Part 20

44:015:012 Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

44:015:013 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:

44:015:014 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

44:015:015 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,

44:015:016 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

44:015:017 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.

44:015:018 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.

44:015:019 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

44:015:020 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

44:015:021 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

44:015:022 Then pleased it the apostles and elders with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas and Silas, chief men among the brethren:

44:015:023 And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia.

44:015:024 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:

44:015:025 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

44:015:026 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

44:015:027 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.

44:015:028 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

44:015:029 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

44:015:030 So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:

44:015:031 Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.

44:015:032 And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

44:015:033 And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.

44:015:034 Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.

44:015:035 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

44:015:036 And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the LORD, and see how they do.

44:015:037 And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark.

44:015:038 But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

44:015:039 And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;