Atti 15
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Controversia ad Antiochia
15 Ora alcuni, venuti dalla Giudea, insegnavano ai fratelli questa dottrina: «Se non vi fate circoncidere secondo l'uso di Mosè, non potete esser salvi».
2 Poiché Paolo e Barnaba si opponevano risolutamente e discutevano animatamente contro costoro, fu stabilito che Paolo e Barnaba e alcuni altri di loro andassero a Gerusalemme dagli apostoli e dagli anziani per tale questione. 3 Essi dunque, scortati per un tratto dalla comunità, attraversarono la Fenicia e la Samaria raccontando la conversione dei pagani e suscitando grande gioia in tutti i fratelli. 4 Giunti poi a Gerusalemme, furono ricevuti dalla Chiesa, dagli apostoli e dagli anziani e riferirono tutto ciò che Dio aveva compiuto per mezzo loro.
Controversia a Gerusalemme
5 Ma si alzarono alcuni della setta dei farisei, che erano diventati credenti, affermando: è necessario circonciderli e ordinar loro di osservare la legge di Mosè.
6 Allora si riunirono gli apostoli e gli anziani per esaminare questo problema. 7 Dopo lunga discussione, Pietro si alzò e disse:
Il discorso di Pietro
«Fratelli, voi sapete che gia da molto tempo Dio ha fatto una scelta fra voi, perché i pagani ascoltassero per bocca mia la parola del vangelo e venissero alla fede. 8 E Dio, che conosce i cuori, ha reso testimonianza in loro favore concedendo anche a loro lo Spirito Santo, come a noi; 9 e non ha fatto nessuna discriminazione tra noi e loro, purificandone i cuori con la fede. 10 Or dunque, perché continuate a tentare Dio, imponendo sul collo dei discepoli un giogo che né i nostri padri, né noi siamo stati in grado di portare? 11 Noi crediamo che per la grazia del Signore Gesù siamo salvati e nello stesso modo anche loro».
12 Tutta l'assemblea tacque e stettero ad ascoltare Barnaba e Paolo che riferivano quanti miracoli e prodigi Dio aveva compiuto tra i pagani per mezzo loro.
Il discorso di Giacomo
13 Quand'essi ebbero finito di parlare, Giacomo aggiunse: 14 «Fratelli, ascoltatemi. Simone ha riferito come fin da principio Dio ha voluto scegliere tra i pagani un popolo per consacrarlo al suo nome. 15 Con questo si accordano le parole dei profeti, come sta scritto:
16 Dopo queste cose ritornerò e riedificherò la
tenda di
Davide che era caduta; ne riparerò le rovine e la
rialzerò,
17 perché anche gli altri uomini cerchino il Signore
e tutte le genti sulle quali è stato invocato il mio
nome,
18 dice il Signore che fa queste cose da lui
conosciute dall'eternità.
19 Per questo io ritengo che non si debba importunare quelli che si convertono a Dio tra i pagani, 20 ma solo si ordini loro di astenersi dalle sozzure degli idoli, dalla impudicizia, dagli animali soffocati e dal sangue. 21 Mosè infatti, fin dai tempi antichi, ha chi lo predica in ogni città, poiché viene letto ogni sabato nelle sinagoghe».
La lettera apostolica
22 Allora gli apostoli, gli anziani e tutta la Chiesa decisero di eleggere alcuni di loro e di inviarli ad Antiochia insieme a Paolo e Barnaba: Giuda chiamato Barsabba e Sila, uomini tenuti in grande considerazione tra i fratelli. 23 E consegnarono loro la seguente lettera: «Gli apostoli e gli anziani ai fratelli di Antiochia, di Siria e di Cilicia che provengono dai pagani, salute! 24 Abbiamo saputo che alcuni da parte nostra, ai quali non avevamo dato nessun incarico, sono venuti a turbarvi con i loro discorsi sconvolgendo i vostri animi. 25 Abbiamo perciò deciso tutti d'accordo di eleggere alcune persone e inviarle a voi insieme ai nostri carissimi Barnaba e Paolo, 26 uomini che hanno votato la loro vita al nome del nostro Signore Gesù Cristo. 27 Abbiamo mandato dunque Giuda e Sila, che vi riferiranno anch'essi queste stesse cose a voce. 28 Abbiamo deciso, lo Spirito Santo e noi, di non imporvi nessun altro obbligo al di fuori di queste cose necessarie: 29 astenervi dalle carni offerte agli idoli, dal sangue, dagli animali soffocati e dalla impudicizia. Farete cosa buona perciò a guardarvi da queste cose. State bene».
