23 With them they sent the following letter:

The apostles and elders, your brothers,

To the Gentile believers in Antioch,(A) Syria(B) and Cilicia:(C)

Greetings.(D)

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26 Claudius Lysias,

To His Excellency,(A) Governor Felix:

Greetings.(B)

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James,(A) a servant of God(B) and of the Lord Jesus Christ,

To the twelve tribes(C) scattered(D) among the nations:

Greetings.(E)

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Greet Priscilla[a] and Aquila,(A) my co-workers(B) in Christ Jesus.(C) They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.

Greet also the church that meets at their house.(D)

Greet my dear friend Epenetus, who was the first convert(E) to Christ in the province of Asia.(F)

Greet Mary, who worked very hard for you.

Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews(G) who have been in prison with me.(H) They are outstanding among[b] the apostles, and they were in Christ(I) before I was.

Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.

Greet Urbanus, our co-worker in Christ,(J) and my dear friend Stachys.

10 Greet Apelles, whose fidelity to Christ has stood the test.(K)

Greet those who belong to the household(L) of Aristobulus.

11 Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew.(M)

Greet those in the household(N) of Narcissus who are in the Lord.

12 Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, those women who work hard in the Lord.

Greet my dear friend Persis, another woman who has worked very hard in the Lord.

13 Greet Rufus,(O) chosen(P) in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me, too.

14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas and the other brothers and sisters with them.

15 Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the Lord’s people(Q) who are with them.(R)

16 Greet one another with a holy kiss.(S)

All the churches of Christ send greetings.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 16:3 Greek Prisca, a variant of Priscilla
  2. Romans 16:7 Or are esteemed by

The Council’s Letter to Gentile Believers

22 Then the apostles and elders,(A) with the whole church, decided to choose some of their own men and send them to Antioch(B) with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas (called Barsabbas) and Silas,(C) men who were leaders among the believers.

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14 I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face.(A)

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13 The children of your sister, who is chosen by God,(A) send their greetings.

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10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take them into your house or welcome them.(A)

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Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ,(A) the Father’s Son, will be with us in truth and love.

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41 He went through Syria(A) and Cilicia,(B) strengthening the churches.(C)

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When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and elders, to whom they reported everything God had done through them.(A)

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The Council at Jerusalem

15 Certain people(A) came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers:(B) “Unless you are circumcised,(C) according to the custom taught by Moses,(D) you cannot be saved.”

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27 On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them(A) and how he had opened a door(B) of faith to the Gentiles.

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25 As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they should abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality.”(A)

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After sighting Cyprus and passing to the south of it, we sailed on to Syria.(A) We landed at Tyre, where our ship was to unload its cargo.

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Priscilla, Aquila and Apollos

18 Paul stayed on in Corinth for some time. Then he left the brothers and sisters(A) and sailed for Syria,(B) accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.(C) Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchreae(D) because of a vow he had taken.(E)

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18 When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, “So then, even to Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to life.”(A)

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