Acts 15:1 And2532 certain men5100 which came down2718 from575 Judaea2449 taught1321 the brethren,80andsaid,3754 Except3362 ye be circumcised4059 after the manner1485 of Moses,3475 ye cannot37561410 be saved.49822 When therefore3767 Paul3972 and2532 Barnabas921 had1096 no3756 small3641 dissension4714 and2532 disputation4803 with4314 them,846 they determined5021 that Paul3972 and2532 Barnabas,921 and2532 certain5100 other243 of1537 them,846 should go up305 to1519 Jerusalem2419 unto4314 the apostles652 and2532 elders4245 about4012 this5127 question.22133 And33033767 being brought on their way4311 by5259 the church,1577 they passed through1330 Phenice5403 and2532 Samaria,4540 declaring1555 the conversion1995 of the Gentiles:1484 and2532 they caused4160 great3173 joy5479 unto all3956 the brethren.804 And1161 when they were come3854 to1519 Jerusalem,2419 they were received588 of5259 the church,1577 and2532of the apostles652 and2532 elders,4245 and5037 they declared312 all things3745 that God2316 had done4160 with3326 them.8465 But1161 there rose up1817 certain5100 of575 the sect139 of the Pharisees5330 which believed,4100 saying,3004 That3754 it was needful1163 to circumcise4059 them,846 and5037 to command3853them to keep5083 the law3551 of Moses.3475
Acts 15:6 And1161 the apostles652 and2532 elders4245 came together4863 for to consider1492 of4012 this5127 matter.30567 And1161 when there had been1096 much4183 disputing,4803 Peter4074 rose up,450 and said2036 unto4314 them,846 Men435and brethren,80 ye5210 know1987 how that3754 a good744 while2250 ago575 God2316 made choice1586 among1722 us,2254 that the Gentiles1484 by1223 my3450 mouth4750 should hear191 the word3056 of the gospel,2098 and2532 believe.41008 And2532 God,2316 which knoweth the hearts,2589 bare them846 witness,3140 giving1325 them846 the Holy40 Ghost,4151 even2532 as2531hedid unto us;22549 And2532 put12522794 no3762 difference1252 between33425037 us2257 and2532 them,846 purifying2511 their846 hearts2588 by faith.410210 Now3568 therefore3767 why5101 tempt ye3985 God,2316 to put2007 a yoke2218 upon1909 the neck5137 of the disciples,3101 which3739 neither3777 our2257 fathers3962 nor3777 we2249 were able2480 to bear?94111 But235 we believe4100 that through1223 the grace5485 of the Lord2962 Jesus2424 Christ5547 we shall be saved,4982 even25963739 as5158 they.2548
Acts 15:12 Then1161 all3956 the multitude4128 kept silence,4601 and2532 gave audience191 to Barnabas921 and2532 Paul,3972 declaring1834 what3745 miracles4592 and2532 wonders5059 God2316 had wrought4160 among1722 the Gentiles1484 by1223 them.846
Acts 15:13 And1161 after3326 they had held46012794 their846 peace,4601 James2385 answered,611 saying,3004 Men435and brethren,80 hearken191 unto me:345014 Simeon4826 hath declared1834 how2531 God2316 at the first4412 did visit1980 the Gentiles,1484 to take2983 out of1537 them a people2992 for1909 his846 name.368615 And2532 to this5129 agree4856 the words3056 of the prophets;4396 as2531 it is written,112516 After3326 this5023 I will return,390 and2532 will build again456 the tabernacle4633 of David,1138 which3588 is fallen down;4098 and2532 I will build again456 the ruins2679 thereof,846 and2532 I will set4612794 it846 up:46117 That3704302 the residue2645 of men444 might seek after1567 the Lord,2962 and2532 all3956 the Gentiles,1484 upon1909 whom3739 my3450 name3686 is called,19411909846 saith3004 the Lord,2962 who3588 doeth4160 all3956 these things.502318 Known1110 unto God2316 are2076 all3956 his846 works2041 from575 the beginning of the world.16519 Wherefore1352 my1473 sentence is,2919 that we trouble3926 not3361 them, which3588 from among575 the Gentiles1484 are turned1994 to1909 God:231620 But235 that we write1989 unto them,846 that they abstain567 from575 pollutions234 of idols,1497 and2532from fornication,4202 and2532from things strangled,4156 and2532from blood.12921 For1063 Moses3475 of1537 old744 time1074 hath2192 in every2596 city4172 them that preach2784 him,846 being read314 in1722 the synagogues4864 every25963956 sabbath day.4521
