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Acts 15
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The Meeting at Jerusalem

15Some men came from Judea to Antioch and started teaching the believers, "You cannot be saved unless you are circumcised as the Law of Moses requires."G2532G5100G2718G575G2449G1321G80G3754G3362G4059G1485G3475G3756G1410G4982
2Paul and Barnabas got into a fierce argument with them about this, so it was decided that Paul and Barnabas and some of the others in Antioch should go to Jerusalem and see the apostles and elders about this matter.G3767G3972G2532G921G1096G3756G3641G4714G2532G4803G4314G846G5021G3972G2532G921G2532G5100G243G1537G846G305G1519G2419G4314G652G2532G4245G4012G5127G2213
3They were sent on their way by the church; and as they went through Phoenicia and Samaria, they reported how the Gentiles had turned to God; this news brought great joy to all the believers.G3303G3767G4311G5259G1577G1330G5403G2532G4540G1555G1995G1484G2532G4160G3173G5479G3956G80
4When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, the apostles, and the elders, to whom they told all that God had done through them.G1161G3854G1519G2419G588G5259G1577G2532G652G2532G4245G5037G312G3745G2316G4160G3326G846
5But some of the believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and said, "The Gentiles must be circumcised and told to obey the Law of Moses."G1161G1817G5100G575G139G5330G4100G3004G3754G1163G4059G846G5037G3853G5083G3551G3475
6The apostles and the elders met together to consider this question.G1161G652G2532G4245G4863G1492G4012G5127G3056
7After a long debate Peter stood up and said, "My friends, you know that a long time ago God chose me from among you to preach the Good News to the Gentiles, so that they could hear and believe.G1161G1096G4183G4803G4074G450G2036G4314G846G435G80G5210G1987G3754G744G2250G575G2316G1586G1722G2254G1484G1223G3450G4750G191G3056G2098G2532G4100
8And God, who knows the thoughts of everyone, showed his approval of the Gentiles by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he had to us.G2532G2316G2589G846G3140G1325G846G40G4151G2532G2531G2254
9He made no difference between us and them; he forgave their sins because they believed.G2532G1252G3762G1252G3342G5037G2257G2532G846G2511G846G2588G4102
10So then, why do you now want to put God to the test by laying a load on the backs of the believers which neither our ancestors nor we ourselves were able to carry?G3568G3767G5101G3985G2316G2007G2218G1909G5137G3101G3739G3777G2257G3962G3777G2249G2480G941
11No! We believe and are saved by the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they are."G235G4100G1223G5485G2962G2424G5547G4982G2596G3739G5158G2548
12The whole group was silent as they heard Barnabas and Paul report all the miracles and wonders that God had performed through them among the Gentiles.G1161G3956G4128G4601G2532G191G921G2532G3972G1834G3745G4592G2532G5059G2316G4160G1722G1484G1223G846
13When they had finished speaking, James spoke up: "Listen to me, my friends!G1161G3326G4601G846G4601G2385G611G3004G435G80G191G3450
14Simon has just explained how God first showed his care for the Gentiles by taking from among them a people to belong to him.G4826G1834G2531G2316G4412G1980G1484G2983G1537G2992G1909G846G3686
15The words of the prophets agree completely with this. As the scripture says,G2532G5129G4856G3056G4396G2531G1125
16'After this I will return, says the Lord, and restore the kingdom of David. I will rebuild its ruins and make it strong again.G3326G5023G390G2532G456G4633G1138G3588G4098G2532G456G2679G846G2532G461G846G461
17And so all the rest of the human race will come to me, all the Gentiles whom I have called to be my own.G3704G302G2645G444G1567G2962G2532G3956G1484G1909G3739G3450G3686G1941G1909G846G3004G2962G3588G4160G3956G5023
18So says the Lord, who made this known long ago.'G1110G2316G2076G3956G846G2041G575G165
19"It is my opinion," James went on, "that we should not trouble the Gentiles who are turning to God.G1352G1473G2919G3926G3361G3588G575G1484G1994G1909G2316
20Instead, we should write a letter telling them not to eat any food that is ritually unclean because it has been offered to idols; to keep themselves from sexual immorality; and not to eat any animal that has been strangled, or any blood.G235G1989G846G567G575G234G1497G2532G4202G2532G4156G2532G129
21For the Law of Moses has been read for a very long time in the synagogues every Sabbath, and his words are preached in every town."G1063G3475G1537G744G1074G2192G2596G4172G2784G846G314G1722G4864G2596G3956G4521

