And certain men came down from Judea and taught the brethren, Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses ye cannot be saved.
And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and questioning with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up unto Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
They therefore having been set forward by the assembly, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles, and they caused great joy to all the brethren.
And on arriving at Jerusalem they were welcomed by the assembly, and the apostles, and the elders, and reported all things that God did with them.
But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees, believers, saying, It is necessary to circumcise them and charge [them] to keep the law of Moses.
And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.
And when there had been much questioning, Peter stood up and said to them, Brethren, ye know how that from early days God chose among you that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel and believe.
And the heart-knowing God bore them witness giving [them] the Holy Spirit, even as to us also:
and he put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
Now therefore why tempt ye God, that ye should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus we shall be saved in like manner as they.
And all the multitude kept silence, and they hearkened unto Barnabas and Paul rehearsing what signs and wonders God wrought among the Gentiles by them.
And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, hearken to me.
Simeon has rehearsed how God first visited [the] Gentiles to take out of [them] a people for his name.
And to this agree the words of the prophets, as it is written.
After these things I will return and build again the tabernacle of David which is fallen, and will build again its ruins and will set it up,
so that the residue of men may seek out the Lord, and all the nations upon whom my name is called saith [the] Lord, who maketh [all] these things
known from the beginning of the world.
Wherefore my judgment is that we trouble not those who from the Gentiles turn to God,
but write to them that they may abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.
For Moses from generations of old hath in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.
Then it seemed good to the apostles and elders, with the whole assembly, having chosen from among them to send men with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren,
having written by their hand, The apostles and the elder brethren to the brethren which are of [the] Gentiles in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia, greeting.
Whereas we heard that some who went out from us troubled you with words, upsetting your souls, to whom we gave no commandment,
it seemed good to us, having been of one accord, to choose and send men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
men that have given up their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, themselves also announcing by word the same things.
For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these necessary things:
to abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and blood, and things strangled, and fornication, from which if ye keep yourselves ye shall do well. Farewell.
They then having been let go, went down unto Antioch, and having gathered the multitude delivered the letter.
And when they had read [it] they rejoiced at the consolation.
And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brethren with much discourse, and strengthened [them].
And having continued a time, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto those that sent them.
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But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch teaching and evangelizing, with many others also, the word of the Lord.
But after certain days Paul said to Barnabas, Let us return now and see after the brethren in every city wherein we announced the word of the Lord, how they fare.
And Barnabas was minded to take with [them] John also that was called Mark.
But Paul thought good not to take with [them] him that withdrew from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them unto the work.
And there arose a sharp feeling, so that they parted one from another: and Barnabas taking Mark sailed away unto Cyprus:
but Paul chose Silas and departed, commended by the brethren to the grace of the Lord.
And he passed through Syria and Cilicia confirming the assemblies.