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Acts 15

The Council at Jerusalem

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 aSomeg5100 meng5100 cameg2718 downg2718 from Judeag2453 and began teachingg1321  bthe brethreng80, "Unlessg1437g3361 you are  ccircumcisedg4059 according to  dthe customg1485 of Mosesg3475, you cannotg1410g3756 be savedg4982."

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And when Paulg3972 and Barnabasg921 hadg1096  1greatg3756g3641 dissensiong4714b and  adebateg2214 with them,  bthe brethren determinedg5021 that Paulg3972 and Barnabasg921 and someg5100 othersg243 of them should gog305 up to Jerusalemg2419 to the  capostlesg652 and eldersg4245 concerningg4012 thisg3778 issueg2213.

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Thereforeg3767, being  asentg4311 on their wayg4311 by the churchg1577, they were passingg1330 throughg1330 bothg5037  bPhoeniciag5403 and Samariag4540,  cdescribingg1555 in detailg1555 the conversiong1995 of the Gentilesg1484, and were bringingg4160 greatg3173 joyg5479 to allg3956  dthe brethreng80.

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When they arrivedg3854 at Jerusalemg2414, they were receivedg3858 by the churchg1577 and  athe apostlesg652 and the eldersg4245, and they  breportedg312 allg3745 that Godg2316 had doneg4160 with them.

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But someg5100 of  athe sectg139 of the  bPhariseesg5330 who had believedg4100 stoodg1817 up, sayingg3004, "It is necessaryg1163 to  ccircumciseg4059 them and to directg3853 them to observeg5083 the Lawg3551 of Mosesg3475."

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 aThe apostlesg652 and the eldersg4245 cameg4863 togetherg4863 to  1lookg3708 into thisg3778  2matterg3056.

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After there had beeng1096 muchg4183  adebateg2214, Peterg4074 stoodg450 up and saidg3004 to them, "Brethreng435g80, you knowg1987 that  1in the earlyg744 daysg2250  bGodg2316 madeg1586 a choiceg1586 amongg1722 you, that by my mouthg4750 the Gentilesg1484 would hearg191 the wordg3056 of  cthe gospelg2098 and believeg4100.

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"And Godg2316,  awhog2589 knowsg2589 the heartg2589, testifiedg3140 to them  bgivingg1325 them the Holyg40 Spiritg4151, justg2531a as He alsog2532 did to us;

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and  aHe madeg1252 nog3762 distinctiong1252 betweeng3342 us and them,  bcleansingg2511 their heartsg2588 by faithg4102.

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"Nowg3568 thereforeg3767 whyg5101 do you  aputg3985 Godg2316 to the testg3985 by placingg2007 upon the neckg5137 of the disciplesg3101 a yokeg2218 whichg3739  bneitherg3777 our fathersg3962 norg3777 we have beeng2480 ableg2480 to bearg941?

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"But we believeg4100 that we are savedg4982 throughg1223  athe graceg5485 of the Lordg2962 Jesusg2424, in the sameg3739 wayg5158 as they alsog2548 are."

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Allg3956 the peopleg4128 keptg4601 silentg4601, and they were listeningg191 to Barnabasg921 and Paulg3972 as they were  arelatingg1834 whatg3745  bsignsg4592 and wondersg5059 Godg2316 had doneg4160 throughg1223 them amongg1722 the Gentilesg1484.

James's Judgment

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Afterg3326 they had stoppedg4601 speakingg4601,  1 aJamesg2385 answeredg611, sayingg3004, "Brethreng435g80, listeng191 to me.

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aSimeong4826 has relatedg1834 howg2531a Godg2316 firstg4413 concernedg1980a Himself aboutg1980a takingg2983 from amongg1537 the Gentilesg1484 a peopleg2992 for His nameg3686.

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"With thisg3778 the wordsg3056 of  athe Prophetsg4396 agreeg4856, justg2531a as it is writteng1125,

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aAFTERg3326 THESEg3778 THINGSg3778  bI will returng390, AND I WILL REBUILDg456 THE  1TABERNACLEg4633 OF DAVIDg1160b WHICH HAS FALLENg4098, AND I WILL REBUILDg456 ITS RUINSg2690, AND I WILL RESTOREg461 IT,

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 aSOg3704 THAT THE RESTg2645 OF  1MANKINDg444 MAY SEEKg1567a THE LORDg2962, AND ALLg3956 THE GENTILESg1484  2 bWHOg3739 ARE CALLEDg1941 BY MY NAMEg3686,'

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 aSAYSg3004 THE LORDg2962, WHO  1 bMAKESg4160 THESEg3778 THINGSg3778 KNOWNg1110 FROM LONGg165 AGOg165.

