015:017 In order that the rest of mankind may earnestly seek the Lord—
even all the nations which are called by My name,"
015:018 Says the Lord, who has been making these things known from
ages long past.'
015:019 "My judgement, therefore, is against inflicting unexpected
annoyance on those of the Gentiles who are turning to God.
015:020 Yet let us send them written instructions to abstain from
things polluted by connexion with idolatry, from fornication,
from meat killed by strangling, and from blood.
015:021 For Moses from the earliest times has had his preachers
in every town, being read, as he is, Sabbath after Sabbath,
in the various synagogues."
015:022 Thereupon it was decided by the Apostles and Elders, with the approval of the whole Church, to choose suitable persons from among themselves and send them to Antioch, with Paul and Barnabas. Judas, called Bar-sabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren, were selected,
015:023 and they took with them the following letter: "The Apostles and the elder brethren send greeting to the Gentile brethren throughout Antioch, Syria and Cilicia.
015:024 As we have been informed that certain persons who have gone out from among us have disturbed you by their teaching and have unsettled your minds, without having received any such instructions from us;
015:025 we have unanimously decided to select certain men and send them
to you in company with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,
015:026 who have endangered their very lives for the sake of our
Lord Jesus Christ.