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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