Acts 15:28

Geneva Bible (1560)

For it seemed good to the holy Ghost, and to vs, to lay no more burden vpon you, then these necessary things,

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  • John 16:13 : 13 Howbeit, when he is come which is the Spirit of trueth, he will leade you into all trueth: for he shall not speake of himselfe, but whatsoeuer he shall heare, shall he speake, and he will shew you the things to come.
  • Acts 5:32 : 32 And we are his witnesses concerning these things which we say: yea, & the holy Ghost, whome God hath giuen to them that obey him.
  • 1 Cor 7:40 : 40 But shee is more blessed, if she so abide, in my iudgement: and I thinke that I haue also the Spirite of God.
  • Rev 2:24 : 24 And vnto you I say, the rest of them of Thyatira, As many as haue not this learning, neither haue knowen the deepenes of Satan (as they speake) I will put vpon you none other burden.
  • Matt 11:30 : 30 For my yoke is easie, & my burden light.
  • Matt 23:4 : 4 For they binde heauie burdens, & grieuous to be borne, and lay them on mens shoulders, but they themselues will not moue them with one of their fingers.
  • 1 Cor 14:37 : 37 If any man thinke him selfe to be a Prophet, or spirituall, let him acknowledge, that the things, that I write vnto you, are the commandements of the Lord.
  • 1 Thess 4:8 : 8 Hee therefore that despiseth these thinges, despiseth not man, but God who hath euen giuen you his holy Spirit.
  • 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 Vnto whome it was reueiled, that not vnto themselues, but vnto vs they shoulde minister the things, which are nowe shewed vnto you by them which haue preached vnto you the Gospell by the holy Ghost sent downe from heauen, the which things the Angels desire to beholde.
  • Acts 15:8 : 8 And God which knoweth the heartes, bare them witnesse, in giuing vnto them ye holy Ghost euen as he did vnto vs.
  • Acts 15:19 : 19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them of the Gentiles that are turned to God,
  • Acts 15:25 : 25 It seemed therefore good to vs, when we were come together with one accord, to send chosen men vnto you, with our beloued Barnabas and Paul,
  • 1 Cor 7:25 : 25 Nowe concerning virgines, I haue no commaundement of the Lorde: but I giue mine aduise, as one that hath obtained mercie of the Lord to be faithfull.

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  • Acts 15:22-27
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    22Then it seemed good to the Apostles and Elders with the whole Church, to sende chosen men of their owne companie to Antiochia with Paul and Barnabas: to wit, Iudas whose surname was Barsabas and Silas, which were chiefe men among the brethren,

    23And wrote letters by them after this maner, The Apostles, and the Elders, and the brethren, vnto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antiochia, and in Syria, and in Cilicia, send greeting.

    24Forasmuch as we haue heard, that certaine which went out from vs, haue troubled you with wordes, and cumbred your mindes, saying, Ye must be circumcised and keepe the Lawe: to whom we gaue no such commaundement,

    25It seemed therefore good to vs, when we were come together with one accord, to send chosen men vnto you, with our beloued Barnabas and Paul,

    26Men that haue giuen vp their liues for the Name of our Lord Iesus Christ.

    27We haue therefore sent Iudas and Silas, which shall also tell you ye same things by mouth.

  • Acts 15:29-30
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    29That is, that ye absteine from things offered to idoles, and blood, and that that is strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keepe your selues, ye shall doe well. Fare ye well.

    30Nowe when they were departed, they came to Antiochia, and after that they had assembled the multitude, they deliuered the Epistle.

  • Acts 21:23-25
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    23Doe therefore this that we say to thee. We haue foure men, which haue made a vowe,

    24Them take, and purifie thy selfe with them, and contribute with them, that they may shaue their heads: and all shall knowe, that those things, whereof they haue bene informed concerning thee, are nothing, but that thou thy selfe also walkest and keepest the Lawe.

    25For as touching ye Gentiles, which beleeue, we haue written, & determined that they obserue no such thing, but that they keepe themselues from things offred to idoles, and from blood, and from that that is strangled, and from fornication.

  • Acts 15:19-20
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    19Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them of the Gentiles that are turned to God,

    20But that we send vnto them, that they absteine themselues from filthinesse of idoles, and fornication, and that that is strangled, and from blood.

  • Acts 15:8-11
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    8And God which knoweth the heartes, bare them witnesse, in giuing vnto them ye holy Ghost euen as he did vnto vs.

    9And he put no difference betweene vs and them, after that by faith he had purified their heartes.

    10Nowe therefore, why tempt ye God, to lay a yoke on the disciples neckes, which neither our fathers, nor we were able to beare?

    11But we beleeue, through the grace of the Lord Iesus Christ to be saued, euen as they doe.

