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that the rest of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by my name,
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says the Lord, who has made these things known from of old.'
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Therefore my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who turn to God,
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but should write to them to abstain from the pollutions of idols and from unchastity and from what is strangled and from blood.
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For from early generations Moses has had in every city those who preach him, for he is read every sabbath in the synagogues."
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Then it seemed good to 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 Barsab'bas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren,
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with the following letter: "The brethren, both the apostles and the elders, to the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cili'cia, greeting.
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Since we have heard that some persons from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions,
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it has seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
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men who have risked their lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth.