Acts 15:22-41
Then it seemed
good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out
of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called
Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.
They wrote these things by their hand: "The apostles, the elders,
and the brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria,
and Cilicia: greetings.
Because we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you
with words, unsettling your souls, saying, 'You must be circumcised and keep
the law,' to whom we gave no commandment;
it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and
send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, men who have risked their
lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves will also tell
you the same things by word of mouth.
For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater
burden on you than these necessary things: that you abstain from things
sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual
immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you.
Farewell ."
So, when they were sent off, they came to Antioch. Having gathered the
multitude together, they delivered the letter.
When they had read it, they rejoiced over the encouragement.
Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves, encouraged the
brothers with many words, and strengthened them.
After they had spent some time there, they were sent back with
greetings from the brothers to the apostles.
However, it seemed good to Silas to remain there.
But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching the
word of the Lord, with many others also.
After some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let's return now and
visit our brothers in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord,
to see how they are doing."
Barnabas planned to take John, who was called Mark, with them also.
But Paul didn't think that it was a good idea to take with them
someone who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia, and didn't go with them to do
the work.
Then the contention grew so sharp that they separated from each other.
Barnabas took Mark with him, and sailed away to Cyprus,
but Paul chose Silas, and went out, being commended by the brothers to
the grace of God.
He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies.
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