Acts 15:25-41

251it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to us, having 2becomeG1096 of oneG3661 mindG3661, to selectG1586 menG435 to sendG3992 to you with our belovedG27 BarnabasG921 and PaulG3972, 26menG444 who have 34riskedG3860 their livesG5590 for the nameG3686 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 27ThereforeG3767, we have sentG649 5JudasG2455 and 6SilasG4609, who themselvesG846 will alsoG2532 reportG518 the sameG846 thingsG846 by wordG3056 of mouth. 28For 7it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to 8the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and to 9us to layG2007 uponG2007 you noG3367 greaterG4183 burdenG922 thanG4133 theseG3778 essentialsG1876: 29that you abstainG568 from 10thingsG1494 sacrificedG1494 toG1494 idolsG1494, from 11bloodG129, from 12thingsG4156 strangledG4156, and from 13acts of sexualG4202 immoralityG4202; 14if you keepG1301 yourselvesG1438 freeG1301 from suchG3739 thingsG3739, you will doG4238 wellG2095. FarewellG4517.”

30SoG3767 when they were sentG630 awayG630, 15they wentG2718 downG2718 to AntiochG490; and after gatheringG4863 the 16congregationG4128 togetherG4863, they deliveredG1929 the letterG1992. 31When they had readG314 it, they rejoicedG5463 becauseG1909 of its 17encouragementG3874. 3218JudasG2455 and 19SilasG4609, alsoG2532 beingG1510 20prophetsG4396 themselvesG846, 21encouragedG3870 and strengthenedG1991 22the brothersG80 and sisters with a lengthyG4183 messageG3056. 33After they had spentG4160 timeG5550 there, they were sentG630 awayG630 from the brothersG80 and sisters 23in peaceG1515 to thoseG3588 who had 24sentG649 them outG649.25 35But 26PaulG3972 and BarnabasG921 stayedG1304 in AntiochG490, teachingG1321 and 27preachingG2097 28the 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 29everyG3956 cityG4172 in whichG3739 we proclaimedG2605 30the wordG3056 of the LordG2962, and see howG4459 they are.” 37BarnabasG921 wantedG1014 to takeG4838 31JohnG2491, calledG2564 MarkG3138, alongG4838 with them alsoG2532. 38But PaulG3972 wasG515 ofG515 theG515 opinionG515 that they should not takeG4838 alongG4838 with them thisG3778 manG3778 who had 32desertedG868 them 33in 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 34MarkG3138 with him and sailedG1602 awayG1602 to 35CyprusG2954. 40But PaulG3972 choseG1951 36SilasG4609, and leftG1831 after being 37entrustedG3860 by the brothersG80 to the graceG5485 of the LordG2962. 41And he was travelingG1330 throughG1330 38SyriaG4947 and 39CiliciaG2791, strengtheningG1991 the churchesG1577.