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1 It wasn't long before some Jews showed up from Judea insisting that everyone be circumcised: "If you're not circumcised in the Mosaic fashion, you can't be saved."
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et quidam descendentes de Iudaea docebant fratres quia nisi circumcidamini secundum morem Mosi non potestis salvi fieri
2 Paul and Barnabas were up on their feet at once in fierce protest. The church decided to resolve the matter by sending Paul, Barnabas, and a few others to put it before the apostles and leaders in Jerusalem.
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facta ergo seditione non minima Paulo et Barnabae adversum illos statuerunt ut ascenderent Paulus et Barnabas et quidam alii ex illis ad apostolos et presbyteros in Hierusalem super hac quaestione
3 After they were sent off and on their way, they told everyone they met as they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria about the breakthrough to the Gentile outsiders. Everyone who heard the news cheered - it was terrific news!
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illi igitur deducti ab ecclesia pertransiebant Foenicen et Samariam narrantes conversionem gentium et faciebant gaudium magnum omnibus fratribus
4 When they got to Jerusalem, Paul and Barnabas were graciously received by the whole church, including the apostles and leaders. They reported on their recent journey and how God had used them to open things up to the outsiders.
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cum autem venissent Hierosolymam suscepti sunt ab ecclesia et ab apostolis et senioribus adnuntiantes quanta Deus fecisset cum illis
5 Some Pharisees stood up to say their piece. They had become believers, but continued to hold to the hard party line of the Pharisees. "You have to circumcise the pagan converts," they said. "You must make them keep the Law of Moses."
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surrexerunt autem quidam de heresi Pharisaeorum qui crediderant dicentes quia oportet circumcidi eos praecipere quoque servare legem Mosi
6 The apostles and leaders called a special meeting to consider the matter.
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conveneruntque apostoli et seniores videre de verbo hoc
7 The arguments went on and on, back and forth, getting more and more heated. Then Peter took the floor: "Friends, you well know that from early on God made it quite plain that he wanted the pagans to hear the Message of this good news and embrace it - and not in any secondhand or roundabout way, but firsthand, straight from my mouth.
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cum autem magna conquisitio fieret surgens Petrus dixit ad eos viri fratres vos scitis quoniam ab antiquis diebus in nobis elegit Deus per os meum audire gentes verbum evangelii et credere
8 And God, who can't be fooled by any pretense on our part but always knows a person's thoughts, gave them the Holy Spirit exactly as he gave him to us.
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et qui novit corda Deus testimonium perhibuit dans illis Spiritum Sanctum sicut et nobis
9 He treated the outsiders exactly as he treated us, beginning at the very center of who they were and working from that center outward, cleaning up their lives as they trusted and believed him.
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et nihil discrevit inter nos et illos fide purificans corda eorum
10 "So why are you now trying to out-god God, loading these new believers down with rules that crushed our ancestors and crushed us, too?
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nunc ergo quid temptatis Deum inponere iugum super cervicem discipulorum quod neque patres nostri neque nos portare potuimus
11 Don't we believe that we are saved because the Master Jesus amazingly and out of sheer generosity moved to save us just as he did those from beyond our nation? So what are we arguing about?"
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sed per gratiam Domini Iesu credimus salvari quemadmodum et illi
12 There was dead silence. No one said a word. With the room quiet, Barnabas and Paul reported matter-of-factly on the miracles and wonders God had done among the other nations through their ministry.
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tacuit autem omnis multitudo et audiebant Barnaban et Paulum narrantes quanta fecisset Deus signa et prodigia in gentibus per eos
13 The silence deepened; you could hear a pin drop.
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et postquam tacuerunt respondit Iacobus dicens viri fratres audite me
14 Simeon has told us the story of how God at the very outset made sure that racial outsiders were included.
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Simeon narravit quemadmodum primum Deus visitavit sumere ex gentibus populum nomini suo
15 This is in perfect agreement with the words of the prophets:
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et huic concordant verba prophetarum sicut scriptum est
16 After this, I'm coming back; I'll rebuild David's ruined house; I'll put all the pieces together again; I'll make it look like new
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post haec revertar et aedificabo tabernaculum David quod decidit et diruta eius reaedificabo et erigam illud
17 So outsiders who seek will find, so they'll have a place to come to, All the pagan peoples included in what I'm doing.
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ut requirant ceteri hominum Dominum et omnes gentes super quas invocatum est nomen meum dicit Dominus faciens haec
18 It's no afterthought; he's always known he would do this.
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notum a saeculo est Domino opus suum
19 "So here is my decision: We're not going to unnecessarily burden non-Jewish people who turn to the Master.
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propter quod ego iudico non inquietari eos qui ex gentibus convertuntur ad Deum
20 We'll write them a letter and tell them, 'Be careful to not get involved in activities connected with idols, to guard the morality of sex and marriage, to not serve food offensive to Jewish Christians - blood, for instance.'
