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Acts - ch 15 v 21 - 40
- For Moses from generations of old hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.
- Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; `namely', Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:
- and they wrote `thus' by them, The apostles and the elders, brethren, unto the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting:
- Forasmuch as we have heard that certain who went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls; to whom we gave no commandment;
- it seemed good unto us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
- men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also shall tell you the same things by word of mouth.
- For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:
- that ye abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication; from which if ye keep yourselves, it shall be well with you. Fare ye well.
- So they, when they were dismissed, came down to Antioch; and having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle.
- And when they had read it, they rejoiced for the consolation.
- And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.
- And after they had spent some time `there', they were dismissed in peace from the brethren unto those that had sent them forth.
- `But it seemed good unto Silas to abide there.'
- But Paul and Barnabas tarried in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
- And after some days Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us return now and visit the brethren in every city wherein we proclaimed the word of the Lord, `and see' how they fare.
- And Barnabas was minded to take with them John also, who was called Mark.
- But Paul thought not good to take with them him who withdrew from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.
- And there arose a sharp contention, so that they parted asunder one from the other, and Barnabas took Mark with him, and sailed away unto Cyprus;
- but Paul choose Silas, and went forth, being commended by the brethren to the grace of the Lord.
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