Acts 15:25-31

²⁵So we have agreed to choose some representatives and send them to you together with our much-loved brothers Barnabas and Paul,

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

²⁷So we are sending to you Judas and Silas who can verbally confirm what we're saying.

²⁸It seemed best to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place on you any heavier burden than these important requirements.

²⁹You should avoid: anything sacrificed to idols; blood; meat from strangled animals; and sexual immorality. You will do well to observe these requirements. God bless you.”

³⁰The men were sent on their way to Antioch. When they arrived they called everybody together and delivered the letter.

³¹After they had read it, the people were so happy for the encouraging message.