Acts 15:13-37

¹³And when they helde their peace Iames answered sayinge: Men and brethren herken vnto me.

¹⁴Simeon tolde how God at the begynnynge dyd visit the gentyls and receaved of them people vnto his name.

¹⁵And to this agreith the wordes of the Prophetes as it is written.

¹⁶After this I will returne and wyll bylde agayne the tabernacle of David which is fallen doune and that which is fallen in dekey of it will I bilde agayne and I will set it vp

¹⁷that the residue of men might seke after the Lorde and also the gentyls vpo whom my name is named saith the Lorde which doth all these thinges:

¹⁸knowne vnto God are all his workes from the begynninge of the worlde.

¹⁹Wherfore my sentence is that we trouble not them which from amonge the gentyls are turned to God:

²⁰but that we write vnto them that they abstayne them selves from filthynes of ymages from fornicacion from straglyd and from bloude.

²¹For Moses of olde tyme hath in every cite that preache him and he is rede in the synagoges every saboth daye.

²²Then pleased it the Apostles and elders with the whole congregacion to sende chosyn men of their owne company to Antioche with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Iudas called also Barsabas and Silas which were chefe men amonge the brethren

²³and gave them lettres in their hondes after this maner. The Apostles elders and brethren send gretynges vnto the brethren which are of the gentyls in Antioche Siria and Celicia.

²⁴For as moche as we have hearde that certayne which departed from vs have troubled you with wordes and combred youre myndes sayinge: Ye must be circumcised and kepe the lawe to whom we gave no soche commaundement.

²⁵It semed therfore to vs a good thinge when we were come to gedder with one accorde to sende chosyn men vnto you with oure beloved Barnabas and Paul

²⁶men that have ieoperded their lyves for the name of oure Lorde Iesus Christ.

²⁷We have sent therfore Iudas and Sylas which shall also tell you the same thinges by mouth.

²⁸For it semed good to the holy gost and to vs to put no grevous thinge to you more then these necessary thinges: that is to saye

²⁹that ye abstayne from thinges offered to ymages from bloud from strangled and fornicacion. From which yf ye kepe youre selves ye shall do well. So fare ye well.

³⁰When they were departed they came to Antioche and gaddred the multitude togeder and delyvered the pistle.

³¹When they had redde it they reioysed of that consolacion.

³²And Iudas and Sylas beinge prophetes exhorted the brethren with moche preachynge and strengthed them.

³³And after they had taryed there a space they were let goo in peace of the brethren vnto the Apostles.

³⁴Not with stondynge it pleasyd Sylas to abyde there still.

³⁵Paul and Barnabas continued in Antioche teachynge and preachynge the worde of the Lorde with other many.

³⁶But after a certayne space Paul sayde vnto Barnabas: Let vs goo agayne and visite oure brethren in every cite where we have shewed the worde of the Lorde and se how they do.

³⁷And Barnabas gave counsell to take with them Iohn called also Marke.