Acts 15:1 And2532 certain men5100 came down2718 from575 Judaea2449 and taught1321 the brethren,80 saying,3754 Except1437 3361 ye be circumcised4059 after the custom1485 of Moses,3475 ye1410 cannot3756 be1410 saved.4982 cr 2 And3767 when Paul3972 and2532 Barnabas921 had1096 no3756 small3641 dissension4714 and2532 questioning4803 with4314 them,846 the brethren appointed that5021 Paul3972 and2532 Barnabas,921 and2532 certain5100 other243 of1537 them,846 should go up305 to1519 Jerusalem2419 unto4314 the apostles652 and2532 elders4245 about4012 this5127 question.2213 cr 3 They therefore,3767 3303 being brought on their way4311 by5259 the church,1577 passed through1330 both Phoenicia5403 and2532 Samaria,4540 declaring1555 the conversion1995 of the Gentiles:1484 and2532 they caused4160 great3173 joy5479 unto all3956 the brethren.80 cr 4 And1161 when they were come3854 to1519 Jerusalem,2419 they were received588 of5259 the church1577 and2532 the apostles652 and2532 the elders,4245 and5037 they rehearsed312 all things that3745 God2316 had done4160 with3326 them.846 cr 5 But1161 there rose up1817 certain5100 of575 the sect139 of575 the Pharisees5330 who3754 believed,4100 saying,3004 It is needful to1163 circumcise4059 them,846 and5037 to charge them to keep5083 the law3551 of Moses.3475 cr

Acts 15:6 And1161 the apostles652 and2532 the elders4245 were gathered together4863 to consider1492 of4012 this5127 matter.3056 cr 7 And1161 when there had been1096 much4183 questioning,4803 Peter4074 rose up,450 and said2036 unto4314 them,846 435 Brethren,80 ye5210 know1987 that3754 a{Greek from early days.} good575 while2250 ago744 God2316 made choice1586 among1722 you,2254 that by1223 my3450 mouth4750 the Gentiles1484 should hear191 the word3056 of the gospel,2098{Or, good tidings} and2532 believe.4100 cr 8 And2532 God,2316 who knoweth the heart,2589 bare3140 them846 witness,3140 giving1325 them846 the Holy40 Spirit,4151 even2532 as2531 he did unto us;2254 cr 9 and2532 he made1252 no3762 distinction1252 between3342 5037 us2257 and2532 them,846 cleansing2511 their846 hearts2588 by faith.4102 cr 10 Now3568 therefore3767 why5101 make ye3985 trial of God,2316 that ye should put2007 a yoke2218 upon1909 the neck5137 of the disciples3101 which3739 neither3777 our2257 fathers3962 nor3777 we2249 were able2480 to bear?941 cr 11 But235 we believe4100 that3739 we shall be saved4982 through1223 the grace5485 of the Lord2962 Jesus,2424 5547 in like manner5158 as2596 they.2548 cr

Acts 15:12 And1161 all3956 the multitude4128 kept silence;4601 and2532 they hearkened191 unto Barnabas921 and2532 Paul3972 rehearsing1834 what3745 signs4592 and2532 wonders5059 God2316 had wrought4160 among1722 the Gentiles1484 through1223 them.846 cr 13 And1161 after3326 they had held4601 their846 peace,4601 James2385 answered,611 saying,3004 435 Brethren,80 hearken191 unto me:3450 cr 14 Symeon4826 hath rehearsed1834 how2531 first4412 God2316 visited1980 the Gentiles,1484{See marginal note on 4:25.} to take2983 out of them1537 a people2992 for1909 his846 name.3686 cr 15 And2532 to this5129 agree4856 the words3056 of the prophets;4396 as2531 it is written,1125 cr 16 After3326{Am. 9:11, 12.} these things5023 I will return,390 And2532 I will build again456 the tabernacle4633 of David,1138 which3588 is fallen;4098 And2532 I will build again456 the ruins2679 thereof,846 And2532 I will set461 it846 up:461 cr 17 That3704 the residue2645 of men444 may seek1567 after the Lord,2962 And2532 all3956 the Gentiles,1484{See marginal note on 4:25.} upon1909 whom3739 my3450 name3686 is called,1909 cr 18 Saith the Lord,2316 who846{Or, who doeth these things where were known etc.} maketh2076 these3956 things2041 known1110 from575 of old.165 cr 19 Wherefore1352 my1473 judgment is,2919 that we trouble3926 not3361 them that3588 from among575 the Gentiles1484 turn1994 to1909 God;2316 cr 20 but235 that we write1989{Or, enjoin them} unto them,846 that they abstain567 from575 the pollutions234 of idols,1497 and2532 from fornication,4202 and2532 from what is strangled,4156 and2532 from blood.129 cr 21 For1063 Moses3475 from generations1074 of1537 old744 hath2192 in every2596 city4172 them3588 that preach2784 him,846 being read314 in1722 the synagogues4864 every3956 sabbath.2596 cr

