Acts 15:25
it seemed good to us, having come together with one accord, chosen men to send unto you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul --
it seemed good to us, having come together with one accord, chosen men to send unto you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul --
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26men who have given up their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ --
27we have sent, therefore, Judas and Silas, and they by word are telling the same things.
28`For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, no more burden to lay upon you, except these necessary things:
22Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, chosen men out of themselves to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas -- Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren --
23having written through their hand thus: `The apostles, and the elders, and the brethren, to those in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia, brethren, who `are' of the nations, greeting;
24seeing we have heard that certain having gone forth from us did trouble you with words, subverting your souls, saying to be circumcised and to keep the law, to whom we did give no charge,
1And certain having come down from Judea, were teaching the brethren -- `If ye be not circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye are not able to be saved;'
2there having been, therefore, not a little dissension and disputation to Paul and Barnabas with them, they arranged for Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, to go up unto the apostles and elders to Jerusalem about this question,
3they indeed, then, having been sent forward by the assembly, were passing through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the nations, and they were causing great joy to all the brethren.
4And having come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly, and the apostles, and the elders, they declared also as many things as God did with them;
5and there rose up certain of those of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying -- `It behoveth to circumcise them, to command them also to keep the law of Moses.'
6And there were gathered together the apostles and the elders, to see about this matter,
7and there having been much disputing, Peter having risen up said unto them, `Men, brethren, ye know that from former days, God among us did make choice, through my mouth, for the nations to hear the word of the good news, and to believe;
8and the heart-knowing God did bare them testimony, having given to them the Holy Spirit, even as also to us,
29and the disciples, according as any one was prospering, determined each of them to send for ministration to the brethren dwelling in Judea,
30which also they did, having sent unto the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
33and having passed some time, they were let go with peace from the brethren unto the apostles;
34and it seemed good to Silas to remain there still.
35And Paul and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and proclaiming good news -- with many others also -- the word of the Lord;
36and after certain days, Paul said unto Barnabas, `Having turned back again, we may look after our brethren, in every city in which we have preached the word of the Lord -- how they are.'
37And Barnabas counseled to take with `them' John called Mark,
1Wherefore no longer forbearing, we thought good to be left in Athens alone,
2and did send Timotheus -- our brother, and a ministrant of God, and our fellow-workman in the good news of the Christ -- to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith,
22And the account was heard in the ears of the assembly that `is' in Jerusalem concerning them, and they sent forth Barnabas to go through unto Antioch,
23who, having come, and having seen the grace of God, was glad, and was exhorting all with purpose of heart to cleave to the Lord,
30They then, indeed, having been let go, went to Antioch, and having brought the multitude together, did deliver the epistle,
31and they having read, did rejoice for the consolation;
18and we sent with him the brother, whose praise in the good news `is' through all the assemblies,
19and not only so, but who was also appointed by vote by the assemblies, our fellow-traveller, with this favour that is ministered by us, unto the glory of the same Lord, and your willing mind;
40and Paul having chosen Silas, went forth, having been given up to the grace of God by the brethren;
17And we having come to Jerusalem, the brethren did gladly receive us,
23and having appointed to them by vote elders in every assembly, having prayed with fastings, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
15And after these days, having taken `our' vessels, we were going up to Jerusalem,
3and whenever I may come, whomsoever ye may approve, through letters, these I will send to carry your favour to Jerusalem;
21And they said unto him, `We did neither receive letters concerning thee from Judea, nor did any one who came of the brethren declare or speak any evil concerning thee,
19wherefore I judge: not to trouble those who from the nations do turn back to God,
2and in their ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, `Separate ye to me both Barnabas and Saul to the work to which I have called them,'
3then having fasted, and having prayed, and having laid the hands on them, they sent `them' away.
9and having known the grace that was given to me, James, and Cephas, and John, who were esteemed to be pillars, a right hand of fellowship they did give to me, and to Barnabas, that we to the nations, and they to the circumcision `may go',
4with much entreaty calling on us to receive the favour and the fellowship of the ministration to the saints,
5and not according as we expected, but themselves they did give first to the Lord, and to us, through the will of God,
4And as they were going on through the cities, they were delivering to them the decrees to keep, that have been judged by the apostles and the elders who `are' in Jerusalem,
26for it pleased Macedonia and Achaia well to make a certain contribution for the poor of the saints who `are' in Jerusalem;
14where, having found brethren, we were called upon to remain with them seven days, and thus to Rome we came;
22and we sent with them our brother, whom we proved in many things many times being diligent, and now much more diligent, by the great confidence that is toward you,
21`It behoveth, therefore, of the men who did go with us during all the time in which the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,
10and when he saw the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go forth to Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord hath called us to preach good news to them,
26and thence did sail to Antioch, whence they had been given by the grace of God for the work that they fulfilled;
27and he being minded to go through into Achaia, the brethren wrote to the disciples, having exhorted them to receive him, who having come, did help them much who have believed through the grace,
12And when we heard these things, we called upon `him' -- both we, and those of that place -- not to go up to Jerusalem,