Acts 15:22. Then it seemed best to the apostles and elders, with the whole congregation, to send men chosen from among them to Antioch, with Paul and Barnabas, Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, men who were leaders among the brothers, 23. having written by their hand, “The apostles and the elders, brothers to those down in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, to the brothers from the heathens. Greetings. 24. Since we heard that some who came out from us, whom we had not ordered, disturbed you with their messages, tearing down your inner beings, 25. it was decided, with our being of one mind, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 26. men who have given their lives on behalf of the name of our Lord Y’shua Messiah. 27. We therefore have sent Judas and Silas and they are reporting the same things by word of mouth. 28. For it was considered by the Holy Spirit and by us to place no more burden on you except these necessary things, 29. to abstain from meat offered to idols and from blood and strangled animals and immorality, you will do well to keep yourselves from these. Farewell.”
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