DAY 16
AC-15:4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of
the church, and [of] the apostles and elders, and they declared all
things that God had done with them.
AC-15:5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees
which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and
to command [them] to keep the law of Moses.
AC-15:6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider
of this matter.
AC-15:7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and
said unto them, Men [and] brethren, ye know how that a good while
ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should
hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
AC-15:8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness,
giving them the Holy Ghost, even as [he did] unto us;
AC-15:9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their
hearts by faith.
AC-15:10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the
neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to
bear?
AC-15:11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus
Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
AC-15:12 Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to
Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had
wrought among the Gentiles by them.
AC-15:13 And after they had held their peace, James answered,
saying, Men [and] brethren, hearken unto me:
AC-15:14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the
Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
AC-15:15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is
written,
AC-15:16 After this I will return, and will build again the
tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again
the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:
AC-15:17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all
the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth
all these things.
AC-15:18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the
world.
AC-15:19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which
from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
AC-15:20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from
pollutions of idols, and [from] fornication, and [from] things
strangled, and [from] blood.
AC-15:21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach
him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
AC-15:22 Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole
church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul
and Barnabas; [namely], Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief
men among the brethren:
AC-15:23 And they wrote [letters] by them after this manner; The
apostles and elders and brethren [send] greeting unto the brethren
which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:
AC-15:24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out
from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying,
[Ye must] be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no
[such] commandment:
AC-15:25 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord,
to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
AC-15:26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ.
AC-15:27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also
tell [you] the same things by mouth.
AC-15:28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay
upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
AC-15:29 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from
blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which
if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.
AC-15:30 So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and
when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the
epistle:
AC-15:31 [Which] when they had read, they rejoiced for the
consolation.
AC-15:32 And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves,
exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed [them].
AC-15:33 And after they had tarried [there] a space, they were let
go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.
AC-15:34 Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.
AC-15:35 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and
preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
AC-15:36 And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go
again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached
the word of the Lord, [and see] how they do.
AC-15:37 And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose
surname was Mark.
AC-15:38 But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who
departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the
work.
AC-15:39 And the contention was so sharp between them, that they
departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and
sailed unto Cyprus;
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