Acts 15:28

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, no more burden to lay upon you, except these necessary things:

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  • John 16:13 : 13 and when He may come -- the Spirit of truth -- He will guide you to all the truth, for He will not speak from Himself, but as many things as He will hear He will speak, and the coming things He will tell you;
  • Acts 5:32 : 32 and we are His witnesses of these sayings, and the Holy Spirit also, whom God gave to those obeying him.'
  • 1 Cor 7:40 : 40 and she is happier if she may so remain -- according to my judgment; and I think I also have the Spirit of God.
  • Rev 2:24 : 24 `And to you I say, and to the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as have not this teaching, and who did not know the depths of the Adversary, as they say; I will not put upon you other burden;
  • Matt 11:30 : 30 for my yoke `is' easy, and my burden is light.'
  • Matt 23:4 : 4 for they bind together burdens heavy and grievous to be borne, and lay upon the shoulders of men, but with their finger they will not move them.
  • 1 Cor 14:37 : 37 if any one doth think to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge the things that I write to you -- that of the Lord they are commands;
  • 1 Thess 4:8 : 8 he, therefore, who is despising -- doth not despise man, but God, who also did give His Holy Spirit to us.
  • 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 to whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they were ministering these, which now were told to you (through those who did proclaim good news to you,) in the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, to which things messengers do desire to bend looking.
  • Acts 15:8 : 8 and the heart-knowing God did bare them testimony, having given to them the Holy Spirit, even as also to us,
  • Acts 15:19 : 19 wherefore I judge: not to trouble those who from the nations do turn back to God,
  • Acts 15:25 : 25 it seemed good to us, having come together with one accord, chosen men to send unto you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul --
  • 1 Cor 7:25 : 25 And concerning the virgins, a command of the Lord I have not; and I give judgment as having obtained kindness from the Lord to be faithful:

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    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,

    25it seemed good to us, having come together with one accord, chosen men to send unto you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul --

    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.

  • Acts 15:29-30
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    29to abstain from things offered to idols, and blood, and a strangled thing, and whoredom; from which keeping yourselves, ye shall do well; be strong!'

    30They then, indeed, having been let go, went to Antioch, and having brought the multitude together, did deliver the epistle,

  • Acts 21:23-25
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    23`This, therefore, do that we say to thee: We have four men having a vow on themselves,

    24these having taken, be purified with them, and be at expence with them, that they may shave the head, and all may know that the things of which they have been instructed concerning thee are nothing, but thou dost walk -- thyself also -- the law keeping.

    25`And concerning those of the nations who have believed, we have written, having given judgment, that they observe no such thing, except to keep themselves both from idol-sacrifices, and blood, and a strangled thing, and whoredom.'

  • Acts 15:19-20
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    19wherefore I judge: not to trouble those who from the nations do turn back to God,

    20but to write to them to abstain from the pollutions of the idols, and the whoredom, and the strangled thing; and the blood;

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    8and the heart-knowing God did bare them testimony, having given to them the Holy Spirit, even as also to us,

    9and did put no difference also between us and them, by the faith having purified their hearts;

    10now, therefore, why do ye tempt God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

    11but, through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, we believe to be saved, even as also they.'

  • Acts 15:4-6
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    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,

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    1Wherefore no longer forbearing, we thought good to be left in Athens alone,

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    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,

  • 1 Thess 4:2
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    2for ye have known what commands we gave you through the Lord Jesus,

  • Acts 16:21
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    21and they proclaim customs that are not lawful for us to receive nor to do, being Romans.'

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    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,

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    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,

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    13for not that for others release, and ye pressured, `do I speak,'

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    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;

    20avoiding this, lest any one may blame us in this abundance that is ministered by us,

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    15and saying, `Men, why these things do ye? and we are men like-affected with you, proclaiming good news to you, from these vanities to turn unto the living God, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all the things in them;

  • Acts 15:33-34
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    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.

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    15And after these days, having taken `our' vessels, we were going up to Jerusalem,

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    16forbidding us to speak to the nations that they might be saved, to fill up their sins always, but the anger did come upon them -- to the end!

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    12And when we heard these things, we called upon `him' -- both we, and those of that place -- not to go up to Jerusalem,

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    6nor seeking of men glory, neither from you nor from others, being able to be burdensome, as Christ's apostles.

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    18and these things saying, scarcely did they restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them.

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    30which also they did, having sent unto the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

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    8nor for nought did we eat bread of any one, but in labour and in travail, night and day working, not to be chargeable to any of you;

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    5because our good news did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance, even as ye have known of what sort we became among you because of you,

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