Acts 15
1 And certain having come down from Judea, were teaching the brothers, “If you are not circumcised after the custom of Moses, you are not able to be saved”;
Now some that came down from Judea, taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised according to the law of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
2 there having been, therefore, not a little dissension and debate to Paul and Barnabas with them, they arranged for Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, to go up to the apostles and elders to Jerusalem about this question;
A dissension therefore arising, and Paul and Barnabas having no small dispute with them, it was resolved that Paul and Barnabas, and some others, should go up to the apostles and elders at Jerusalem about this question.
3 they indeed, then, having been sent forward by the assembly, were passing through Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the nations, and they were causing great joy to all the brothers.
They therefore, being brought forward on their way by the church, passed through Phenicia and Samaria, relating the conversion of the Gentiles: and they gave great joy to all the brethren.
4 And having come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly, and the apostles, and the elders; they also declared as many things as God did with them;
And when they came to Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and by the apostles and elders, and they told them all that God had done by them.
5 and there rose up certain of those of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, “It is required to circumcise them, to command them also to keep the Law of Moses.”
But there rose up, said they, some of the sect of the pharisees that believed, saying, that it was necessary to circumcise them, and enjoin them to keep the law of Moses.
6 And there were gathered together the apostles and the elders, to see about this matter,
So the apostles and elders were assembled together to consider about this matter.
7 and there having been much disputing, Peter having risen up said to them, “Men, brothers, you know that from former days God made choice among us, through my mouth, for the nations to hear the word of the good news, and to believe;
And after much debate, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Brethren, ye know that a good while ago, God, who was among us, chose that the Gentiles should hear by my mouth the word of the gospel, and believe.
8 and the heart-knowing God bore them testimony, having given to them the Holy Spirit, even as also to us,
And God who knoweth the heart, bare witness to them, giving them the holy Spirit, as He had done also to us:
9 and also put no difference between us and them, having purified their hearts by faith;
and made no difference between us and them, having purified their hearts by faith.
10 now, therefore, why do you tempt God, to put a yoke on the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
Now therefore why do ye tempt God, in imposing a yoke on the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
11 But through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, we believe to be saved, even as also they.”
But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, in like manner as they.
12 And all the multitude kept silence and were listening to Barnabas and Paul expounding as many signs and wonders as God did among the nations through them;
And all the multitude kept silence, and gave attention to Barnabas and Paul, relating what signs and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
13 and after they were silent, James answered, saying, “Men, brothers, listen to me:
And after they had done speaking, James rose up and said, Brethren, hearken unto me.
14 Simeon expounded how at first God looked on [us] to take a people out of [the] nations for His Name,
---Simeon hath related, how God at first condescended to take out of the Gentiles a people to his name.
15 and to this the words of the Prophets agree, as it has been written:
And to this agree the words of the prophets,
16 After these things I will return, And I will rebuild the dwelling place of David that has fallen down, And I will rebuild its ruins, And will set it upright—
as it is written, "After this will I return, and rebuild the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will repair its ruins, and set it up again.
17 That the remnant of men may seek after the LORD, And all the nations on whom My Name has been called, Says the LORD, who is doing all these things.
That the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, even all the nations, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord who doth all these things."
Now all his works are known unto God from the beginning of the world: (aiōn g165)
19 For this reason I judge: not to trouble those who turn back to God from the nations,
wherefore my advice is, not to trouble those who from among the Gentiles are converted to God; but to write to them,
20 but to write to them to abstain from the defilements of the idols, and the whoredom, and the strangled thing, and the blood;
that they abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.
21 for Moses has those preaching him from former generations in every city—being read every Sabbath in the synagogues.”
For Moses hath had from ancient times those that preach him in every city, and is still read in the synagogues every sabbath-day.
22 Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas chosen men out of themselves—Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers—
Then it seemed good to the apostles, and elders, and the whole church, to send men chose from among themselves to Antioch along with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas sirnamed Barsabas, and Silas; leading men among the brethren:
23 having written through their hand thus: “The apostles, and the elders, and the brothers, to those in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia, brothers, who [are] of the nations, greeting;
and they wrote by their hand, as follows, The apostles and elders and brethren here to the Gentile brethren which are in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia, send greeting.
24 seeing we have heard that some having gone forth from us troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying to be circumcised and to keep the Law, to whom we gave no charge,
Forasmuch as we have heard, that some who went out from us, have troubled you by their discourses, unsettling your minds, saying, ye must be circumcised, and keep the law; to whom we gave no such commission;
25 it seemed good to us, having come together with one accord, to send to you chosen men, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul—
it seemed good to us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you, with our beloved brethren Barnabas and Paul,
26 men who have given up their lives for the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ—
who have exposed their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
27 we have sent, therefore, Judas and Silas, and they are telling the same things by word.
We have therefore sent with them Judas and Silas, to tell you the same things also by word of mouth.
28 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no more burden on you, except these necessary things:
For it seemed good to the holy Spirit, and so to us, to lay no more burthen upon you than these necessary things.
29 to abstain from things offered to idols, and blood, and a strangled thing, and whoredom; keeping yourselves from which, you will do well; be strong!”
That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from fornication: from which ye will do well to keep yourselves. Farewel.
30 They then, indeed, having been let go, went to Antioch, and having brought the multitude together, delivered the letter,
Being thus dispatched they came to Antioch, and when they had assembled the brethren, they delivered the epistle.
31 and having read [it] they rejoiced for the consolation;
And when they had read it, they rejoiced at the consolation it brought.
32 Judas also and Silas, also being prophets themselves, through much discourse exhorted the brothers, and confirmed,
And Judas and Silas being prophets also themselves, exhorted and established: the brethren by many discourses.
33 and having passed some time, they were let go with peace from the brothers to the apostles;
And after some time, they were dismissed with peace from the brethren to the apostles.
34 [[and it seemed good to Silas to remain there still.]]
But it seemed good to Silas to continue there: Paul also and Barnabas stayed at Antioch,
35 And Paul and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and proclaiming good news—with many others also—the word of the LORD;
teaching and preaching, with many others likewise, the word of the Lord.
36 and after certain days, Paul said to Barnabas, “Having turned back again, we may look after our brothers, in every city in which we have preached the word of the LORD—how they are.”
And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, Let us return and visit our brethren in every city, where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are.
37 And Barnabas resolved to take with [them] John called Mark,
And Barnabas proposed to take with them John, who was surnamed Mark.
38 and Paul was not thinking it good to take him with them who withdrew from them from Pamphylia, and did not go with them to the work;
But Paul did not think proper to take him with them, who left them in Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.
39 there came, therefore, a sharp contention, so that they were parted from one another, and Barnabas having taken Mark, sailed to Cyprus,
And there was a sharp dispute, so that they separated from each other; and Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus: but Paul chose Silas and departed,
40 and Paul having chosen Silas, went forth, having been given up to the grace of God by the brothers;
being recommended to the grace of God.
41 and he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the assemblies.
And he went through Syria and Cilicia confirming the churches.
