Acts 15:25-28

²⁵We met and decided to choose certain men and send them to you with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,

²⁶who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

²⁷We are accordingly sending Judas and Silas, and they will tell you by word of mouth what we are now writing.

²⁸We have, therefore, decided, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, to lay no further burden on you beyond these necessary conditions —