  • Acts 15:4-6
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    4And when they were come to Hierusalem, they were receiued of the Church, and of the Apostles and Elders, and they declared what things God had done by them.

    5But said they, certaine of the sect of the Pharises, which did beleeue, rose vp, saying, that it was needefull to circumcise them, and to commaunde them to keepe the lawe of Moses.

    6Then the Apostles and Elders came together to looke to this matter.

  • 1 Thess 3:1
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    1Wherefore since we coulde no longer forbeare, wee thought it good to remaine at Athens alone,

  • Acts 16:4
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    4And as they went through the cities, they deliuered them the decrees to keepe, ordeined of the Apostles & Elders, which were at Hierusalem.

  • 1 Thess 4:2
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    2For ye knowe what commaundements we gaue you by the Lord Iesus.

  • Acts 16:21
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    21And preache ordinances, which are not lawfull for vs to receiue, neither to obserue, seeing we are Romanes.

  • Acts 15:1-2
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    1Then came downe certaine from Iudea, and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after the maner of Moses, ye cannot be saued.

    2And when there was great dissension, and disputation by Paul and Barnabas against them, they ordeyned that Paul and Barnabas, and certaine other of them, should goe vp to Hierusalem vnto the Apostles and Elders about this question.

  • Acts 28:21-22
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    21Then they saide vnto him, We neither receiued letters out of Iudea concerning thee, neither came any of the brethren that shewed or spake any euill of thee.

    22But we will heare of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we knowe that euery where it is spoken against.

  • 2 Cor 8:13
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    13Neither is it that other men should be eased and you grieued: But vpon like condition, at this time your abundance supplieth their lacke:

  • 2 Cor 8:19-20
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    19(And not so onely, but is also chosen of the Churches to be a fellowe in our iourney, concerning this grace that is ministred by vs vnto the glorie of the same Lorde, and declaration of your prompt minde)

    20Auoiding this, that no man shoulde blame vs in this aboundance that is ministred by vs,

  • Acts 14:15
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    15And saying, O men, why doe yee these things? We are euen men subiect to the like passions that yee be, and preache vnto you, that yee shoulde turne from these vaine things vnto the liuing God, which made heauen and earth, and the sea, and all things that in them are:

  • Acts 15:33-34
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    33And after they had taried there a space, they were let goe in peace of the brethren vnto the Apostles.

    34Notwithstanding Silas thought good to abide there still.

  • Acts 21:15
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    15And after those dayes we trussed vp our fardels, and went vp to Hierusalem.

  • 1 Thess 2:16
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    16And forbid vs to preach vnto the Gentiles, that they might be saued, to fulfill their sinnes alwayes: for the wrath of God is come on them, to the vtmost.

  • Acts 5:28
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    28Saying, Did not we straightly commaund you, that ye should not teach in this Name? & behold, ye haue filled Hierusale with your doctrine, and ye would bring this mans blood vpon vs.

  • 1 Thess 2:9
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    9For ye remember, brethren, our labour and trauaile: for we laboured day & night, because we would not be chargeable vnto any of you, and preached vnto you the Gospel of God.

  • Acts 28:10
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    10Which also did vs great honour: and when we departed, they laded vs with things necessarie.

  • Acts 21:12
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    12And when we had heard these things, both we and other of the same place besought him that he would not go vp to Hierusalem.

  • 1 Thess 2:6
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    6Neither sought we prayse of men, neither of you, nor of others, when we might haue bene chargeable, as the Apostles of Christ.

  • Acts 14:18
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    18And speaking these things, scarce appeased they the multitude, that they had not sacrificed vnto them.

  • Rom 15:27
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    27For it hath pleased them, and their detters are they: for if the Gentiles be made partakers of their spirituall things, their duetie is also to minister vnto them in carnall things.

  • Rom 15:1
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    1We which are strong, ought to beare the infirmities of the weake, & not to please our selues.

  • Acts 11:30
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    30Which thing they also did, and sent it to the Elders, by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

  • 2 Thess 3:8-9
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    8Neither tooke we bread of any man for nought: but we wrought with labour and trauaile night and day, because we would not be chargeable to any of you.

    9Not because we haue not authoritie, but that we might make our selues an ensample vnto you to follow vs.

  • 1 Thess 1:5
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    5For our Gospell was not vnto you in worde only, but also in power, and in the holy Ghost, and in much assurance, as ye know after what maner we were among you for your sakes.

  • 2 Cor 8:4-5
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    4And praied vs with great instance that we woulde receiue the grace, and felowship of the ministring which is toward the Saints.

    5And this they did, not as we looked for: but gaue their owne selues, first to the Lorde, and after vnto vs by the will of God,