Acts 15:25-33

²⁵it seemed best to us, being like-minded, to send chosen men to you, with our beloved brothers Barnabas and Paul,

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

²⁷We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who will also tell you the same things by word of mouth.

²⁸For it seemed best to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to put on you no greater burden except for these necessary things:

²⁹that you abstain from meat offered to idols, and from blood, and from anything strangled, and from sexual immorality; from which keeping yourselves back, you will do well. Farewell.

³⁰Then having been dismissed, they came to Antioch; and having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the letter.

³¹And when they had read it, they rejoiced over its encouragement.

³²Now Judas and Silas, themselves being prophets also, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many words.

³³And after some time, they were dismissed with peace from the brothers to the apostles.