6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter 7 And when there had been much disputing Peter rose up and said unto them Men and brethren ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel and believe 8 And God which knoweth the hearts bare them witness giving them the Holy Ghost even as he did unto us 9 And put no difference between __ us and them purifying their hearts by faith 10 Now therefore why tempt ye God to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear 11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved even __ as they
12 Then all the multitude kept silence and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them
13 And after they had held their peace James answered saying Men and brethren hearken unto me 14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles to take out of them a people for his name 15 And to this agree the words of the prophets as it is written
16 After this I will return and will build again the tabernacle of David which is fallen down and I will build again the ruins thereof and I will set it up
17 That __ the residue of men might seek after the Lord and all the Gentiles upon whom my name is called __ __ saith the Lord who doeth all these things
18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world 19 Wherefore my sentence is that we trouble not them which from among the Gentiles are turned to God 20 But that we write unto them that they abstain from pollutions of idols and from fornication and from things strangled and from blood 21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him being read in the synagogues every __ sabbath day
22 Then pleased it the apostles and elders with the whole church to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas namely Judas surnamed Barsabas and Silas chief men among the brethren 23 And they wrote letters by them __ after this manner The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia 24 Forasmuch as we have heard that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words subverting your souls saying Ye must be circumcised and keep the law to whom we gave no such commandment 25 It seemed good unto us being assembled with one accord to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul 26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ 27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas who shall also tell you the same things by mouth 28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things 29 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from fornication from which if ye keep yourselves ye shall do well Fare ye well
30 So __ when they were dismissed they came to Antioch and when they had gathered the multitude together they delivered the epistle 31 Which when they had read they rejoiced for the consolation 32 And Judas and Silas being prophets also themselves exhorted the brethren with many words and confirmed them 33 And after they had tarried there a space they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles 34 Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still 35 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch teaching and preaching the word of the Lord with many others also
36 And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas __ Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where __ we have preached the word of the Lord and see how they do 37 And Barnabas determined to take with them John whose surname was Mark 38 But Paul thought not good to take him with them who departed from them from Pamphylia and went not with them to the work 39 And the contention was so sharp between them that they departed asunder one from the other __ and so Barnabas took Mark and sailed unto Cyprus 40 And Paul chose Silas and departed being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God 41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia confirming the churches
