Acts 15:28

Coverdale Bible (1535)

For it pleased the holy goost and vs, to laye no charge vpon you, more then these necessary poyntes:

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  • John 16:13 : 13 howbeit whan he (the sprete of trueth commeth) he shal lede you in to all trueth. For he shal not speake of himself, but what soeuer he shal heare, that shal he speake: and he shall shewe you, what is for to come.
  • Acts 5:32 : 32 And we are his recordes of these wordes, and the holy goost, who God hath geuen vnto the that obeye him.
  • 1 Cor 7:40 : 40 But she is happier yf she so abyde after my iudgment. I thinke verely that I also haue the sprete of God.
  • Rev 2:24 : 24 Vnto you I saye, and vnto other of the of Thiatyra, as many as haue not this lernynge and which haue not knowen the depnes of Sathan (as they saye) I wil put vpo you none other burthen,
  • Matt 11:30 : 30 for my yock is easy, and my burden is light.
  • Matt 23:4 : 4 for they saye & do not. For they bynde heuy and intollerable burthens, and laye them vpon mens shulders: But they them selues wil not heaue at them with one of their fyngers.
  • 1 Cor 14:37 : 37 Yf eny man thynke himselfe to be a prophet, or spirituall, let him knowe what I wryte vnto you, for they are the commaundementes of the LORDE.
  • 1 Thess 4:8 : 8 He therfore that despyseth, despyseth not man, but God, which hath geuen his holy sprete in to you.
  • 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 Vnto the which (prophetes) it was declared, that not vnto them selues, but vnto vs they shulde mynister the thinges which are now shewed vnto you, by them which thorow ye holy goost sent downe from heauen, haue preached vnto you the thinges which the angels delyte to beholde.
  • Acts 15:8 : 8 And God the knower of hertes bare wytnesse ouer the, and gaue the the holy goost, like as vnto vs,
  • Acts 15:19 : 19 Wherfore my sentence is, that they which from amonge the Heythen are turned vnto God, be not disquyeted,
  • Acts 15:25 : 25 it semed good vnto vs, beynge gathered together with one accorde, to chose out men, and to sende them vnto you, with oure beloued Barnabas and Paul,
  • 1 Cor 7:25 : 25 As concernynge virgins, I haue no commaundement of the LORDE, neuertheles I saye my goodmeanynge, as I haue optayned mercy of the LORDE to be faithfull.

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  • 80%

    22 And the Apostles and Elders with the whole congregacion thoughte it good, to chose out men of them, and to sende them vnto Antioche with Paul and Barnabas, namely Iudas, whose syrname was Barsabas, and Sylas (which were chefe men amoge the brethre)

    23 and gaue the letters in their handes after this maner: We the Apostles and Elders & brethren, wysh health vnto the brethre of the Heythe which are at Antioche, and Syria and Celicia.

    24 For so moch as we haue herde that certayne of oures are departed, and haue troubled you, and combred youre myndes, sayenge: ye must be circumcysed, and kepe ye lawe (to whom we gaue no soch commaundemet)

    25 it semed good vnto vs, beynge gathered together with one accorde, to chose out men, and to sende them vnto you, with oure beloued Barnabas and Paul,

    26 men that haue ioperded their lyues for ye name of oure LORDE Iesus Christ.

    27 Therfore haue we sent Iudas and Sylas, which shal also tell you the same with wordes.

  • 79%

    29 That ye absteyne from the offeringes of Idols, and from bloude, and from strangled, and from whordome. From the which yf ye absteyne youre selues, ye shal do well. Fare ye well.

    30 Whan these were sent forth, they came vnto Antioche, and gathered the multitude together, and delyuered the epistle.

  • 77%

    23 Do this therfore that we saye vnto the: We haue foure men, which haue a vowe on them,

    24 take them vnto ye, and purifye thyselfe with them, and do the cost on them, that they maye shaue their heades: and they shal knowe, that it is nothinge, wherof they are enfourmed agaynst the, but that thou also walkest and kepest the lawe.

    25 For as touchinge them that beleue amonge the Heythen, we haue wrytten, and concluded, that they shulde obserue no soch, but onely to kepe them selues from the offeringes of Idols, from bloude, from stragled, and from whordome.

  • 77%

    19 Wherfore my sentence is, that they which from amonge the Heythen are turned vnto God, be not disquyeted,

    20 but to wryte vnto them, that they absteyne them selues from fylthynesse of Idols, from whordome, and from strangled, and bloude.

  • Acts 15:8-11
    4 verses
    73%

    8 And God the knower of hertes bare wytnesse ouer the, and gaue the the holy goost, like as vnto vs,

    9 & put no dyfference betwixte vs & them, and purified their hertes thorow fayth.

    10 Now therfore why tempte ye God, with layenge vpon ye disciples neckes the yocke, which nether or fathers ner we were able to beare?

