Acts 15:5-22

5But someG5100 of 1the sectG139 of the 2PhariseesG5330 who had believedG4100 stoodG1817 upG1817, sayingG3004, “It is necessaryG1163 to 3circumciseG4059 4them and to directG3853 them to keepG5083 the LawG3551 of MosesG3475.”

65The apostlesG652 and the eldersG4245 cameG4863 togetherG4863 to 6lookG3708 into thisG3778 7matterG3056. 7After there had beenG1096 muchG4183 8debateG2214, PeterG4074 stoodG450 upG450 and saidG3004 to them, “9BrothersG435G80, you knowG1987 that 10in the earlyG744 daysG2250 11GodG2316 madeG1586 aG1586 choiceG1586 amongG1722 you, that by my mouthG4750 the GentilesG1484 would hearG191 the wordG3056 of 12the gospelG2098 and believeG4100. 8And GodG2316, 13whoG2589 knowsG2589 theG2589 heartG2589, testifiedG3140 to them 14givingG1325 them the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, justG2531 asG2531 He alsoG2532 did to us; 9and 15He madeG1252 noG3762 distinctionG1252 betweenG3342 us and them, 16cleansingG2511 their heartsG2588 by faithG4102. 10SinceG3767 thisG3568 is the caseG3568, whyG5101 are you 17puttingG3985 GodG2316 toG3985 theG3985 testG3985 by placingG2007 upon the neckG5137 of the disciplesG3101 a yokeG2218 whichG3739 18neitherG3777 our forefathersG3962 norG3777 we have beenG2480 ableG2480 to bearG941? 11But we believeG4100 that we are savedG4982 throughG1223 19the 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 20relatingG1834 allG3745 the 21signsG4592 and wondersG5059 thatG3745 GodG2316 had doneG4160 throughG1223 them amongG1722 the GentilesG1484. 13AfterG3326 they stoppedG4601 speakingG4601, 2223JamesG2385 respondedG611, sayingG3004, “24BrothersG435G80, listenG191 to me. 1425SimeonG4826 has describedG1834 howG2531 GodG2316 firstG4413 concernedG1980 Himself aboutG1980 takingG2983 a peopleG2992 for His nameG3686 from amongG1537 the GentilesG1484. 15The wordsG3056 of 26the ProphetsG4396 agreeG4856 with thisG3778, justG2531 asG2531 it is writtenG1125:16‘27AfterG3326 theseG3778 thingsG3778 28I will returnG390, And I will rebuildG456 the fallenG4098 29tabernacleG4633 of DavidG1160, And I will rebuildG456 its ruinsG2690, And I will restoreG461 it,1730SoG3704 thatG3704 the restG2645 of mankindG444 may seekG1567 the LordG2962, And allG3956 the GentilesG1484 3132whoG3739 are calledG1941 by My nameG3686,’1833SaysG3004 the LordG2962, who 3435makesG4160 theseG3778 thingsG3778 knownG1110 from longG165 agoG165. 19ThereforeG1352, it is 36my 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 3738thingsG234 contaminatedG234 by idolsG1497, from 39acts of sexualG4202 immoralityG4202, from 40what has been 41strangledG4156, and from bloodG129. 21For 42from ancientG744 generationsG1074 MosesG3475 hasG2192 thoseG3588 who preachG2784 him in everyG2596 cityG4172, since 43he is readG314 in the synagoguesG4864 everyG3956 SabbathG4521.”

22ThenG5119 it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to 44the apostlesG652 and the eldersG4245, with the wholeG3650 churchG1577, to chooseG1586 menG435 from amongG1537 them to sendG3992 to 45AntiochG490 with PaulG3972 and BarnabasG921: JudasG2455 who was calledG2564 BarsabbasG923, and 46SilasG4609, leadingG2233 menG435 amongG1722 47the brothersG80,