The Letter to the Gentile Believers

22Then the apostles and the elders, together with the whole church, decided to choose some men from the group and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose two men who were highly respected by the believers, Judas, called Barsabbas, and Silas,G5119G1380G652G2532G4245G4862G3650G1577G3992G1586G435G1537G846G1519G490G4862G3972G2532G921G2455G1941G923G2532G4609G2233G435G1722G80
23and they sent the following letter by them:G1125G1223G5495G846G3592G652G2532G4245G2532G80G5463G80G3588G1537G1484G2596G490G2532G4947G2532G2791
24We have heard that some who went from our group have troubled and upset you by what they said; they had not, however, received any instruction from us.G1894G191G3754G5100G1831G1537G2257G5015G5209G3056G384G5216G5590G3004G4059G2532G5083G3551G3739G1291G3756G1291
25And so we have met together and have all agreed to choose some messengers and send them to you. They will go with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,G1380G2254G1096G3661G3992G1586G435G4314G5209G4862G2257G27G921G2532G3972
26who have risked their lives in the service of our Lord Jesus Christ.G444G3860G846G5590G5228G3686G2257G2962G2424G5547
27We send you, then, Judas and Silas, who will tell you in person the same things we are writing.G649G3767G2455G2532G4609G846G518G2532G518G846G1223G3056
28The Holy Spirit and we have agreed not to put any other burden on you besides these necessary rules:G1063G1380G40G4151G2532G2254G2007G5213G3367G4119G922G4133G5130G1876
29eat no food that has been offered to idols; eat no blood; eat no animal that has been strangled; and keep yourselves from sexual immorality. You will do well if you take care not to do these things. With our best wishes."G567G1494G2532G129G2532G4156G2532G4202G1537G3739G1301G1438G4238G2095G4517
30The messengers were sent off and went to Antioch, where they gathered the whole group of believers and gave them the letter.G3303G3767G630G2064G1519G490G2532G4863G4128G4863G1929G1992
31When the people read it, they were filled with joy by the message of encouragement.G1161G314G5463G1909G3874
32Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, spoke a long time with them, giving them courage and strength.G2455G2532G4609G5607G4396G2532G846G3870G80G1223G4183G3056G2532G1991
33After spending some time there, they were sent off in peace by the believers and went back to those who had sent them.G1161G4160G5550G630G3326G1515G575G80G4314G652
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35Paul and Barnabas spent some time in Antioch, and together with many others they taught and preached the word of the Lord.G3972G1161G2532G921G1304G1722G490G1321G2532G2097G3056G2962G3326G4183G2087G2532

Paul and Barnabas Separate

36Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us go back and visit the believers in every town where we preached the word of the Lord, and let us find out how they are getting along."G1161G5100G2250G3326G3972G2036G4314G921G1211G1994G1980G2257G80G2596G3956G4172G1722G3739G2605G3056G2962G4459G2192
37Barnabas wanted to take John Mark with them,G1161G921G1011G4838G2491G2564G3138
38but Paul did not think it was right to take him, because he had not stayed with them to the end of their mission, but had turned back and left them in Pamphylia.G1161G3972G515G3361G515G4838G5126G4838G3588G868G575G846G575G3828G2532G4905G3361G846G1519G2041
39There was a sharp argument, and they separated: Barnabas took Mark and sailed off for Cyprus,G3767G3948G1096G3948G846G5620G673G575G240G5037G921G3880G3138G1602G1519G2954
40while Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the believers to the care of the Lord's grace.G1161G3972G1951G4609G1831G3860G5259G80G5485G2316
41He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.G1161G1330G4947G2532G2791G1991G1577


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