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sed scribere ad eos ut abstineant se a contaminationibus simulacrorum et fornicatione et suffocatis et sanguine
21 This is basic wisdom from Moses, preached and honored for centuries now in city after city as we have met and kept the Sabbath."
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Moses enim a temporibus antiquis habet in singulis civitatibus qui eum praedicent in synagogis ubi per omne sabbatum legitur
22 Everyone agreed: apostles, leaders, all the people. They picked Judas (nicknamed Barsabbas) and Silas - they both carried considerable weight in the church - and sent them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas
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tunc placuit apostolis et senioribus cum omni ecclesia eligere viros ex eis et mittere Antiochiam cum Paulo et Barnaba Iudam qui cognominatur Barsabban et Silam viros primos in fratribus
23 with this letter: From the apostles and leaders, your friends, to our friends in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Hello!
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scribentes per manus eorum apostoli et seniores fratres his qui sunt Antiochiae et Syriae et Ciliciae fratribus ex gentibus salutem
24 We heard that some men from our church went to you and said things that confused and upset you. Mind you, they had no authority from us; we didn't send them.
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quoniam audivimus quia quidam ex nobis exeuntes turbaverunt vos verbis evertentes animas vestras quibus non mandavimus
25 We have agreed unanimously to pick representatives and send them to you with our good friends Barnabas and Paul.
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placuit nobis collectis in unum eligere viros et mittere ad vos cum carissimis nostris Barnaba et Paulo
26 We picked men we knew you could trust, Judas and Silas - they've looked death in the face time and again for the sake of our Master Jesus Christ.
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hominibus qui tradiderunt animas suas pro nomine Domini nostri Iesu Christi
27 We've sent them to confirm in a face-to-face meeting with you what we've written.
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misimus ergo Iudam et Silam qui et ipsi vobis verbis referent eadem
28 It seemed to the Holy Spirit and to us that you should not be saddled with any crushing burden, but be responsible only for these bare necessities:
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visum est enim Spiritui Sancto et nobis nihil ultra inponere vobis oneris quam haec necessario
29 Be careful not to get involved in activities connected with idols; avoid serving food offensive to Jewish Christians (blood, for instance); and guard the morality of sex and marriage. These guidelines are sufficient to keep relations congenial between us. And God be with you! Barnabas and Paul Go Their Separate Ways
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ut abstineatis vos ab immolatis simulacrorum et sanguine suffocato et fornicatione a quibus custodientes vos bene agetis valete
30 And so off they went to Antioch. On arrival, they gathered the church and read the letter.
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illi igitur dimissi descenderunt Antiochiam et congregata multitudine tradiderunt epistulam
31 The people were greatly relieved and pleased.
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quam cum legissent gavisi sunt super consolatione
32 Judas and Silas, good preachers both of them, strengthened their new friends with many words of courage and hope.
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Iudas autem et Silas et ipsi cum essent prophetae verbo plurimo consolati sunt fratres et confirmaverunt
33 Then it was time to go home. They were sent off by their new friends with laughter and embraces all around to report back to those who had sent them.
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facto autem ibi tempore dimissi sunt cum pace a fratribus ad eos qui miserant illos
35 Paul and Barnabas stayed on in Antioch, teaching and preaching the Word of God. But they weren't alone. There were a number of teachers and preachers at that time in Antioch.
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Paulus autem et Barnabas demorabantur Antiochiae docentes et evangelizantes cum aliis pluribus verbum Domini
36 After a few days of this, Paul said to Barnabas, "Let's go back and visit all our friends in each of the towns where we preached the Word of God. Let's see how they're doing."
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post aliquot autem dies dixit ad Barnaban Paulus revertentes visitemus fratres per universas civitates in quibus praedicavimus verbum Domini quomodo se habeant
37 Barnabas wanted to take John along, the John nicknamed Mark.
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Barnabas autem volebat secum adsumere et Iohannem qui cognominatur Marcus
38 But Paul wouldn't have him; he wasn't about to take along a quitter who, as soon as the going got tough, had jumped ship on them in Pamphylia.
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Paulus autem rogabat eum qui discessisset ab eis a Pamphilia et non isset cum eis in opus non debere recipi eum
39 Tempers flared, and they ended up going their separate ways: Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus;
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facta est autem dissensio ita ut discederent ab invicem et Barnabas adsumpto Marco navigaret Cyprum
40 Paul chose Silas and, offered up by their friends to the grace of the Master,
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Paulus vero electo Sila profectus est traditus gratiae Domini a fratribus
41 went to Syria and Cilicia to build up muscle and sinew in those congregations.
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perambulabat autem Syriam et Ciliciam confirmans ecclesias
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