Acts 15:22-35 - Jon B

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Acts 15:22–35 (ESV)
Acts 15:22 Then it seemed good to the 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 Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers, 
Acts 15:23 with the following letter: “The brothers, both the apostles and the elders, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greetings. 
Acts 15:24 Since we have heard that some persons have gone out from us and troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions, 
Acts 15:25 it has seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 
Acts 15:26 men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 
Acts 15:27 We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth. 
Acts 15:28 For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these requirements: 
Acts 15:29 that you abstain from what 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.” 
Acts 15:30 So when they were sent off, they went down to Antioch, and having gathered the congregation together, they delivered the letter. 
Acts 15:31 And when they had read it, they rejoiced because of its encouragement. 
Acts 15:32 And Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many words. 
Acts 15:33 And after they had spent some time, they were sent off in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them. 
Acts 15:35 But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.