    11 But we beleue to be saued thorow the grace of the LORDE Iesu Christ, like as they also.

  • Acts 15:4-6
    3 verses
    73%

    4 Whan they came to Ierusale, they were receaued of ye cogregacion, & of the Apostles, and of the Elders, & they tolde how greate thinges God had done with the.

    5 Then rose there vp certayne of the secte of ye Pharises (which beleued) and sayde: They must be circumcysed and comaunded, to kepe the lawe of Moses.

    6 But the Apostles and Elders came together, to reason vpon this matter.

  • 1 Wherfore sence we coulde no longer forbeare, we thoughte it good to remayne at Athens alone,

  • 4 But as they wente thorow the cities, they delyuered them the sentence to kepe, which was concluded of the Apostles and Elders at Ierusalem.

  • 2 For ye knowe what commaundementes we gaue you by oure LORDE Iesus Christ.

  • 21 and preach an ordynaunce, which is not laufull for vs to receaue, ner to obserue, seynge we are Romaynes.

  • Acts 15:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1 And there came certayne fro Iewry, and taughte the brethren: Excepte ye be circumcysed after the maner of Moses, ye can not be saued.

    2 Now wha there rose a discesion, and Paul and Barnabas had set them selues harde agaynst them, they ordeyned, that Paul and Barnabas and certayne other of them shulde go vp to Ierusalem vnto the Apostles and Elders, aboute this questio.

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    21 They sayde vnto hi: We haue nether receaued letter out of Iewry cocernynge the, nether came there eny of the brethre, yt shewed or spake eny harme of ye.

    22 But we wyl heare of ye what thou thinkest: for we haue herde of this secte, that euery where it is spoken agaynst.

  • 13 This is not done to the intent, that other shulde haue ease, and ye cobraunce,

  • 69%

    19 Not onely that, but he is chosen also of the congregacions, to be a felowe with vs in oure iourney, for this benyuolence that is mynistred by vs vnto the prayse of the LORDE, and to stere vp youre prompte mynde,

    20 and to bewarre, lest eny ma reporte euell of vs because of this plenteousnes, which is mynistred by vs:

  • 15 and sayenge: Ye me, Why do ye this? We are mortall me also like vnto you, & preach vnto you ye Gospell, that ye shulde turne from these vayne thinges vnto ye lyuynge God, which made heaue and earth, and the see, and all that therin is,

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    33 And whan they had taried there for a season, they were let go of the brethren in peace vnto the Apostles.

    34 Notwithstondinge Sylas thoughte it good to byde there styll.

  • 15 And after those dayes we were ready, & wente vp to Ierusalem:

  • 16 forbyddinge vs to speake vnto the Heythen that they mighte be saued, to fulfill their synnes allwaye: for the wrath is come vpon them allready vnto ye vttemost.

  • 28 and sayde: Dyd not we comaunde you strately, that ye shulde not teache in this name. And beholde, ye haue fylled Ierusalem with youre doctryne, and ye intede to brynge this mans bloude vpon vs.

  • 9 Ye remembre brethren oure laboure and trauayle. For daye and nighte wroughte we (because we wolde not be chargeable vnto eny of you) and preached the Gospell of God amonge you.

  • 10 And they dyd vs greate honoure. And whan we departed, they laded vs with thinges necessary.

  • 12 Whan we herhe this, both we and they that were of the same place, besoughte him, that he wolde not go vp to Ierusalem.

  • 6 nether soughte we prayse of men, nether of you ner of eny other, whan we mighte haue bene chargeable vnto you as the Apostles off Christ,

  • 18 And whan they sayde this, they scarse refrayned the people, that they dyd not sacrifice vnto them.

  • 27 They haue done it wyllingly, and their detters are they. For yf ye Heythen be made partakers off their spiritual thinges, their dutye is to mynister vnto the in bodely thinges.

  • 1 We that are stronge ought to beare ye fraylnesse of them which are weake, and not to stonde in oure awne consaytes.

  • 30 which thinge they also dyd, and sent it by the handes of Barnabas and Saul.

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    8 nether toke we bred of eny man for naughte but wrought wt laboure and trauayle night and daye, lest we shulde be chargeable to eny of you.

    9 Not but that we had auctorite, but to geue oure selues for an ensample vnto you to folowe vs.

  • 5 for oure Gospell hath not bene with you in worde onely, but both in power and in the holy goost, and in moch certayntie, as ye knowe after what maner we were amonge you for youre sakes.

  • 2 Cor 8:4-5
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    4 and prayed vs with greate instauce, that we wolde receaue their benefite and fellishippe of the hadreachinge that is done for the sayntes:

    5 And not as we loked for, but gaue ouer them selues first to the LODRE, and afterwarde vnto vs by ye wyl of God,