Acts 16:4
And as they went through the cities, they deliuered them the decrees to keepe, ordeined of the Apostles & Elders, which were at Hierusalem.
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Referenced Verses
- Acts 15:28-29 : 28 For it seemed good to the holy Ghost, and to vs, to lay no more burden vpon you, then these necessary things, 29 That 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.
- Acts 15:2 : 2 And 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 15:6 : 6 Then the Apostles and Elders came together to looke to this matter.
- Acts 11:30 : 30 Which thing they also did, and sent it to the Elders, by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
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- Acts 15:1-66 verses78%
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.
3Thus being brought forth by ye Church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conuersion of the Gentiles, and they brought great ioy vnto all the brethren.
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.
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30Nowe when they were departed, they came to Antiochia, and after that they had assembled the multitude, they deliuered the Epistle.
- Acts 15:23-253 verses73%
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,
- Acts 16:5-62 verses73%
5And so were the Churches stablished in the faith, and encreased in number daily.
6Nowe when they had gone throughout Phrygia, and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden of the holy Ghost to preache the worde in Asia.
- Acts 14:23-242 verses72%
23And when they had ordeined them Elders by election in euery Church, and prayed, and fasted, they commended them to the Lorde in whome they beleeued.
24Thus they went throughout Pisidia, and came to Pamphylia.
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30Which thing they also did, and sent it to the Elders, by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
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3Therefore Paul would that he should go forth with him, and tooke and circumcised him, because of ye Iewes, which were in those quarters: for they knewe all, that his father was a Grecian.
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21And after they had preached the glad tidings of the Gospel to that citie, and had taught many, they returned to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antiochia,
- Acts 15:27-282 verses70%
27We haue therefore sent Iudas and Silas, which shall also tell you ye same things by mouth.
28For 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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6And they went out, & went through euery towne preaching the Gospel, and healing euery where.
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41And he went through Syria and Cilicia, stablishing the Churches.
- Acts 14:6-72 verses70%
6They were ware of it, and fled vnto Lystra, and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and vnto the region round about,
7And there preached the Gospel.
- Acts 16:20-234 verses70%
20And brought them to the gouernours, saying, These men which are Iewes, trouble our citie,
21And preache ordinances, which are not lawfull for vs to receiue, neither to obserue, seeing we are Romanes.
22The people also rose vp together against them, and the gouernours rent their clothes, and commaunded them to be beaten with roddes.
23And when they had beaten them sore, they cast them into prison, commaunding the Iayler to keepe them surely.
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36But after certaine dayes, Paul said vnto Barnabas, Let vs returne, & visite our brethren in euery citie, where we haue preached the worde of the Lord, and see how they doe.
- Acts 13:3-42 verses69%
3Then fasted they and prayed, and layde their hands on them, and let them goe.
4And they, after they were sent foorth of the holy Ghost, came downe vnto Seleucia, and from thence they sayled to Cyprus.
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33And after they had taried there a space, they were let goe in peace of the brethren vnto the Apostles.
- 1 Cor 16:3-42 verses69%
3And when I am come, whomsoeuer ye shal alowe by letters, them will I send to bring your liberalitie vnto Hierusalem.
4And if it be meete that I goe also, they shall goe with me.
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4Therefore they that were scattered abroad, went to and fro preaching the worde.
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39Then came they and praied them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the citie.
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15And after those dayes we trussed vp our fardels, and went vp to Hierusalem.
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26And thence sailed to Antiochia, from whence they had bene comended vnto the grace of God, to the woorke, which they had fulfilled.
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35And when it was day, the gouernours sent the sergeants, saying, Let those men goe.
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2For ye knowe what commaundements we gaue you by the Lord Iesus.
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15Then they commaunded them to goe aside out of the Council, and conferred among themselues,
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16And to passe by you into Macedonia, and to come againe out of Macedonia vnto you, and to be led foorth towarde Iudea of you.
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15And they that did conduct Paul, brought him vnto Athens: and when they had receiued a commaundement vnto Silas and Timotheus that they shoulde come to him at once, they departed.
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22Then tydings of those things came vnto the eares of the Church, which was in Hierusalem, and they sent foorth Barnabas, that he should goe vnto Antiochia.
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14Nowe when the Apostles, which were at Hierusalem, heard say, that Samaria had receiued the worde of God, they sent vnto them Peter and Iohn.
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1Nowe as they passed through Amphipolis, and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a Synagogue of the Iewes.
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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.
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19Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them of the Gentiles that are turned to God,
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12And from thence to Philippi, which is the chiefe citie in ye partes of Macedonia, & whose inhabitants came from Rome to dwell there, and we were in that citie abiding certaine dayes.
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12At which time, euen as I went to Damascus with authoritie, and commission from the hie Priests,
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4And when we had found disciples, we taried there seuen dayes; they told Paul through the Spirit, that he should not goe vp to Hierusalem.