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Acts 15
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15Then certain individuals came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."G2532G5100G2718G575G2449G1321G80G3754G3362G4059G1485G3475G3756G1410G4982 2And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to discuss this question with the apostles and the elders.G3767G3972G2532G921G1096G3756G3641G4714G2532G4803G4314G846G5021G3972G2532G921G2532G5100G243G1537G846G305G1519G2419G4314G652G2532G4245G4012G5127G2213 3So they were sent on their way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, they reported the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the believers.G3303G3767G4311G5259G1577G1330G5403G2532G4540G1555G1995G1484G2532G4160G3173G5479G3956G80 4When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all that God had done with them.G1161G3854G1519G2419G588G5259G1577G2532G652G2532G4245G5037G312G3745G2316G4160G3326G846 5But some believers who belonged to the sect of the Pharisees stood up and said, "It is necessary for them to be circumcised and ordered to keep the law of Moses."G1161G1817G5100G575G139G5330G4100G3004G3754G1163G4059G846G5037G3853G5083G3551G3475 6The apostles and the elders met together to consider this matter.G1161G652G2532G4245G4863G1492G4012G5127G3056 7After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "My brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that I should be the one through whom the Gentiles would hear the message of the good news and become believers.G1161G1096G4183G4803G4074G450G2036G4314G846G435G80G5210G1987G3754G744G2250G575G2316G1586G1722G2254G1484G1223G3450G4750G191G3056G2098G2532G4100 8And God, who knows the human heart, testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he did to us;G2532G2316G2589G846G3140G1325G846G40G4151G2532G2531G2254 9and in cleansing their hearts by faith he has made no distinction between them and us.G2532G1252G3762G1252G3342G5037G2257G2532G846G2511G846G2588G4102 10Now therefore why are you putting God to the test by placing on the neck of the disciples a yoke that neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear?G3568G3767G5101G3985G2316G2007G2218G1909G5137G3101G3739G3777G2257G3962G3777G2249G2480G941 11On the contrary, we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will."G235G4100G1223G5485G2962G2424G5547G4982G2596G3739G5158G2548 12The whole assembly kept silence, and listened to Barnabas and Paul as they told of all the signs and wonders that God had done through them among the Gentiles.G1161G3956G4128G4601G2532G191G921G2532G3972G1834G3745G4592G2532G5059G2316G4160G1722G1484G1223G846 13After they finished speaking, James replied, "My brothers, listen to me.G1161G3326G4601G846G4601G2385G611G3004G435G80G191G3450 14Simeon has related how God first looked favorably on the Gentiles, to take from among them a people for his name.G4826G1834G2531G2316G4412G1980G1484G2983G1537G2992G1909G846G3686 15This agrees with the words of the prophets, as it is written,G2532G5129G4856G3056G4396G2531G1125 16'After this I will return, and I will rebuild the dwelling of David, which has fallen; from its ruins I will rebuild it, and I will set it up,G3326G5023G390G2532G456G4633G1138G3588G4098G2532G456G2679G846G2532G461G846G461 17so that all other peoples may seek the Lord—even all the Gentiles over whom my name has been called. Thus says the Lord, who has been making these thingsG3704G302G2645G444G1567G2962G2532G3956G1484G1909G3739G3450G3686G1941G1909G846G3004G2962G3588G4160G3956G5023 18known from long ago.'G1110G2316G2076G3956G846G2041G575G165 19Therefore I have reached the decision that we should not trouble those Gentiles who are turning to God,G1352G1473G2919G3926G3361G3588G575G1484G1994G1909G2316 20but we should write to them to abstain only from things polluted by idols and from fornication and from whatever has been strangled and from blood.G235G1989G846G567G575G234G1497G2532G4202G2532G4156G2532G129 21For in every city, for generations past, Moses has had those who proclaim him, for he has been read aloud every sabbath in the synagogues."G1063G3475G1537G744G1074G2192G2596G4172G2784G846G314G1722G4864G2596G3956G4521 22Then the apostles and the elders, with the consent of the whole church, decided to choose men from among their members and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leaders among the brothers,G5119G1380G652G2532G4245G4862G3650G1577G3992G1586G435G1537G846G1519G490G4862G3972G2532G921G2455G1941G923G2532G4609G2233G435G1722G80 23with the following letter: "The brothers, both the apostles and the elders, to the believers of Gentile origin in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greetings.G1125G1223G5495G846G3592G652G2532G4245G2532G80G5463G80G3588G1537G1484G2596G490G2532G4947G2532G2791 24Since we have heard that certain persons who have gone out from us, though with no instructions from us, have said things to disturb you and have unsettled your minds,G1894G191G3754G5100G1831G1537G2257G5015G5209G3056G384G5216G5590G3004G4059G2532G5083G3551G3739G1291G3756G1291 25we have decided unanimously to choose representatives and send them to you, along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,G1380G2254G1096G3661G3992G1586G435G4314G5209G4862G2257G27G921G2532G3972 26who have risked their lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.G444G3860G846G5590G5228G3686G2257G2962G2424G5547 27We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth.G649G3767G2455G2532G4609G846G518G2532G518G846G1223G3056 28For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to impose on you no further burden than these essentials:G1063G1380G40G4151G2532G2254G2007G5213G3367G4119G922G4133G5130G1876 29that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols and from blood and from what is strangled and from fornication. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell."G567G1494G2532G129G2532G4156G2532G4202G1537G3739G1301G1438G4238G2095G4517 30So they were sent off and went down to Antioch. When they gathered the congregation together, they delivered the letter.G3303G3767G630G2064G1519G490G2532G4863G4128G4863G1929G1992 31When its members read it, they rejoiced at the exhortation.G1161G314G5463G1909G3874 32Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the believers.G2455G2532G4609G5607G4396G2532G846G3870G80G1223G4183G3056G2532G1991 33After they had been there for some time, they were sent off in peace by the believers to those who had sent them.G1161G4160G5550G630G3326G1515G575G80G4314G652 34But if seemed good to Silas to remain there.(????)G1161G1380G4609G1961G847G1961 35But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, and there, with many others, they taught and proclaimed the word of the Lord.G3972G1161G2532G921G1304G1722G490G1321G2532G2097G3056G2962G3326G4183G2087G2532 36After some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Come, let us return and visit the believers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord and see how they are doing."G1161G5100G2250G3326G3972G2036G4314G921G1211G1994G1980G2257G80G2596G3956G4172G1722G3739G2605G3056G2962G4459G2192 37Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark.G1161G921G1011G4838G2491G2564G3138 38But Paul decided not to take with them one who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.G1161G3972G515G3361G515G4838G5126G4838G3588G868G575G846G575G3828G2532G4905G3361G846G1519G2041 39The disagreement became so sharp that they parted company; Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus.G3767G3948G1096G3948G846G5620G673G575G240G5037G921G3880G3138G1602G1519G2954 40But Paul chose Silas and set out, the believers commending him to the grace of the Lord.G1161G3972G1951G4609G1831G3860G5259G80G5485G2316 41He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.G1161G1330G4947G2532G2791G1991G1577


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