Acts 15:23-37

²³And wrote letters by them after this maner, THE APOSTLES, and the Elders, and the brethren, vnto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antiochia, and in Syria, and in Cilicia, send greeting.

²⁴Forasmuch as we haue heard, that certaine which went out from vs, haue troubled you with wordes, and cumbred your mindes, saying, Ye must be circumcised and keepe the Lawe: to whom we gaue no such commandement,

²⁵It seemed therefore good to vs, when we were come together with one accord, to send chosen men vnto you, with our beloued Barnabas and Paul,

²⁶Men that haue giuen vp their liues for the Name of our Lord Iesus Christ.

²⁷We haue therefore sent Iudas and Silas, which shall also tell you ye same things by mouth.

²⁸For it seemed good to the holy Ghost, and to vs, to lay no more burden vpon you, then these necessary things,

²⁹That is, that ye abstaine from things offered to idoles, and blood, and that that is strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keepe your selues, ye shall doe well. Fare ye well.

³⁰Nowe when they were departed, they came to Antiochia, and after that they had assembled the multitude, they deliuered the Epistle.

³¹And when they had read it, they reioyced for the consolation.

³²And Iudas and Silas being Prophets, exhorted the brethren with many wordes, and strengthened them.

³³And after they had taried there a space, they were let goe in peace of the brethren vnto the Apostles.

³⁴Notwithstanding Silas thought good to abide there still.

³⁵Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antiochia, teaching and preaching with many other, the worde of the Lord.

³⁶But after certaine dayes, Paul said vnto Barnabas, Let vs returne, and visite our brethren in euery citie, where we haue preached the worde of the Lord, and see how they doe.

³⁷And Barnabas counselled to take with them Iohn, called Marke.