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and they sent this letter by them, "1The apostles and the brethren who are elders, to 2the brethren in 3Antioch and 4Syria and 5Ciliciawho are from the Gentiles, 6greetings.
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"Since we have heard that 7some of our number to whom we gavenoinstruction have 8disturbed you with their words, unsettling your souls,
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9 it seemedgood to us, having become of onemind, to selectmen to send to you with our belovedBarnabas and Paul,
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men who have 10risked their lives for the name of our LordJesusChrist.
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"Therefore we have sent11Judas and 12Silas, who themselves will alsoreport the samethings by word of mouth.
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"For 13it seemedgood to 14the HolySpirit and to 15us to lay upon you nogreaterburdenthantheseessentials:
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that you abstain from 16thingssacrificed to idols and from 17blood and from 18thingsstrangled and from 19fornication; if you keepyourselvesfree from suchthings, you will dowell. Farewell."
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So when they were sentaway, 20they wentdown to Antioch; and having gathered the congregationtogether, they delivered the letter.
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When they had read it, they rejoicedbecause of its encouragement.
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21Judas and 22Silas, alsobeing23prophetsthemselves, encouraged and strengthened24the brethren with a lengthymessage.
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After they had spenttime there, they were sentaway from the brethren25in peace to those who had 26sent them out.