Deeds (Act) of Apostles 15:23-38

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.

³⁰Therefore they were let go or dismissed, and came down to Antioch; and when the multitude was gathered, they (be)took the epistle (or they delivered the letter);

³¹which when they had read (it), they joyed on the comfort. (and when they had read it, they rejoiced over the encouragement that it gave to them.)

³²And Judas and Silas and they, for they were prophets, comforted (or strengthened) (the) brothers, and confirmed them with full many words.

³³But after that they had been there a little while, they were let go of (the) brethren with peace, (or they were sent forth by the brothers with peace), or they were dismissed with peace of (or from) (the) brethren, (back) to them that had sent them.

³⁴But it was seen to Silas, to dwell there; and Judas went alone to Jerusalem.

³⁵And Paul and Barnabas dwelt at Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with others many or with many others.

³⁶But after some days, Paul said to Barnabas, Turn we again, and visit we our brethren by all (the) cities, in which we have preached the word of the Lord, how they have them. (But after some days, Paul said to Barnabas, Let us return, and visit our brothers in all the cities, in which we have preached the word of the Lord, to learn how they be doing.)

³⁷And Barnabas would take with him John, that was named Mark (or who was called Mark).

³⁸But Paul prayed him, that he that departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them into the work, should not be received. (But Paul beseeched him, saying that he who had left them at Pamphylia, and did not go with them in the work, should not be taken with them now.)