I delegati ad Antiochia
30 Essi allora, congedatisi, discesero ad Antiochia e riunita la comunità consegnarono la lettera. 31 Quando l'ebbero letta, si rallegrarono per l'incoraggiamento che infondeva. 32 Giuda e Sila, essendo anch'essi profeti, parlarono molto per incoraggiare i fratelli e li fortificarono. 33 Dopo un certo tempo furono congedati con auguri di pace dai fratelli, per tornare da quelli che li avevano inviati. 34 . 35 Paolo invece e Barnaba rimasero ad Antiochia, insegnando e annunziando, insieme a molti altri, la parola del Signore.
IV. LE MISSIONI DI PAOLO
Paolo si separa da Barnaba e si aggrega Sila
36 Dopo alcuni giorni Paolo disse a Barnaba: «Ritorniamo a far visita ai fratelli in tutte le città nelle quali abbiamo annunziato la parola del Signore, per vedere come stanno». 37 Barnaba voleva prendere insieme anche Giovanni, detto Marco, 38 ma Paolo riteneva che non si dovesse prendere uno che si era allontanato da loro nella Panfilia e non aveva voluto partecipare alla loro opera. 39 Il dissenso fu tale che si separarono l'uno dall'altro; Barnaba, prendendo con sé Marco, s'imbarcò per Cipro. 40 Paolo invece scelse Sila e partì, raccomandato dai fratelli alla grazia del Signore.
41 E attraversando la Siria e la Cilicia, dava nuova forza alle comunità.
ΠΡΑΞΕΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΩΝ 15
1881 Westcott-Hort New Testament
15 και τινες κατελθοντες απο της ιουδαιας εδιδασκον τους αδελφους οτι εαν μη περιτμηθητε τω εθει τω μωυσεως ου δυνασθε σωθηναι
2 γενομενης δε στασεως και ζητησεως ουκ ολιγης τω παυλω και τω βαρναβα προς αυτους εταξαν αναβαινειν παυλον και βαρναβαν και τινας αλλους εξ αυτων προς τους αποστολους και πρεσβυτερους εις ιερουσαλημ περι του ζητηματος τουτου
3 οι μεν ουν προπεμφθεντες υπο της εκκλησιας διηρχοντο την τε φοινικην και σαμαρειαν εκδιηγουμενοι την επιστροφην των εθνων και εποιουν χαραν μεγαλην πασιν τοις αδελφοις
4 παραγενομενοι δε εις ιεροσολυμα παρεδεχθησαν απο της εκκλησιας και των αποστολων και των πρεσβυτερων ανηγγειλαν τε οσα ο θεος εποιησεν μετ αυτων
5 εξανεστησαν δε τινες των απο της αιρεσεως των φαρισαιων πεπιστευκοτες λεγοντες οτι δει περιτεμνειν αυτους παραγγελλειν τε τηρειν τον νομον μωυσεως
6 συνηχθησαν τε οι αποστολοι και οι πρεσβυτεροι ιδειν περι του λογου τουτου
7 πολλης δε ζητησεως γενομενης αναστας πετρος ειπεν προς αυτους ανδρες αδελφοι υμεις επιστασθε οτι αφ ημερων αρχαιων εν υμιν εξελεξατο ο θεος δια του στοματος μου ακουσαι τα εθνη τον λογον του ευαγγελιου και πιστευσαι
8 και ο καρδιογνωστης θεος εμαρτυρησεν αυτοις δους το πνευμα το αγιον καθως και ημιν
9 και ουθεν διεκρινεν μεταξυ ημων τε και αυτων τη πιστει καθαρισας τας καρδιας αυτων
10 νυν ουν τι πειραζετε τον θεον επιθειναι ζυγον επι τον τραχηλον των μαθητων ον ουτε οι πατερες ημων ουτε ημεις ισχυσαμεν βαστασαι
11 αλλα δια της χαριτος του κυριου ιησου πιστευομεν σωθηναι καθ ον τροπον κακεινοι
12 εσιγησεν δε παν το πληθος και ηκουον βαρναβα και παυλου εξηγουμενων οσα εποιησεν ο θεος σημεια και τερατα εν τοις εθνεσιν δι αυτων
13 μετα δε το σιγησαι αυτους απεκριθη ιακωβος λεγων ανδρες αδελφοι ακουσατε μου
14 συμεων εξηγησατο καθως πρωτον ο θεος επεσκεψατο λαβειν εξ εθνων λαον τω ονοματι αυτου
15 και τουτω συμφωνουσιν οι λογοι των προφητων καθως γεγραπται
16 μετα ταυτα αναστρεψω και ανοικοδομησω την σκηνην δαυιδ την πεπτωκυιαν και τα κατεστραμμενα αυτης ανοικοδομησω και ανορθωσω αυτην
17 οπως αν εκζητησωσιν οι καταλοιποι των ανθρωπων τον κυριον και παντα τα εθνη εφ ους επικεκληται το ονομα μου επ αυτους λεγει κυριος ποιων ταυτα
18 γνωστα απ αιωνος
19 διο εγω κρινω μη παρενοχλειν τοις απο των εθνων επιστρεφουσιν επι τον θεον
20 αλλα επιστειλαι αυτοις του απεχεσθαι των αλισγηματων των ειδωλων και της πορνειας και πνικτου και του αιματος
21 μωυσης γαρ εκ γενεων αρχαιων κατα πολιν τους κηρυσσοντας αυτον εχει εν ταις συναγωγαις κατα παν σαββατον αναγινωσκομενος
