Acts 15:10-41

10SinceG3767 thisG3568 is the caseG3568, whyG5101 are you 1puttingG3985 GodG2316 toG3985 theG3985 testG3985 by placingG2007 upon the neckG5137 of the disciplesG3101 a yokeG2218 whichG3739 2neitherG3777 our forefathersG3962 norG3777 we have beenG2480 ableG2480 to bearG941? 11But we believeG4100 that we are savedG4982 throughG1223 3the 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 4relatingG1834 allG3745 the 5signsG4592 and wondersG5059 thatG3745 GodG2316 had doneG4160 throughG1223 them amongG1722 the GentilesG1484. 13AfterG3326 they stoppedG4601 speakingG4601, 67JamesG2385 respondedG611, sayingG3004, “8BrothersG435G80, listenG191 to me. 149SimeonG4826 has describedG1834 howG2531 GodG2316 firstG4413 concernedG1980 Himself aboutG1980 takingG2983 a peopleG2992 for His nameG3686 from amongG1537 the GentilesG1484. 15The wordsG3056 of 10the ProphetsG4396 agreeG4856 with thisG3778, justG2531 asG2531 it is writtenG1125:16‘11AfterG3326 theseG3778 thingsG3778 12I will returnG390, And I will rebuildG456 the fallenG4098 13tabernacleG4633 of DavidG1160, And I will rebuildG456 its ruinsG2690, And I will restoreG461 it,1714SoG3704 thatG3704 the restG2645 of mankindG444 may seekG1567 the LordG2962, And allG3956 the GentilesG1484 1516whoG3739 are calledG1941 by My nameG3686,’1817SaysG3004 the LordG2962, who 1819makesG4160 theseG3778 thingsG3778 knownG1110 from longG165 agoG165. 19ThereforeG1352, it is 20my judgmentG2919 that we do not causeG3926 troubleG3926 for thoseG3588 from the GentilesG1484 who are turningG1994 to GodG2316, 20but that we writeG1989 to them that they abstainG568 from 2122thingsG234 contaminatedG234 by idolsG1497, from 23acts of sexualG4202 immoralityG4202, from 24what has been 25strangledG4156, and from bloodG129. 21For 26from ancientG744 generationsG1074 MosesG3475 hasG2192 thoseG3588 who preachG2784 him in everyG2596 cityG4172, since 27he is readG314 in the synagoguesG4864 everyG3956 SabbathG4521.”

22ThenG5119 it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to 28the apostlesG652 and the eldersG4245, with the wholeG3650 churchG1577, to chooseG1586 menG435 from amongG1537 them to sendG3992 to 29AntiochG490 with PaulG3972 and BarnabasG921: JudasG2455 who was calledG2564 BarsabbasG923, and 30SilasG4609, leadingG2233 menG435 amongG1722 31the brothersG80, 23and they 32sentG1125 this letterG1125 with them: “33The apostlesG652 and the brothersG80 who are eldersG4245, to 34the brothersG80 and sisters in 35AntiochG490, 36SyriaG4947, and 37CiliciaG2791 whoG3588 are from the GentilesG1484: 38GreetingsG5463. 24SinceG1894 we have heardG191 that 39someG5100 40of our numberG1473 to whomG3739 we gaveG1291 noG3756 instructionG1291 have 41confusedG5015 you by their 42teachingG3056, upsettingG384 your soulsG5590, 2543it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to us, having 44becomeG1096 of oneG3661 mindG3661, to selectG1586 menG435 to sendG3992 to you with our belovedG27 BarnabasG921 and PaulG3972, 26menG444 who have 4546riskedG3860 their livesG5590 for the nameG3686 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 27ThereforeG3767, we have sentG649 47JudasG2455 and 48SilasG4609, who themselvesG846 will alsoG2532 reportG518 the sameG846 thingsG846 by wordG3056 of mouth. 28For 49it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to 50the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and to 51us to layG2007 uponG2007 you noG3367 greaterG4183 burdenG922 thanG4133 theseG3778 essentialsG1876: 29that you abstainG568 from 52thingsG1494 sacrificedG1494 toG1494 idolsG1494, from 53bloodG129, from 54thingsG4156 strangledG4156, and from 55acts of sexualG4202 immoralityG4202; 56if you keepG1301 yourselvesG1438 freeG1301 from suchG3739 thingsG3739, you will doG4238 wellG2095. FarewellG4517.”

30SoG3767 when they were sentG630 awayG630, 57they wentG2718 downG2718 to AntiochG490; and after gatheringG4863 the 58congregationG4128 togetherG4863, they deliveredG1929 the letterG1992. 31When they had readG314 it, they rejoicedG5463 becauseG1909 of its 59encouragementG3874. 3260JudasG2455 and 61SilasG4609, alsoG2532 beingG1510 62prophetsG4396 themselvesG846, 63encouragedG3870 and strengthenedG1991 64the brothersG80 and sisters with a lengthyG4183 messageG3056. 33After they had spentG4160 timeG5550 there, they were sentG630 awayG630 from the brothersG80 and sisters 65in peaceG1515 to thoseG3588 who had 66sentG649 them outG649.67 35But 68PaulG3972 and BarnabasG921 stayedG1304 in AntiochG490, teachingG1321 and 69preachingG2097 70the wordG3056 of the LordG2962, with manyG4183 othersG2087 alsoG2532.

36AfterG3326 someG5100 daysG2250 PaulG3972 saidG3004 to BarnabasG921, “Let’s returnG1994 and visitG1980 the brothersG80 and sisters in 71everyG3956 cityG4172 in whichG3739 we proclaimedG2605 72the wordG3056 of the LordG2962, and see howG4459 they are.” 37BarnabasG921 wantedG1014 to takeG4838 73JohnG2491, calledG2564 MarkG3138, alongG4838 with them alsoG2532. 38But PaulG3972 wasG515 ofG515 theG515 opinionG515 that they should not takeG4838 alongG4838 with them thisG3778 manG3778 who had 74desertedG868 them 75in PamphyliaG3828 and had not goneG4905 with them to the workG2041. 39Now it turnedG1096 into suchG5620 a sharpG3948 disagreementG3948 thatG5620 they separatedG673 from oneG240 anotherG240, and BarnabasG921 tookG3880 76MarkG3138 with him and sailedG1602 awayG1602 to 77CyprusG2954. 40But PaulG3972 choseG1951 78SilasG4609, and leftG1831 after being 79entrustedG3860 by the brothersG80 to the graceG5485 of the LordG2962. 41And he was travelingG1330 throughG1330 80SyriaG4947 and 81CiliciaG2791, strengtheningG1991 the churchesG1577.