Acts 15 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

The apostles ^G652 and the elders ^G4245 came ^G4863 together ^G4863 to [fn]look ^G3708 into this ^G3778 [fn]matter ^G3056.

All ^G3956 the people ^G4128 kept ^G4601 silent ^G4601, and they were listening ^G191 to Barnabas ^G921 and Paul ^G3972 as they were relating ^G1834 all ^G3745 the signs ^G4592 and wonders ^G5059 that ^G3745 God ^G2316 had done ^G4160 through ^G1223 them among ^G1722 the Gentiles ^G1484.

‘AFTER ^G3326 THESE ^G3778 THINGS ^G3778 I will return ^G390,

AND I WILL REBUILD ^G456 THE FALLEN ^G4098 [fn]TABERNACLE ^G4633 OF DAVID ^G1138,

AND I WILL REBUILD ^G456 ITS RUINS ^G2690,

AND I WILL RESTORE ^G461 IT,

SO ^G3704 THAT ^G3704 THE REST ^G2645 OF MANKIND ^G444 MAY SEEK ^G1567 THE LORD ^G2962,

AND ALL ^G3956 THE GENTILES ^G1484 [fn]WHO ^G3739 ARE CALLED ^G1941 BY MY NAME ^G3686,’

SAYS ^G3004 THE LORD ^G2962, WHO [fn]MAKES ^G4160 THESE ^G3778 THINGS ^G3778 known ^G1110 from long ^G165 ago ^G165.

“Therefore ^G1352, it is my judgment ^G2919 that we do not cause ^G3926 trouble ^G3926 for those ^G3588 from the Gentiles ^G1484 who are turning ^G1994 to God ^G2316,

Then ^G5119 it seemed ^G1380 good ^G1380 to the apostles ^G652 and the elders ^G4245, with the whole ^G3650 church ^G1577, to choose ^G1586 men ^G435 from among ^G1537 them to send ^G3992 to Antioch ^G490 with Paul ^G3972 and Barnabas ^G921: Judas ^G2455 who was called ^G2564 Barsabbas ^G923, and Silas ^G4609, leading ^G2233 men ^G435 among ^G1722 the brothers ^G80,

“The apostles ^G652 and the brothers ^G80 who are elders ^G4245, to the brothers ^G80 and sisters in Antioch ^G490, Syria ^G4947, and Cilicia ^G2791 who ^G3588 are from the Gentiles ^G1484: Greetings ^G5463.

Since ^G1894 we have heard ^G191 that some ^G5100 [fn]of our number ^G1473 to whom ^G3739 we gave ^G1291 no ^G3756 instruction ^G1291 have confused ^G5015 you by their [fn]teaching ^G3056, upsetting ^G384 your souls ^G5590,

it seemed ^G1380 good ^G1380 to us, having [fn]become ^G1096 of one ^G3661 mind ^G3661, to select ^G1586 men ^G435 to send ^G3992 to you with our beloved ^G27 Barnabas ^G921 and Paul ^G3972,

men ^G444 who have [fn]risked ^G3860 their lives ^G5590 for the name ^G3686 of our Lord ^G2962 Jesus ^G2424 Christ ^G5547.

Therefore ^G3767, we have sent ^G649 Judas ^G2455 and Silas ^G4609, who themselves ^G846 will also ^G2532 report ^G518 the same ^G846 things ^G846 by word ^G3056 of mouth.

For it seemed ^G1380 good ^G1380 to the Holy ^G40 Spirit ^G4151 and to us to lay ^G2007 upon ^G2007 you no ^G3367 greater ^G4183 burden ^G922 than ^G4133 these ^G3778 essentials ^G1876:

that you abstain ^G568 from things ^G1494 sacrificed ^G1494 to ^G1494 idols ^G1494, from blood ^G129, from things ^G4156 strangled ^G4156, and from acts of sexual ^G4202 immorality ^G4202; [fn]if you keep ^G1301 yourselves ^G1438 free ^G1301 from such ^G3739 things ^G3739, you will do ^G4238 well ^G2095. Farewell ^G4517.”

So ^G3767 when they were sent ^G630 away ^G630, they went ^G2718 down ^G2718 to Antioch ^G490; and after gathering ^G4863 the [fn]congregation ^G4128 together ^G4863, they delivered ^G1929 the letter ^G1992.

After ^G3326 some ^G5100 days ^G2250 Paul ^G3972 said ^G3004 to Barnabas ^G921, “Let’s return ^G1994 and visit ^G1980 the brothers ^G80 and sisters in every ^G3956 city ^G4172 in which ^G3739 we proclaimed ^G2605 the word ^G3056 of the Lord ^G2962, and see how ^G4459 they are.”