The Meeting at Jerusalem
1Then some men came {to Antioch} from Judea. They began teaching the non-Jewish brothers: “You cannot be saved if you are not circumcised.
2Paul and Barnabas were against this teaching. They argued with these men about it. So the group decided to send Paul, Barnabas, and some other men to Jerusalem. These men were going there to talk more about this with the apostles
3The church helped the men leave on the trip. These men went through the countries of Phoenicia and Samaria. In these countries they told all about how the non-Jewish people had turned to the true God. This made all the brothers very happy.
4Paul, Barnabas, and the others arrived in Jerusalem. The apostles,
5Some of the believers {in Jerusalem} had belonged to the Pharisees.
6Then the apostles
7There was a long debate. Then Peter stood up and said to them, “My brothers, I know that you remember what happened in the early days. God chose me then from among you to tell the Good News
8God knows the thoughts of all men, and he accepted these non-Jewish people. God showed this to us by giving them the Holy Spirit
9To God, those people are not different from us. When they believed, God made their hearts pure.
10So now, why are you putting a heavy burden
11No, we believe that we and these people will be saved by the grace (kindness) of the Lord Jesus!”
12Then the whole group became quiet. They listened to Paul and Barnabas speak. Paul and Barnabas told about all the miracles and wonders
13Paul and Barnabas finished speaking. Then James spoke. He said, “My brothers, listen to me.
14Simon (Peter) has told us how God showed his love for the non-Jewish people. For the first time, God accepted the non-Jewish people and made them his people.
15The words of the prophets
16‘I (God) will return after this. I will build David’s
17Then all other people will look for the Lord (God)— all the non-Jewish people that are my people too. The Lord (God) said this. And he is the One who does all these things. Amos 9:11–12
18These things have been known from the beginning of time.’
19“So I think we should not bother the non-Jewish brothers who have turned to God.
20Instead, we should write a letter to them. We should tell them these things: Don’t eat food that has been given to idols.
21They should not do these things, because there are still men (Jews) in every city who teach the law of Moses. The words of Moses have been read in the synagogue
The Letter to the Non-Jewish Believers
22The apostles,
23The group sent the letter with these men. The letter said: From the apostles
24We have heard that some men have come to you from our group. The things they said troubled and upset you. But we did not tell them to do this!
25We have all agreed to choose some men and send them to you. They will be with our dear friends, Barnabas and Paul.
26Barnabas and Paul have given their lives to serve our Lord Jesus Christ.
27So we have sent Judas and Silas with them. They will tell you the same things.
28The Holy Spirit
29Don’t eat food that has been given to idols.
30So Paul, Barnabas, Judas, and Silas left Jerusalem. They went to Antioch. In Antioch they gathered the group of believers and gave them the letter.
31When the believers read it, they were happy. The letter comforted them.
32Judas and Silas were also prophets.
33After Judas and Silas stayed there for a while, they left. They received a blessing of peace from the brothers. Judas and Silas went back to the brothers {in Jerusalem} who had sent them.
35But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch. They and many others told the Good News
Paul and Barnabas Separate
36A few days later, Paul said to Barnabas, “We told the message
37Barnabas wanted to bring John Mark with them too.
38But {on their first trip} John Mark had left them at Pamphylia; he did not continue with them in the work. So Paul did not think it was a good idea to take him.
39Paul and Barnabas had a big argument about this. They separated and went different ways. Barnabas sailed to Cyprus and took Mark with him.
40Paul chose Silas to go with him. The brothers {in Antioch} put Paul into the Lord’s care and sent him out.
41Paul and Silas went through the countries of Syria and Cilicia, helping the churches
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