Acts 15:13-29

13AfterG3326 they stoppedG4601 speakingG4601, 12JamesG2385 respondedG611, sayingG3004, “3BrothersG435G80, listenG191 to me. 144SimeonG4826 has describedG1834 howG2531 GodG2316 firstG4413 concernedG1980 Himself aboutG1980 takingG2983 a peopleG2992 for His nameG3686 from amongG1537 the GentilesG1484. 15The wordsG3056 of 5the ProphetsG4396 agreeG4856 with thisG3778, justG2531 asG2531 it is writtenG1125:16‘6AfterG3326 theseG3778 thingsG3778 7I will returnG390, And I will rebuildG456 the fallenG4098 8tabernacleG4633 of DavidG1160, And I will rebuildG456 its ruinsG2690, And I will restoreG461 it,179SoG3704 thatG3704 the restG2645 of mankindG444 may seekG1567 the LordG2962, And allG3956 the GentilesG1484 1011whoG3739 are calledG1941 by My nameG3686,’1812SaysG3004 the LordG2962, who 1314makesG4160 theseG3778 thingsG3778 knownG1110 from longG165 agoG165. 19ThereforeG1352, it is 15my 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 1617thingsG234 contaminatedG234 by idolsG1497, from 18acts of sexualG4202 immoralityG4202, from 19what has been 20strangledG4156, and from bloodG129. 21For 21from ancientG744 generationsG1074 MosesG3475 hasG2192 thoseG3588 who preachG2784 him in everyG2596 cityG4172, since 22he is readG314 in the synagoguesG4864 everyG3956 SabbathG4521.”

22ThenG5119 it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to 23the apostlesG652 and the eldersG4245, with the wholeG3650 churchG1577, to chooseG1586 menG435 from amongG1537 them to sendG3992 to 24AntiochG490 with PaulG3972 and BarnabasG921: JudasG2455 who was calledG2564 BarsabbasG923, and 25SilasG4609, leadingG2233 menG435 amongG1722 26the brothersG80, 23and they 27sentG1125 this letterG1125 with them: “28The apostlesG652 and the brothersG80 who are eldersG4245, to 29the brothersG80 and sisters in 30AntiochG490, 31SyriaG4947, and 32CiliciaG2791 whoG3588 are from the GentilesG1484: 33GreetingsG5463. 24SinceG1894 we have heardG191 that 34someG5100 35of our numberG1473 to whomG3739 we gaveG1291 noG3756 instructionG1291 have 36confusedG5015 you by their 37teachingG3056, upsettingG384 your soulsG5590, 2538it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to us, having 39becomeG1096 of oneG3661 mindG3661, to selectG1586 menG435 to sendG3992 to you with our belovedG27 BarnabasG921 and PaulG3972, 26menG444 who have 4041riskedG3860 their livesG5590 for the nameG3686 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 27ThereforeG3767, we have sentG649 42JudasG2455 and 43SilasG4609, who themselvesG846 will alsoG2532 reportG518 the sameG846 thingsG846 by wordG3056 of mouth. 28For 44it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to 45the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and to 46us to layG2007 uponG2007 you noG3367 greaterG4183 burdenG922 thanG4133 theseG3778 essentialsG1876: 29that you abstainG568 from 47thingsG1494 sacrificedG1494 toG1494 idolsG1494, from 48bloodG129, from 49thingsG4156 strangledG4156, and from 50acts of sexualG4202 immoralityG4202; 51if you keepG1301 yourselvesG1438 freeG1301 from suchG3739 thingsG3739, you will doG4238 wellG2095. FarewellG4517.”