Acts 15:2-30

2When thereforeG3767 PaulG3972 andG2532 BarnabasG921 hadG1096 noG3756 smallG3641 dissensionG4714 andG2532 disputationG4803 withG4314 themG846, they determinedG5021 that PaulG3972 andG2532 BarnabasG921, andG2532 certainG5100 othersG243 ofG1537 themG846, should goG305 toG1519 JerusalemG2419 toG4314 the apostlesG652 andG2532 eldersG4245 aboutG4012 thisG5127 questionG2213. 3AndG3303G3767 being brought on their wayG4311 byG5259 the churchG1577, they passed throughG1330 PheniceG5403 andG2532 SamariaG4540, declaringG1555 the conversionG1995 of the GentilesG1484: andG2532 they causedG4160 greatG3173 joyG5479 to allG3956 the brethrenG80. 4AndG1161 when they had comeG3854 toG1519 JerusalemG2419, they were receivedG588 byG5259 the churchG1577, andG2532 by the apostlesG652 andG2532 eldersG4245, andG5037 they declaredG312 all thingsG3745 that GodG2316 had doneG4160 withG3326 themG846. 5ButG1161 there roseG1817 certainG5100 ofG575 the sectG139 of the PhariseesG5330 who believedG4100, sayingG3004, ThatG3754 it was needfulG1163 to circumciseG4059 themG846, andG5037 to commandG3853 them to keepG5083 the lawG3551 of MosesG3475.1

6AndG1161 the apostlesG652 andG2532 eldersG4245 came togetherG4863 to considerG1492 ofG4012 thisG5127 matterG3056. 7AndG1161 when there had beenG1096 muchG4183 disputingG4803, PeterG4074 roseG450, and saidG2036 toG4314 themG846, MenG435, brethrenG80, yeG5210 knowG1987 thatG3754 a goodG744 whileG2250 agoG575 GodG2316 made choiceG1586 amongG1722 usG2254, that the GentilesG1484 byG1223 myG3450 mouthG4750 should hearG191 the wordG3056 of the gospelG2098, andG2532 believeG4100. 8AndG2532 GodG2316, who knoweth the heartsG2589, bore themG846 witnessG3140, givingG1325 to themG846 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, evenG2532 asG2531 he did to usG2254; 9AndG2532 putG1252 noG3762 differenceG1252 betweenG3342G5037 usG2257 andG2532 themG846, purifyingG2511 theirG846 heartsG2588 by faithG4102. 10NowG3568 thereforeG3767 whyG5101 tempt yeG3985 GodG2316, to putG2007 a yokeG2218 uponG1909 the neckG5137 of the disciplesG3101, whichG3739 neitherG3777 ourG2257 fathersG3962 norG3777 weG2249 were ableG2480 to bearG941? 11ButG235 we believeG4100 that throughG1223 the graceG5485 of the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 we shall be savedG4982, evenG2596G3739 asG5158 theyG2548. 12ThenG1161 allG3956 the multitudeG4128 kept silenceG4601, andG2532 hearkenedG191 to BarnabasG921 andG2532 PaulG3972, declaringG1834 whatG3745 miraclesG4592 andG2532 wondersG5059 GodG2316 had wroughtG4160 byG1223 themG846 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484. 13AndG1161 afterG3326 they heldG4601 theirG846 peaceG4601, JamesG2385 answeredG611, sayingG3004, MenG435, brethrenG80, hearkenG191 to meG3450: 14SimeonG4826 hath declaredG1834 howG2531 GodG2316 at the firstG4412 visitedG1980 the GentilesG1484, to takeG2983 from amongG1537 them a peopleG2992 forG1909 hisG846 nameG3686. 15AndG2532 to thisG5129 agreeG4856 the wordsG3056 of the prophetsG4396; asG2531 it is writtenG1125, 16AfterG3326 thisG5023 I will returnG390, andG2532 will build againG456 the tabernacleG4633 of DavidG1138, whichG3588 is fallen downG4098; andG2532 I will build againG456 itsG846 ruinsG2679, andG2532 I will setG461 itG846 upG461: 17ThatG3704G302 the restG2645 of menG444 may seek afterG1567 the LordG2962, andG2532 allG3956 the GentilesG1484, uponG1909 whomG3739 myG3450 nameG3686 is calledG1941G1909G846, saithG3004 the LordG2962, whoG3588 doethG4160 allG3956 these thingsG5023. 18KnownG1110 to GodG2316 areG2076 allG3956 hisG846 worksG2041 fromG575 the beginning of the worldG165. 19ThereforeG1352 myG1473 judgment isG2919, that we troubleG3926 notG3361 them, whoG3588 from amongG575 the GentilesG1484 are turnedG1994 toG1909 GodG2316: 20ButG235 that we writeG1989 to themG846, that they abstainG567 fromG575 pollutionsG234 of idolsG1497, andG2532 from immoralityG4202, andG2532 from things strangledG4156, andG2532 from bloodG129. 21ForG1063 MosesG3475 ofG1537 oldG744 timeG1074 hathG2192 in everyG2596 cityG4172 them that preachG2784 himG846, being readG314 inG1722 the synagoguesG4864 everyG2596G3956 sabbathG4521.