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"Thereforeg1352 it is  amy judgmentg2919 that we do not troubleg3926 thoseg3588 who are turningg1994 to Godg2316 from amongg575 the Gentilesg1484,

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but that we writeg1989 to them that they abstaing568 from  1 athingsg234 contaminatedg234 by idolsg1497 and from  bfornicationg4202 and from  cwhat is strangledg4156 and from bloodg129.

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"For  aMosesg3475 from ancientg744 generationsg1074 hasg2192 in everyg2596 cityg4172 thoseg3588 who preachg2784 him, since  1he is readg314 in the synagoguesg4864 everyg3956 Sabbathg4521."

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Theng5119 it seemedg1380 goodg1380 to  athe apostlesg652 and the eldersg4245, with the wholeg3650 churchg1577, to chooseg1586 meng435 from amongg1537 them to sendg3992 to  bAntiochg490 with Paulg3972 and Barnabasg921--Judasg2455 calledg2564 Barsabbasg923, and  cSilasg4609, leadingg2233 meng435 amongg1722  dthe brethreng80,

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and they  1sentg1125 this letterg1125 by them, " aThe apostlesg652 and the brethreng80 who are eldersg4245, to  bthe brethreng80 in  cAntiochg490 and  dSyriag4947 and  eCiliciag2791 whog3588 are from the Gentilesg1484,  fgreetingsg5463.

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"Sinceg1894 we have heardg191 that  asomeg5100  1of our numberg1473 to whomg3739 we gaveg1291 nog3756 instructiong1291 have  bdisturbedg5015 you with their wordsg3056, unsettlingg384 your soulsg5590,

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 ait seemedg1380 goodg1380 to us, having  1becomeg1096 of oneg3661 mindg3661, to selectg1586 meng435 to sendg3992 to you with our belovedg27 Barnabasg921 and Paulg3972,

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meng444 who have  1 ariskedg3860 their livesg5590 for the nameg3686 of our Lordg2962 Jesusg2424 Christg5547.

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"Thereforeg3767 we have sentg649  aJudasg2455 and  bSilasg4609, who themselvesg846 will alsog2532 reportg518 the sameg846 thingsg846 by wordg3056 of mouth.

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"For  ait seemedg1380 goodg1380 to  bthe Holyg40 Spiritg4151 and to  cus to layg2007 upon you nog3367 greaterg4183 burdeng922 thang4133 theseg3778 essentialsg1876:

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that you abstaing568 from  athingsg1494 sacrificedg1494 to idolsg1494 and from  abloodg129 and from  athingsg4156 strangledg4156 and from  afornicationg4202;  1if you keepg1301 yourselvesg1438 freeg1301 from suchg3779 thingsg3739, you will dog4238 wellg2095. Farewellg4517."

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Sog3767 when they were sentg630 awayg630,  athey wentg2718 downg2718 to Antiochg490; and having gatheredg4863 the  1congregationg4128 togetherg4863, they deliveredg1929 the letterg1992.

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When they had readg314 it, they rejoicedg5463 becauseg1909 of its  1encouragementg3874.

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 aJudasg2455 and  bSilasg4609, alsog2532 beingg1510  cprophetsg4396 themselvesg846,  1encouragedg3870 and strengthenedg1991  dthe brethreng80 with a lengthyg4183 messageg3056.

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After they had spentg4160 timeg5550 there, they were sentg630 awayg630 from the brethreng80  ain peaceg1515 to thoseg3588 who had  bsentg649 them out.

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1But it seemedg1380 goodg1380 to Silasg4609 to remaing1961 thereg847.]

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But  aPaulg3972 and Barnabasg921 stayedg1304 in Antiochg490, teachingg1321 and  bpreachingg2097 with manyg4183 othersg2087 alsog2532,  cthe wordg3056 of the Lordg2962.

Second Missionary Journey

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Afterg3326 someg5100 daysg2250 Paulg3972 saidg3004 to Barnabasg921, "Let us returng1994 and visitg1980a the brethreng80 in  aeveryg3956 cityg4172 in whichg3739 we proclaimedg2605  bthe wordg3056 of the Lordg2962, and see howg4459 they are."

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Barnabasg921 wantedg1014 to takeg4838  aJohng2491, calledg2564 Markg3138, alongg4838 with them alsog2532.

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But Paulg3972 kept insistingg515 that they should not takeg4838 him alongg4838 who had  adesertedg868 them  1in Pamphyliag3828 and had not goneg4905 with them to the workg2041.

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And there occurredg1096 such a sharpg3948 disagreementg3948 that they separatedg673 from oneg240 anotherg240, and Barnabasg921 tookg3880  aMarkg3138 with him and sailedg1602 awayg1602 to  bCyprusg2954.

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But Paulg3972 choseg1951  aSilasg4609 and leftg1831, being  bcommittedg3860 by the brethreng80 to the graceg5485 of the Lordg2962.

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And he was travelingg1330 throughg1330  aSyriag4947 and  bCiliciag2791, strengtheningg1991 the churchesg1577.



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