Acts 15:28

Webster's Bible (1833)

For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things:

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  • John 16:13 : 13 However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.
  • Acts 5:32 : 32 We are His witnesses of these things; and so also is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him."
  • 1 Cor 7:40 : 40 But she is happier if she stays as she is, in my judgment, and I think that I also have God's Spirit.
  • Rev 2:24 : 24 But to you I say, to the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as don't have this teaching, who don't know what some call 'the deep things of Satan,' to you I say, I am not putting any other burden on you.
  • Matt 11:30 : 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
  • Matt 23:4 : 4 For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.
  • 1 Cor 14:37 : 37 If any man thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.
  • 1 Thess 4:8 : 8 Therefore he who rejects doesn't reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.
  • 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 To them it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the Gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.
  • Acts 15:8 : 8 God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.
  • Acts 15:19 : 19 "Therefore my judgment is that we don't trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,
  • Acts 15:25 : 25 it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
  • 1 Cor 7:25 : 25 Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who has obtained mercy from the Lord to be trustworthy.

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  • Acts 15:22-27
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    22Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.{The word for "brothers" here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."}

    23They wrote these things by their hand: "The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: greetings.

    24Because we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, 'You must be circumcised and keep the law,' to whom we gave no commandment;

    25it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

    26men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

    27We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves will also tell you the same things by word of mouth.

  • Acts 15:29-30
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    29that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell."

    30So, when they were sent off, they came to Antioch. Having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the letter.

  • Acts 21:23-25
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    23Therefore do what we tell you. We have four men who have taken a vow.

    24Take them, and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses for them, that they may shave their heads. Then all will know that there is no truth in the things that they have been informed about you, but that you yourself also walk keeping the law.

    25But concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written our decision that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from food offered to idols, from blood, from strangled things, and from sexual immorality."

  • Acts 15:19-20
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    19"Therefore my judgment is that we don't trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,

    20but that we write to them that they abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from what is strangled, and from blood.

  • Acts 15:8-11
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    8God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.

    9He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

    10Now therefore why do you tempt God, that you should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

    11But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus,{TR adds "Christ"} just as they are."

  • Acts 15:4-6
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    4When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all things that God had done with them.

    5But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, "It is necessary to circumcise them, and to charge them to keep the law of Moses."

    6The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.

  • 1 Thess 3:1
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    1Therefore, when we couldn't stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,

  • Acts 16:4
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    4As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.

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

  • Acts 16:21
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    21and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans."

  • Acts 15:1-2
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    1Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can't be saved."

    2Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

  • Acts 28:21-22
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    21They said to him, "We neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor did any of the brothers come here and report or speak any evil of you.

    22But we desire to hear from you what you think. For, as concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against."

  • 2 Cor 8:13
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    13For this is not that others may be eased and you distressed,

  • 2 Cor 8:19-20
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    19Not only so, but who was also appointed by the assemblies to travel with us in this grace, which is served by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and to show our readiness.

    20We are avoiding this, that any man should blame us concerning this abundance which is administered by us.

  • Acts 14:15
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    15"Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them;

  • Acts 15:33-34
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    33After they had spent some time there, they were sent back with greetings from the brothers to the apostles.

    34{Some manuscripts add: But it seemed good to Silas to stay there.}

  • Acts 21:15
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    15After these days we took up our baggage and went up to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Thess 2:16
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    16forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved; to fill up their sins always. But wrath has come on them to the uttermost.

  • Acts 5:28
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    28saying, "Didn't we strictly charge you not to teach in this name? Behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood on us."

  • 1 Thess 2:9
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    9For you remember, brothers, our labor and travail; for working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the Gospel of God.

  • Acts 28:10
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    10They also honored us with many honors, and when we sailed, they put on board the things that we needed.

  • Acts 21:12
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    12When we heard these things, both we and they of that place begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Thess 2:6
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    6nor seeking glory from men (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.

  • Acts 14:18
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    18Even saying these things, they hardly stopped the multitudes from making a sacrifice to them.

  • Rom 15:27
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    27Yes, it has been their good pleasure, and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, they owe it to them also to serve them in fleshly things.

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    1Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

  • Acts 11:30
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    30which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

  • 2 Thess 3:8-9
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    8neither did we eat bread from anyone's hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you;

    9not because we don't have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.

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    5and that our Gospel came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake.

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    4begging us with much entreaty to receive this grace and the fellowship in the service to the saints.

    5This was not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.