Acts 15:11-26

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

¹²And all the multitude did keep silence, and were hearkening to Barnabas and Paul, declaring as many signs and wonders as God did among the nations through them;

¹³and after they are silent, James answered, saying, 'Men, brethren, hearken to me;

¹⁴Simeon did declare how at first God did look after to take out of the nations a people for His name,

¹⁵and to this agree the words of the prophets, as it hath been written:

¹⁶After these things I will turn back, and I will build again the tabernacle of David, that is fallen down, and its ruins I will build again, and will set it upright —

¹⁷that the residue of men may seek after the Lord, and all the nations, upon whom My name hath been called, saith the Lord, who is doing all these things.

¹⁸'Known from the ages to God are all His works;

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;

²¹for Moses from former generations in every city hath those preaching him — in the synagogues every sabbath being read.'

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 —