15:22 Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided 1 to send men chosen from among them, Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, 2 leaders among the brothers, to Antioch 3 with Paul and Barnabas. 15:23 They sent this letter with them: 4
From the apostles 5 and elders, your brothers, 6 to the Gentile brothers and sisters 7 in Antioch, 8 Syria, 9 and Cilicia, greetings! 15:24 Since we have heard that some have gone out from among us with no orders from us and have confused 10 you, upsetting 11 your minds 12 by what they said, 13 15:25 we have unanimously 14 decided 15 to choose men to send to you along with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul, 15:26 who 16 have risked their lives 17 for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 18 15:27 Therefore we are sending 19 Judas and Silas 20 who will tell you these things themselves in person. 21 15:28 For it seemed best to the Holy Spirit and to us 22 not to place any greater burden on you than these necessary rules: 23 15:29 that you abstain from meat that has been sacrificed to idols 24 and from blood and from what has been strangled 25 and from sexual immorality. 26 If you keep yourselves from doing these things, 27 you will do well. Farewell. 28
15:30 So when they were dismissed, 29 they went down to Antioch, 30 and after gathering the entire group 31 together, they delivered the letter. 15:31 When they read it aloud, 32 the people 33 rejoiced at its encouragement. 34 15:32 Both Judas and Silas, who were prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with a long speech. 35