'But1some men2came down3from4Judea6andwere teaching7the8brothers,9“Unless1112you are circumcised13according to the14custom15of Moses,17you cannot1819be saved.”20 And2afterPaul9and4Barnabas12had1no6small7dissension3and10debate5with13them,14Paul17and18Barnabas19and20some21of23theothers22were appointed15to go up16to30Jerusalem31to25the26apostles27and28the elders29about32this35question.34 So,3being sent on their way4by5the6church,7they passed through8both10Phoenicia11and12Samaria,13describing in detail14the15conversion16of the17Gentiles,18and19brought20great22joy21to all23the24brothers.25 When they came1to3Jerusalem,4they were welcomed5by6the7church8and9the10apostles11and12the13elders,14and16they declared15all that17God19had done20with21them.22 But2some3believers10who4belonged to5the6party7of the8Pharisees9rose up1andsaid,11“It is necessary13to circumcise14them15and17to order16themto keep18the19law20of Moses.”21 The3apostles4and5the6elders7were gathered together1to consider8this12matter.11 And2afterthere had been4much1debate,3Peter6stood up5andsaid7to8them,9“Brothers,11you12know13thatin15theearly17days16God22made a choice20among18you,19that14by23my26mouth25the28Gentiles29should hear27the30word31of the32gospel33and34believe.35 And1God,4who knows the heart,3bore witness5to them,6by giving7them6the8Holy11Spirit9just as12he didto us,14 and1he made3no2distinction3between4us5and7them,8having cleansed11their14hearts13by faith.10 Now,1therefore,2why3are you putting4God6to the test4by placing7a yoke8on9the10neck11of the12disciples13that14neither15our18fathers17nor19we20have been able21to bear?22 But1we believe8that we willbe saved9through2the3grace4of the5Lord6Jesus,7just as101112they13will.” And2all3the4assembly5fell silent,1and6they listened to7Barnabas8and9Paul10as they related11what12signs16and17wonders18God15had done13through22them23among19the20Gentiles.21 After1they5[finished speaking],4James7replied,6“Brothers,10listen to11me.12 Simeon1has related2how3God6first4visited7the Gentiles,10to take8from9thema people11forhis14name.13 And1with this2the4words5of the6prophets7agree,3just as8it is written,9 ‘After1this2I will return,3and4I will rebuild5the6tent7of David8that has fallen;10I will rebuild15its14ruins,13and16I will restore17it,18 that1the4remnant5of mankind7may seek3the8Lord,9and10all11the12Gentiles13who15are called16by14my19name,18says22the Lord,23who4makes24these things25 known1from2of old.’3 Therefore1my2judgment is3that we shouldnot4trouble5those6of7the8Gentiles9who turn10to11God,13 but1shouldwrite2to them3to abstain5fromthe6things polluted7by idols,9and10fromsexual immorality,12and13fromwhat has been strangled,1415and16fromblood.18 For2from3ancient5generations4Moses1has had11in every6city7those8who proclaim9him,10forhe is read18every16Sabbath17in12the13synagogues.”14 Then1it seemed good2to the3apostles4and5the6elders,7with8the10whole9church,11to choose12men13from among14them15andsend16themto17Antioch18with19Paul21and22Barnabas.23They sentJudas24called26Barsabbas,27and28Silas,29leading31men30among32the33brothers,34 with2the4following[letter]:1“The brothers,10both7the5apostles6and15the8elders,9to the11brothers19who20areof21the Gentiles22in12Antioch14and17Syria16and17Cilicia,18greetings.23 Since1we have heard2that3some persons4have gone out7from5us6andtroubled8you9with words,10unsettling11your14minds,13althoughwe gave17them15no16instructions,17 it has seemed good1to us,2having come3to one accord,4to choose5men6andsend7themto8you9with10our13beloved12Barnabas14and15Paul,16 men1who have risked2their5lives4for6the7name8of10our11Lord10Jesus12Christ.13 We have1therefore2sent1Judas3and4Silas,5who10themselves7will tell10youthe11same things12by8word9of mouth. For2it has seemed good1to the3Holy6Spirit4and7to us8to lay on11you12no9greater10burden13than14these15requirements:1617 [that you] abstain from1what has been sacrificed to idols,2and3fromblood,4and5from what has beenstrangled,6and7fromsexual immorality.8If you keep11yourselves12from9these,10you will do14well.13Farewell.”15 So3when4they1were sent off,4they went down5to6Antioch,7and8having gathered9the10congregation11together,9they delivered12the13letter.14 And2when they had read1it,they rejoiced3because of4[its]5encouragement.6 And2Judas1and3Silas,4who were8themselves6prophets,7encouraged12and15strengthened16the13brothers14with9many11words.10 And2afterthey had spent1some time,3they were sent off4in5peace6by7the8brothers9to10those11who had sent12them.13 Missing text1 But2Paul1and3Barnabas4remained5in6Antioch,7teaching8and9preaching10the15word16of the17Lord,18with11many14others13also.12 And2after1some3days4Paul8said5to6Barnabas,7“Let us11return9andvisit11the12brothers13in14every16city15where1718we proclaimed19the20word21of the22Lord,23and seehow24they are.”25 Now2Barnabas1wanted3to take with4themJohn7called9Mark.10 But2Paul1thought best3not11to take with18themone19who had withdrawn5from6them7in8Pamphylia9and10had12not17gone with12them13to14the15work.16 And2there arose1a sharp disagreement,3so that4they6separated5from7each other.8Barnabas11took12Mark14with him andsailed away15to16Cyprus,17 but2Paul1chose3Silas4anddeparted,5having been commended6by11the12brothers13to the7grace8of the9Lord.10 And2he went through1Syria4and5Cilicia,7strengthening8the9churches.10