Acts 16:4

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As they traveled from city to city, they shared the decisions that had been made by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem, instructing the believers to follow them.

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  • Acts 15:28-29 : 28 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place any greater burden on you except these necessary things: 29 that you abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what is strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.
  • Acts 15:2 : 2 So after much dissension and debate with Paul and Barnabas, the brothers decided that Paul, Barnabas, and some others should go up to Jerusalem to consult the apostles and elders about this question.
  • Acts 15:6 : 6 The apostles and the elders gathered together to consider this matter.
  • Acts 11:30 : 30 They did this, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

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  • Acts 15:1-6
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    1Some men came down from Judea and began teaching the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."

    2So after much dissension and debate with Paul and Barnabas, the brothers decided that Paul, Barnabas, and some others should go up to Jerusalem to consult the apostles and elders about this question.

    3Having been sent on their way by the church, they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers.

    4When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, along with the apostles and elders, and they reported all that God had done through them.

    5But some believers from the sect of the Pharisees stood up and declared, "It is necessary to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses."

    6The apostles and the elders gathered together to consider this matter.

  • Acts 15:30
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    30So they were sent off and went down to Antioch. When they gathered the assembly together, they delivered the letter.

  • Acts 15:23-25
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    23They wrote this letter to be delivered by them: "The apostles and elders, your brothers, to the brothers and sisters among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.

    24Since we have heard that some have gone out from us and troubled you with teachings, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no such instructions,

    25It seemed good to us, being in agreement, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

  • Acts 16:5-6
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    5The churches were strengthened in their faith and grew in numbers every day.

    6Paul and his companions traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia but were kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia.

  • Acts 14:23-24
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    23They appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

    24Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.

  • Acts 11:30
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    30They did this, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

  • Acts 16:3
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    3Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he had him circumcised because of the Jews who lived in those areas, as they all knew his father was a Greek.

  • Acts 14:21
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    21After they had preached the gospel in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

  • Acts 15:27-28
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    27Therefore, we have sent Judas and Silas, who will also tell you the same things by word of mouth.

    28For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place any greater burden on you except these necessary things:

  • Luke 9:6
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    6So they went out, traveling through the villages, preaching the good news and healing people everywhere.

  • Acts 15:41
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    41He traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

  • Acts 14:6-7
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    6Paul and Barnabas became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia—Lystra and Derbe—and the surrounding region.

    7There they continued preaching the good news.

  • Acts 16:20-23
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    20They brought them before the magistrates and said, 'These men are Jews, and they are causing an uproar in our city.'

    21'They are advocating customs that are not lawful for us Romans to accept or practice.'

    22The crowd joined in the attack against them, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.

    23After they had inflicted many blows on them, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.

  • Acts 15:36
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    36After some days, Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we have proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing."

  • Acts 13:3-4
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    3Then, after fasting and praying, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

    4So being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

  • Acts 15:33
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    33After spending some time there, they were sent off in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.

  • 1 Cor 16:3-4
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    3When I arrive, I will send those you approve by letters to carry your gift to Jerusalem.

    4If it is suitable for me to go as well, they will travel with me.

  • Acts 8:4
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    4Those who had been scattered went about spreading the good news of the word.

  • Acts 16:39
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    39So they came to appease them, escorted them out of the prison, and requested them to leave the city.

  • Acts 21:15
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    15After these days, we made preparations and went up to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 14:26
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    26From there, they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been entrusted to the grace of God for the work they had now completed.

  • Acts 16:35
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    35When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: 'Release those men.'

  • 1 Thess 4:2
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    2For you know the commands we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

  • Acts 4:15
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    15After ordering them to leave the council, they conferred among themselves.

  • 2 Cor 1:16
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    16I planned to pass through your area on my way to Macedonia, and then come back to you from Macedonia, so you could assist me on my journey to Judea.

  • Acts 17:15
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    15Those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and after receiving instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible, they departed.

  • Acts 11:22
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    22News of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

  • Acts 8:14
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    14When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

  • Acts 17:1
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    1After passing through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.

  • Acts 21:25
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    25As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they should abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality.

  • Acts 15:19
    68%

    19Therefore, my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who are turning to God.

  • Acts 16:12
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    12From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district of Macedonia. We stayed there for several days.

  • Acts 26:12
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    12In this pursuit, I was traveling to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests.

  • Acts 21:4
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    4There we found some disciples and stayed with them for seven days. Through the Spirit, they kept urging Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.