Acts 15:22 Then5119 it1380 seemed good to the apostles652 and2532 the elders,4245 with4862 the whole3650 church,1577 to1519 choose1586 men435 out of1537 their company,846 and2532 send3992 them to1519 Antioch490 with4862 Paul3972 and2532 Barnabas;921 namely, Judas2455 called Barsabbas, and2532 Silas,4609 chief2233 men435 among1722 the brethren:80 cr 23 and they wrote1125 thus3592 by1223 5495 them,846 The{Or, The apostles and the elder brethren} apostles652 and2532 the elders,4245 2532 brethren,80 unto the brethren80 who3588 are of1537 the Gentiles1484 in2596 Antioch490 and2532 Syria4947 and2532 Cilicia,2791 greeting:5463 cr 24 Forasmuch as1894 we have heard191 that3754 certain5100 who{Some ancient authorities omit who went out.} went out1831 from1537 us2257 have troubled5015 you5209 with words,3056 subverting384 your5216 souls;5590 to whom3739 we gave1291 no3756 commandment;1291 cr 25 it seemed good1380 unto us,2254 having come1096 to one accord,3661 to choose1586 out men435 and send3992 them unto4314 you5209 with4862 our2257 beloved27 Barnabas921 and2532 Paul,3972 cr 26 men444 that have hazarded3860 their846 lives5590 for5228 the name3686 of our2257 Lord2962 Jesus2424 Christ.5547 cr 27 We have sent649 therefore3767 Judas2455 and2532 Silas,4609 who846 themselves also2532 shall518 tell518 you the same things846 by1223 word of mouth.3056 cr 28 For1063 it seemed good1380 to the Holy40 Spirit,4151 and2532 to us,2254 to lay upon2007 you5213 no3367 greater4119 burden922 than4133 these5130 necessary1876 things:5130 cr 29 that ye abstain567 from things sacrificed to idols,1494 and2532 from blood,129 and2532 from things strangled,4156 and2532 from fornication;4202 from1537 which3739 if ye keep1301 yourselves,1438 it shall be4238 well2095 with you. Fare ye well.4517 cr

Acts 15:30 So3767 they, when3303 they were dismissed,630 came2064 down to1519 Antioch;490 and2532 having gathered4863 the multitude4128 together,4863 they delivered1929 the epistle.1992 cr 31 And when1161 they had read314 it, they rejoiced5463 for1909 the consolation.3874{Or, exhortation} cr 32 And5037 Judas2455 and2532 Silas,4609 being5607 themselves846 also2532 prophets,4396 exhorted3870{Or, comforted} the brethren80 with1223 many4183 words,3056 and2532 confirmed them.1991 cr 33 And1161 after they had spent some time4160 there,5550 they were dismissed630 in3326 peace1515 from575 the brethren80 unto4314 those that had sent them forth.652{Some ancient authorities insert, with variations, verse 34 But it seemed good unto Silas to abide there.} cr 34 But it seemed good unto Silas to abide there. cr 35 But Paul3972 1161 and2532 Barnabas921 tarried1304 in1722 Antioch,490 teaching1321 and2532 preaching2097{Compare marginal note on 5:42.} the word3056 of the Lord,2962 with3326 many4183 others2087 also.2532 cr

Acts 15:36 And1161 after3326 some5100 days2250 Paul3972 said2036 unto4314 Barnabas,921 Let us return1994 now and1211 visit1980 the2257 brethren80 in2596 every3956 city4172 1722 wherein3739 we proclaimed2605 the word3056 of the Lord,2962 and see how4459 they fare.2192 cr 37 And1161 Barnabas921 was minded1011 to take with them4838 John2491 also, who was2564 called Mark.3138 cr 38 But1161 Paul3972 thought515 not3361 good515 to take with them5126 him4838 who3588 withdrew868 from575 them846 from575 Pamphylia,3828 and2532 went4905 not3361 with them846 to1519 the work.2041 cr 39 And3767 there arose1096 a sharp contention,3948 so that5620 they parted asunder673 one846 from575 the other,240 and5037 Barnabas921 took3880 Mark3138 with him, and sailed1602 away unto1519 Cyprus:2954 cr 40 but Paul3972 chose1951 Silas,4609 and1161 went forth,1831 being commended3860 by5259 the brethren80 to the grace5485 of the Lord.2316 cr 41 And1161 he went through1330 Syria4947 and2532 Cilicia,2791 confirming1991 the churches.1577 cr