Acts 15:23-41

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.

³⁸But Paul thought it not mete to take him vnto their company whiche departed from them at Pamphylia and went not with them to the worke.

³⁹And the dissencion was so sharpe bitwene them that they departed a sunder one from the other: so that Barnabas toke Marke and sayled vnto Cypers.

⁴⁰And Paul chose Sylas and departed delyvered of the brethren vnto the grace of god.

⁴¹And he went thorowe all Cyria and Cilicia stablisshynge the congregacions.