Acts 16:4
And on their way through the towns, they gave them the rules which had been made by the Apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem, so that they might keep them.
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Referenced Verses
- Acts 15:28-29 : 28 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us, to put on you nothing more than these necessary things; 29 To keep from things offered to false gods, and from blood, and from things put to death in ways which are against the law, and from the evil desires of the body; if you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. May you be happy.
- Acts 15:2 : 2 And after Paul and Barnabas had had no little argument and discussion with them, the brothers made a decision to send Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them to the Apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem about this question.
- Acts 15:6 : 6 And the Apostles and the rulers of the church came together and gave thought to the question.
- Acts 11:30 : 30 Which they did, sending it to the rulers of the church by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
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- Acts 15:1-66 verses78%
1 Now certain men came down from Judaea, teaching the brothers and saying that without circumcision, after the rule of Moses, there is no salvation.
2 And after Paul and Barnabas had had no little argument and discussion with them, the brothers made a decision to send Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them to the Apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem about this question.
3 So they, being sent on their way by the church, went through Phoenicia and Samaria, giving news of the salvation of the Gentiles, to the great joy of all the brothers.
4 And when they came to Jerusalem, they had a meeting with the church and the Apostles and the rulers, and they gave an account of all the things which God had done through them.
5 But some of the Pharisees, who were of the faith, got up and said, It is necessary for these to have circumcision and to keep the law of Moses.
6 And the Apostles and the rulers of the church came together and gave thought to the question.
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30 So they, being sent away, came down to Antioch, and having got the people together, they gave them the letter.
- Acts 15:23-253 verses73%
23 And they sent a letter by them, saying, The Apostles and the older brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, may joy be with you:
24 Because we have knowledge that some who went from us have been troubling you with their words, putting your souls in doubt; to whom we gave no such order;
25 It seemed good to us, having come to an agreement together, to send these men to you, with our well loved Barnabas and Paul,
- Acts 16:5-62 verses73%
5 So the churches were made strong in the faith and were increased in number every day.
6 And after they had gone through the land of Phrygia and Galatia, the Holy Spirit did not let them take the word into Asia;
- Acts 14:23-242 verses72%
23 And when they had made selection of some to be rulers in every church, and had given themselves to prayer and kept themselves from food, they put them into the care of the Lord in whom they had faith.
24 And they went through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.
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30 Which they did, sending it to the rulers of the church by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
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3 Paul had a desire for him to go with him, and he gave him circumcision because of the Jews who were in those parts: for they all had knowledge that his father was a Greek.
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21 And having made a number of disciples through the preaching of the good news in that town, they went back to Lystra and Iconium and Antioch,
- Acts 15:27-282 verses70%
27 And so we have sent Judas and Silas, who will say the same things to you themselves, by word of mouth.
28 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us, to put on you nothing more than these necessary things;
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6 And they went away, journeying through all the towns, preaching the good news and making people free from diseases in all places.
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41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, making the churches stronger in the faith.
- Acts 14:6-72 verses70%
6 Having got news of it, they went in flight to the towns of Lycaonia, Lystra, and Derbe, and the country round about:
7 And went on preaching the good news there.
- Acts 16:20-234 verses70%
20 And when they had taken them before the authorities, they said, These men, who are Jews, are greatly troubling our town;
21 Teaching rules of living which it is not right for us to have or to keep, being Romans.
22 And the people made an attack on them all together: and the authorities took their clothing off them, and gave orders for them to be whipped.
23 And when they had given them a great number of blows, they put them in prison, giving orders to the keeper of the prison to keep them safely:
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36 And after some days, Paul said to Barnabas, Let us go back and see the brothers in every town where we have given the word of God, and see how they are.
- Acts 13:3-42 verses69%
3 Then, after prayer and going without food they put their hands on them, and sent them away.
4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia; and from there they went by ship to Cyprus.
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33 And when they had been there for some time, they were sent back in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.
- 1 Cor 16:3-42 verses69%
3 And when I come, I will send the men of your selection with letters to take the money you have got together to Jerusalem.
4 And if it is possible for me to go there, they will go with me.
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4 But those who had gone in flight went everywhere preaching the word.
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39 Then they came and made prayers to them, requesting them, when they had taken them out, to go away from the town.
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15 And after these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem.
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26 And from there they went by ship to Antioch, where they had been handed over to the grace of God for the work which they had not done.
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35 But when it was day, the authorities sent the police, saying, Let these men go.
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2 Because you have in mind the orders we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
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15 But when they had given them orders to go out of the Sanhedrin, they had a discussion among themselves,
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16 And by way of Corinth to go into Macedonia, and from there to come back again to you, so that you might send me on my way to Judaea.
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15 But those who went with Paul took him as far as Athens, and then went away, with orders from him to Silas and Timothy to come to him quickly.
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22 And news of them came to the ears of the church at Jerusalem: and they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch:
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14 Now when the Apostles at Jerusalem had news that the people of Samaria had taken the word of God into their hearts, they sent to them Peter and John;
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1 Now when they had gone through Amphipolis and Apollonia they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Synagogue of the Jews:
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25 But as to the Gentiles who have the faith, we sent a letter, giving our decision that they were to keep themselves from offerings made to false gods, and from blood, and from the flesh of animals put to death in ways against the law, and from the evil desires of the body.
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19 For this reason my decision is, that we do not put trouble in the way of those who from among the Gentiles are turned to God;
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12 And from there to Philippi, which is the most important town of Macedonia and a Roman colony: and we were there for some days.
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12 Then, when I was journeying to Damascus with the authority and orders of the chief priests,
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4 And meeting the disciples we were there for seven days: and they gave Paul orders through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem.