Acts 15:22-29

International Standard Version

The Reply of the Church

²² Then the apostles, the elders, and the whole church decided to choose some of their men to send with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. These were Judas, who was called Barsabbas, and Silas, who were leaders among the brothers. ²³ They wrote this letter for them to deliver:^[a]

“From:^[b] The apostles and the elders, your brothers

To: Their gentile brothers in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia.

Greetings. ²⁴ We have heard that some men, coming from us without instructions from us, have said things to trouble you and have unsettled you.^{[c] 25} So we have unanimously decided to choose men and send them to you with our dear Barnabas and Paul, ²⁶ who have risked their lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah.^{[d] 27} We have therefore sent Judas and Silas to tell you the same things by word of mouth. ²⁸ For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place on you any burden but these essential requirements: ²⁹ to keep away from food sacrificed to idols, from blood,^[e] from anything strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you avoid these things, you will do well. Goodbye.”