Acts 15:22-41

22ThenG5119 it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to 1the apostlesG652 and the eldersG4245, with the wholeG3650 churchG1577, to chooseG1586 menG435 from amongG1537 them to sendG3992 to 2AntiochG490 with PaulG3972 and BarnabasG921: JudasG2455 who was calledG2564 BarsabbasG923, and 3SilasG4609, leadingG2233 menG435 amongG1722 4the brothersG80, 23and they 5sentG1125 this letterG1125 with them: “6The apostlesG652 and the brothersG80 who are eldersG4245, to 7the brothersG80 and sisters in 8AntiochG490, 9SyriaG4947, and 10CiliciaG2791 whoG3588 are from the GentilesG1484: 11GreetingsG5463. 24SinceG1894 we have heardG191 that 12someG5100 13of our numberG1473 to whomG3739 we gaveG1291 noG3756 instructionG1291 have 14confusedG5015 you by their 15teachingG3056, upsettingG384 your soulsG5590, 2516it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to us, having 17becomeG1096 of oneG3661 mindG3661, to selectG1586 menG435 to sendG3992 to you with our belovedG27 BarnabasG921 and PaulG3972, 26menG444 who have 1819riskedG3860 their livesG5590 for the nameG3686 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 27ThereforeG3767, we have sentG649 20JudasG2455 and 21SilasG4609, who themselvesG846 will alsoG2532 reportG518 the sameG846 thingsG846 by wordG3056 of mouth. 28For 22it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to 23the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and to 24us to layG2007 uponG2007 you noG3367 greaterG4183 burdenG922 thanG4133 theseG3778 essentialsG1876: 29that you abstainG568 from 25thingsG1494 sacrificedG1494 toG1494 idolsG1494, from 26bloodG129, from 27thingsG4156 strangledG4156, and from 28acts of sexualG4202 immoralityG4202; 29if you keepG1301 yourselvesG1438 freeG1301 from suchG3739 thingsG3739, you will doG4238 wellG2095. FarewellG4517.”

30SoG3767 when they were sentG630 awayG630, 30they wentG2718 downG2718 to AntiochG490; and after gatheringG4863 the 31congregationG4128 togetherG4863, they deliveredG1929 the letterG1992. 31When they had readG314 it, they rejoicedG5463 becauseG1909 of its 32encouragementG3874. 3233JudasG2455 and 34SilasG4609, alsoG2532 beingG1510 35prophetsG4396 themselvesG846, 36encouragedG3870 and strengthenedG1991 37the brothersG80 and sisters with a lengthyG4183 messageG3056. 33After they had spentG4160 timeG5550 there, they were sentG630 awayG630 from the brothersG80 and sisters 38in peaceG1515 to thoseG3588 who had 39sentG649 them outG649.40 35But 41PaulG3972 and BarnabasG921 stayedG1304 in AntiochG490, teachingG1321 and 42preachingG2097 43the 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 44everyG3956 cityG4172 in whichG3739 we proclaimedG2605 45the wordG3056 of the LordG2962, and see howG4459 they are.” 37BarnabasG921 wantedG1014 to takeG4838 46JohnG2491, calledG2564 MarkG3138, alongG4838 with them alsoG2532. 38But PaulG3972 wasG515 ofG515 theG515 opinionG515 that they should not takeG4838 alongG4838 with them thisG3778 manG3778 who had 47desertedG868 them 48in 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 49MarkG3138 with him and sailedG1602 awayG1602 to 50CyprusG2954. 40But PaulG3972 choseG1951 51SilasG4609, and leftG1831 after being 52entrustedG3860 by the brothersG80 to the graceG5485 of the LordG2962. 41And he was travelingG1330 throughG1330 53SyriaG4947 and 54CiliciaG2791, strengtheningG1991 the churchesG1577.