Acts 15 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Some ^G5100 men ^G5100 came ^G2718 down ^G2718 from Judea ^G2499 and began teaching ^G1321 the brothers ^G80, “Unless ^G1437 G3361 you are circumcised ^G4059 according to the custom ^G1485 of Moses ^G3475, you cannot ^G1410 G3756 be saved ^G4982.”

Both the apostles ^G652 and the elders ^G4245 came ^G4863 together ^G4863 to [fn]look ^G3708 into this ^G3778 [fn]matter ^G3056.

And all ^G3956 the multitude ^G4128 kept ^G4601 silent ^G4601, and they were listening ^G191 to Barnabas ^G921 and Paul ^G3972 as they were relating ^G1834 what ^G3745 signs ^G4592 and wonders ^G5059 God ^G2316 had done ^G4160 through ^G1223 them among ^G1722 the Gentiles ^G1484.

‘AFTER ^G3326 THESE ^G3778 THINGS ^G3778 I will return ^G390,

AND I WILL REBUILD ^G456 THE FALLEN ^G4098 [fn]BOOTH ^G4633 OF DAVID ^G1138,

AND I WILL REBUILD ^G456 ITS RUINS ^G2690,

AND I WILL RESTORE ^G461 IT,

SO ^G3704 THAT THE REST ^G2645 OF [fn]MANKIND ^G444 MAY SEEK ^G1567 THE LORD ^G2962,

AND ALL ^G3956 THE GENTILES ^G1484 [fn]WHO ^G3739 ARE CALLED ^G1941 BY MY NAME ^G3686,’

SAYS ^G3004 THE [fn]LORD ^G2962, WHO [fn]MAKES ^G4160 THESE ^G3778 THINGS ^G3778 KNOWN ^G1110 FROM LONG ^G165 AGO ^G165.

“Therefore ^G1352 I judge ^G2919 that we do not trouble ^G3926 those ^G3588 who are turning ^G1994 to God ^G2316 from among ^G575 the Gentiles ^G1484,

Then ^G5119 it seemed ^G1380 good ^G1380 to the apostles ^G652 and the elders ^G4245, with the whole ^G3650 church ^G1577, to choose ^G1586 men ^G435 from among ^G1537 them—Judas ^G2455 called ^G2564 Barsabbas ^G923, and Silas ^G4609, leading ^G2233 men ^G435 among ^G1722 the brothers ^G80—to send ^G3992 to Antioch ^G490 with Paul ^G3972 and Barnabas ^G921,

“The apostles ^G652 and the brothers ^G80 who are elders ^G4245, to the brothers ^G80 in Antioch ^G490 and Syria ^G4947 and Cilicia ^G2791 who ^G3588 are from the Gentiles ^G1484, greetings ^G5463.

“Since ^G1894 we have heard ^G191 that some ^G5100 of us ^G1473, to whom ^G3739 we gave ^G1291 no ^G3756 instruction ^G1291, have gone out ^G1831 and disturbed ^G5015 you with their words ^G3056, unsettling ^G384 your souls ^G5590,

it seemed ^G1380 good ^G1380 to us, having [fn]come ^G1096 to one ^G3661 accord ^G3661, to select ^G1586 men ^G435 to send ^G3992 to you with our beloved ^G27 Barnabas ^G921 and Paul ^G3972,

men ^G444 who have [fn]risked ^G3860 their lives ^G5590 for the name ^G3686 of our Lord ^G2962 Jesus ^G2424 Christ ^G5547.

“Therefore ^G3767 we have sent ^G649 Judas ^G2455 and Silas ^G4609, and they themselves ^G846 will report ^G518 the same ^G846 things ^G846 by word ^G3056 of mouth.

“For it seemed ^G1380 good ^G1380 to the Holy ^G40 Spirit ^G4151 and to us to lay ^G2007 upon ^G2007 you no ^G3367 greater ^G4183 burden ^G922 than ^G4133 these ^G3778 essentials ^G1876:

that you abstain ^G568 from things ^G1494 sacrificed ^G1494 to ^G1494 idols ^G1494 and from blood ^G129 and from things ^G4156 strangled ^G4156 and from sexual ^G4202 immorality ^G4202, from which ^G3779 if you keep ^G1301 yourselves ^G1438, you will do ^G4238 well ^G2095. Farewell ^G4517.”

So ^G3767 when they were sent ^G630 away ^G630, they went ^G2718 down ^G2718 to Antioch ^G490; and having gathered ^G4863 the [fn]congregation ^G4128 together ^G4863, they delivered ^G1929 the letter ^G1992.

Now after ^G3326 some ^G5100 days ^G2250 Paul ^G3972 said ^G3004 to Barnabas ^G921, “Let us return ^G1994 and visit ^G1980 the brothers ^G80 in every ^G3956 city ^G4172 in which ^G3739 we proclaimed ^G2605 the word ^G3056 of the Lord ^G2962, and see how ^G4459 they are.”