22 τοτε εδοξεν τοις αποστολοις και τοις πρεσβυτεροις συν ολη τη εκκλησια εκλεξαμενους ανδρας εξ αυτων πεμψαι εις αντιοχειαν συν τω παυλω και βαρναβα ιουδαν τον καλουμενον βαρσαββαν και σιλαν ανδρας ηγουμενους εν τοις αδελφοις
23 γραψαντες δια χειρος αυτων οι αποστολοι και οι πρεσβυτεροι αδελφοι τοις κατα την αντιοχειαν και συριαν και κιλικιαν αδελφοις τοις εξ εθνων χαιρειν
24 επειδη ηκουσαμεν οτι τινες εξ ημων εταραξαν υμας λογοις ανασκευαζοντες τας ψυχας υμων οις ου διεστειλαμεθα
25 εδοξεν ημιν γενομενοις ομοθυμαδον εκλεξαμενοις ανδρας πεμψαι προς υμας συν τοις αγαπητοις ημων βαρναβα και παυλω
26 ανθρωποις παραδεδωκοσιν τας ψυχας αυτων υπερ του ονοματος του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου
27 απεσταλκαμεν ουν ιουδαν και σιλαν και αυτους δια λογου απαγγελλοντας τα αυτα
28 εδοξεν γαρ τω πνευματι τω αγιω και ημιν μηδεν πλεον επιτιθεσθαι υμιν βαρος πλην τουτων των επαναγκες
29 απεχεσθαι ειδωλοθυτων και αιματος και πνικτων και πορνειας εξ ων διατηρουντες εαυτους ευ πραξετε ερρωσθε
30 οι μεν ουν απολυθεντες κατηλθον εις αντιοχειαν και συναγαγοντες το πληθος επεδωκαν την επιστολην
31 αναγνοντες δε εχαρησαν επι τη παρακλησει
32 ιουδας τε και σιλας και αυτοι προφηται οντες δια λογου πολλου παρεκαλεσαν τους αδελφους και επεστηριξαν
33 ποιησαντες δε χρονον απελυθησαν μετ ειρηνης απο των αδελφων προς τους αποστειλαντας αυτους
34 35 παυλος δε και βαρναβας διετριβον εν αντιοχεια διδασκοντες και ευαγγελιζομενοι μετα και ετερων πολλων τον λογον του κυριου
36 μετα δε τινας ημερας ειπεν προς βαρναβαν παυλος επιστρεψαντες δη επισκεψωμεθα τους αδελφους κατα πολιν πασαν εν αις κατηγγειλαμεν τον λογον του κυριου πως εχουσιν
37 βαρναβας δε εβουλετο συμπαραλαβειν και τον ιωαννην τον καλουμενον μαρκον
38 παυλος δε ηξιου τον αποσταντα απ αυτων απο παμφυλιας και μη συνελθοντα αυτοις εις το εργον μη συμπαραλαμβανειν τουτον
39 εγενετο δε παροξυσμος ωστε αποχωρισθηναι αυτους απ αλληλων τον τε βαρναβαν παραλαβοντα τον μαρκον εκπλευσαι εις κυπρον
40 παυλος δε επιλεξαμενος σιλαν εξηλθεν παραδοθεις τη χαριτι του κυριου υπο των αδελφων
41 διηρχετο δε την συριαν και [την] κιλικιαν επιστηριζων τας εκκλησιας
Acts 15
King James Version
15 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
3 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.
5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.
7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
12 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.
13 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
16 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:
17 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.
18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.
19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
22 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:
23 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.
24 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:
25 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.
28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
29 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.
30 So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:
31 Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.
32 And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.
33 And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.
34 Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.
35 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
36 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.
37 And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark.
38 But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.
39 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;
40 And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.
41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.