22ThenG5119 it pleasedG1380 the apostlesG652 andG2532 eldersG4245, withG4862 the wholeG3650 churchG1577, to sendG3992 chosenG1586 menG435 ofG1537 their own companyG846 toG1519 AntiochG490 withG4862 PaulG3972 andG2532 BarnabasG921; namely, JudasG2455 surnamedG1941 BarsabasG923, andG2532 SilasG4609, chiefG2233 menG435 amongG1722 the brethrenG80: 23And they wroteG1125 letters byG1223 themG5495G846 after this mannerG3592; The apostlesG652 andG2532 eldersG4245 andG2532 brethrenG80 send greetingG5463 to the brethrenG80 whoG3588 are ofG1537 the GentilesG1484 inG2596 AntiochG490 andG2532 SyriaG4947 andG2532 CiliciaG2791: 24Forasmuch asG1894 we have heardG191, thatG3754 certainG5100 who went outG1831 fromG1537 usG2257 have troubledG5015 youG5209 with wordsG3056, subvertingG384 yourG5216 soulsG5590, sayingG3004, Ye must be circumcisedG4059, andG2532 keepG5083 the lawG3551: to whomG3739 we gaveG1291 noG3756 such commandmentG1291: 25It seemed goodG1380 to usG2254, being assembledG1096 with one accordG3661, to sendG3992 chosenG1586 menG435 toG4314 youG5209 withG4862 ourG2257 belovedG27 BarnabasG921 andG2532 PaulG3972, 26MenG444 that have riskedG3860 theirG846 livesG5590 forG5228 the nameG3686 of ourG2257 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 27We have sentG649 thereforeG3767 JudasG2455 andG2532 SilasG4609, whoG846 shallG518 alsoG2532 tellG518 you the same thingsG846 byG1223 mouthG3056.2 28ForG1063 it seemed goodG1380 to the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, andG2532 to usG2254, to lay uponG2007 youG5213 noG3367 greaterG4119 burdenG922 thanG4133 theseG5130 necessary thingsG1876; 29That ye abstainG567 from things offered to idolsG1494, andG2532 from bloodG129, andG2532 from things strangledG4156, andG2532 from immoralityG4202: fromG1537 whichG3739 if ye keepG1301 yourselvesG1438, ye shall doG4238 wellG2095. Fare ye wellG4517. 30SoG3303G3767 when they were dismissedG630, they cameG2064 toG1519 AntiochG490: andG2532 when they had gatheredG4863 the multitudeG4128 togetherG4863, they deliveredG1929 the epistleG1992: