Deeds (Act) of Apostles 15:2-29

²Therefore when there was made not a little dissension to Paul and Barnabas against them, they ordained, that Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, should go up to the apostles and (the) priests in Jerusalem, on this question.

³And so they were led forth of the church, and passed by Phenice and Samaria; and they told the conversation or the living of heathen men, and they made great joy to all the brethren. (And so they were led forth from the church, and went through Phoenicia and Samaria; and they told them the news of the conversion of the Gentiles, and they gave great joy to all the brothers.)

⁴And when they came to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles, and of the elder men, (or they were received by the church, and by the apostles, and by the elders), and told, how great things (that) God did with them or how many things (that) God did with them.

⁵But some of the heresy of the Pharisees, that believed, rose up, and said, That it behooveth them to be circumcised, and to command to keep also the law of Moses.

⁶And the apostles and elder men came together, to see of this word.

⁷And when there was made a great seeking thereof, Peter rose, and said to them, Brethren, ye know, that of old days in you, God chose by my mouth heathen men, to hear the word of the gospel, and to believe, (or Brothers, ye know, that in the old days, or in our early days, God chose that the Gentiles would hear the word of the Gospel or the Good News, from my mouth, and believe it);

⁸and God, that knew the hearts, bare witnessing, and gave to them the Holy Ghost, as also to us; (and God, who knew their hearts, testified, and gave them the Holy Spirit, as he also gave to us;)

⁹and nothing diversed betwixt us and them, cleansing the hearts of them by faith.

¹⁰Now then what tempt ye God (or Then why now do ye test God), to put a yoke on the neck of the disciples, which neither we, neither our fathers might bear?

¹¹But by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ we believe to be saved, as also they. (For we believe it is by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ that we be saved, as they also be.)

¹²And all the multitude held (their) peace, and heard Barnabas and Paul, telling how great signs and wonders, or how many signs and wonders, (that) God did by them in (the) heathen men. (And all the multitude held their peace, and listened to Barnabas and Paul, telling how many miracles and wonders that God did by them among the Gentiles.)

¹³And after that they held (their) peace, James answered, and said, Brethren, hear ye me.

¹⁴Simon told, how God visited, first to take (out) of heathen men, a people to his name. Simon told, how first God visited, to take (out) of (or from among) (the) heathen men a people to his name. (Simon told, how God first visited, to take, or to choose, from among the Gentiles, a people to his name.)

¹⁵And the words of (the) prophets accord to him, as it is written,

¹⁶After this I shall turn again (or After this I shall return), and build the tabernacle of David, that fell down; and I shall build again the cast-down things of it, and I shall raise it (up);

¹⁷that other men seek the Lord, and all folks, on whom my name is called to help, or in-called, (or so that other men seek the Lord, yea, all the peoples and nations, who call on my name for help); the Lord doing this thing, saith.

¹⁸From the (beginning of the) world, the work of the Lord is known to the Lord. (From long ago, or from the creation of the world, the Lord’s work was made known.)

¹⁹For which thing I deem them that of (the) heathen men be converted to God, to be not dis-eased or unquieted,

²⁰but to write to them, that they abstain them from (the) defoulings of maumets or of simulacra, and from fornication, and strangled things, and blood. (but to write to them, that they abstain themselves from the defilements of idols, that is, from food offered to idols, and from fornication, and from strangled things, and from blood.)

²¹For Moses of (or from the) old times hath in all (the) cities them that preach him in (the) synagogues, whereby each sabbath he is read.

²²Then it pleased to the apostles, and to the elder men (or to the elders), with all the church, to choose (some) men of them, and send (them) to Antioch, with Paul and Barnabas, Judas, that was named Barsabas, and Silas, the first men among (the) brethren;

²³and wrote by the hands of them, Apostles and elder brethren to them that be at Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia, brethren of heathen men (or to the Gentile brothers), greeting(s).

²⁴For we heard that some went out from us, and troubled you with words, and turned upside-down your souls, to which men we commanded not,

²⁵it pleased to us gathered into one, to choose men, and send (them) to you, with our most dearworthy Barnabas and Paul,

²⁶men that gave their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁷Therefore we sent Judas and Silas, and they shall tell the same things to you by words.

²⁸For it is seen to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to put to you nothing more of charge, than these needful things, (For it is seen by the Holy Spirit, and by us, to put no other burden upon you, other than these necessary things,)

²⁹that ye abstain you from the offered things of maumets or of simulacra, and blood strangled, and fornication, (or that ye abstain yourselves from the food offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled things, and from fornication). From which ye keeping you(rselves), shall do well. Fare ye well.