Acts 15:20-23

English Standard Version

²⁰ but should write to them ^(A)to abstain from ^(B)the things polluted by idols, and from ^(C)sexual immorality, and from ^(D)what has been strangled, and from ^(E)blood. ²¹ For from ancient generations Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him, ^(F)for he is read every Sabbath in the synagogues.”

The Council's Letter to Gentile Believers

²² Then it seemed good to ^(G)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 ^(H)Barsabbas, and ^(I)Silas, leading men among ^(J)the brothers, ²³ with the following letter: ^(K)“The brothers, both ^(L)the apostles and the elders, to the brothers^[a] who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, ^(M)greetings.