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,
And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him,
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 Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers,
And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this question.
All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
no longer as a bondservant but more than a bondservant, as a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
and with him Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you of everything that has taken place here.
Tychicus will tell you all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord.
So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord will tell you everything.
and when James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.
Greet those workers in the Lord, Tryphaena and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord.
But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth. For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these requirements:
The apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter.
And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts,
When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place.
yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.
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