Acts 15:22 Then5119 pleased it1380 the apostles652 and2532 elders,4245 with4862 the whole3650 church,1577 to send3992 chosen1586 men435 of1537 their own company846 to1519 Antioch490 with4862 Paul3972 and2532 Barnabas;921namely, Judas2455 surnamed1941 Barsabas,923 and2532 Silas,4609 chief2233 men435 among1722 the brethren:8023 And they wrote1125letters by1223 them5495846 after this manner;3592 The apostles652 and2532 elders4245 and2532 brethren80send greeting5463 unto the brethren80 which3588 are of1537 the Gentiles1484 in2596 Antioch490 and2532 Syria4947 and2532 Cilicia:279124 Forasmuch as1894 we have heard,191 that3754 certain5100 which went out1831 from1537 us2257 have troubled5015 you5209 with words,3056 subverting384 your5216 souls,5590 saying,3004Yemust be circumcised,4059 and2532 keep5083 the law:3551 to whom3739 we gave12912794 no3756such commandment:129125 It seemed good1380 unto us,2254 being assembled1096 with one accord,3661 to send3992 chosen1586 men435 unto4314 you5209 with4862 our2257 beloved27 Barnabas921 and2532 Paul,397226 Men444 that have hazarded3860 their846 lives5590 for5228 the name3686 of our2257 Lord2962 Jesus2424 Christ.554727 We have sent649 therefore3767 Judas2455 and2532 Silas,4609 who846 shall5182794 also2532 tell518you the same things846 by1223 mouth.305628 For1063 it seemed good1380 to the Holy40 Ghost,4151 and2532 to us,2254 to lay upon2007 you5213 no3367 greater4119 burden922 than4133 these5130 necessary things;187629 That ye abstain567 from meats offered to idols,1494 and2532 from blood,129 and2532 from things strangled,4156 and2532 from fornication:4202 from1537 which3739 if ye keep1301 yourselves,1438 ye shall do4238 well.2095 Fare ye well.4517
Acts 15:30 So33033767 when they were dismissed,630 they came2064 to1519 Antioch:490 and2532 when they had gathered48632794 the multitude4128 together,4863 they delivered1929 the epistle:199231Which when1161 they had read,314 they rejoiced5463 for1909 the consolation.3874{Or, exhortation}32 And Judas2455 and2532 Silas,4609 being5607 prophets4396 also2532 themselves,846 exhorted3870 the brethren80 with1223 many4183 words,3056 and2532 confirmed1991them.33 And1161 after they had tarried4160there a space,5550 they were let go630 in3326 peace1515 from575 the brethren80 unto4314 the apostles.65234 Notwithstanding1161 it pleased1380 Silas4609 to abide19612794 there847 still.196135 Paul3972 also1161 and2532 Barnabas921 continued1304 in1722 Antioch,490 teaching1321 and2532 preaching2097 the word3056 of the Lord,2962 with3326 many4183 others2087 also.2532
Acts 15:36 And1161 some5100 days2250 after3326 Paul3972 said2036 unto4314 Barnabas,9211211 Let us go again1994 and visit1980 our2257 brethren80 in2596 every3956 city4172 where17223739 we have preached2605 the word3056 of the Lord,2962andsee how4459 they do.219237 And1161 Barnabas921 determined1011 to take with them4838 John,2491 whose surname was2564 Mark.313838 But1161 Paul3972 thought5152794 not3361 good515 to take48382794 him5126 with them,4838 who3588 departed868 from575 them846 from575 Pamphylia,3828 and2532 went4905 not3361 with them846 to1519 the work.204139 And3767 the contention39482794 was1096 so sharp3948 between them,846 that5620 they departed asunder673 one from the other:575240 and so5037 Barnabas921 took3880 Mark,3138 and sailed1602 unto1519 Cyprus;295440 And1161 Paul3972 chose1951 Silas,4609 and departed,1831 being recommended3860 by5259 the brethren80 unto the grace5485 of God.231641 And1161 he went through1330 Syria4947 and2532 Cilicia,2791 confirming1991 the churches.1577