Act 15:19-29 | ESV | STEP | Therefore my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who turn to God ,

m[See ver. 22 above]

n[See ver. 22 above]

p ch. 23:26; James 1:1; [2 John 10, 11]

q ver. 1; [Gal. 2:4; 5:12; Titus 1:10]

r Gal. 1:7; 5:10

tSee ch. 1:14

u[2 Pet. 3:15]

v ch. 9:23-25; 14:19

w[ch. 20:24; 21:13; 2 Cor. 4:11; 1 John 3:16]

x ver. 22, 32

y[ver. 8; ch. 5:32; John 16:13; 1 Cor. 7:40]

z[ver. 19]

aa[ver. 10; Rev. 2:24]

abSee ver. 20

ac ch. 21:25; 1 Cor. 8:1, 4, 7, 10; 10:19; Rev. 2:14, 20

Acts 15:19-29

19 Therefore ^amy judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who ^bturn to God, 20 but should write to them ^cto abstain from ^dthe things polluted by idols, and from ^esexual immorality, and from ^fwhat has been strangled, and from ^gblood. 21 For from ancient generations Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him, ^hfor he is read every Sabbath in the synagogues.”

The Council’s Letter to Gentile Believers

22 Then it seemed good to ⁱthe apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called ^jBarsabbas, and ^kSilas, leading men among ^lthe brothers, 23 with the following letter: ^m“The brothers, both ⁿthe apostles and the elders, to the brothers ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters; also verses 32, 33, 36} who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, ^pgreetings. 24 Since we have heard that ^qsome persons have gone out from us and ^rtroubled you ^{▼▼Some manuscripts some persons from us have troubled you} with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions, 25 it has seemed good to us, having come ^tto one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our ^ubeloved Barnabas and Paul, 26 ^vmen who have ^wrisked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27 We have therefore sent ^xJudas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth. 28 For it has seemed good ^yto the Holy Spirit and ^zto us ^aato lay on you no greater burden than these requirements: 29 ^abthat you abstain from ^acwhat has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.”