoreG461 it,1721SoG3704 that the restG2645 of 22mankindG444 may seekG1567 the LordG2962, And allG3956 the GentilesG1484 2324whoG3739 are calledG1941 by My nameG3686,’1825SaysG3004 the LordG2962, who 2627makesG4160 theseG3778 thingsG3778 knownG1110 from longG165 agoG165. 19ThereforeG1352 it is 28my 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 2930thingsG234 contaminatedG234 by idolsG1497 and from 31fornicationG4202 and from 32what is strangledG4156 and from bloodG129. 21For 33MosesG3475 from ancientG744 generationsG1074 hasG2192 in everyG2596 cityG4172 thoseG3588 who preachG2784 him, since 34he is readG314 in the synagoguesG4864 everyG3956 SabbathG4521.”