LESSON
67
THE COUNCIL AT JERUSALEM PART 4
Acts 15:21-30New Living Translation (NLT)
21 For
these laws of Moses have been preached in Jewish synagogues in every city on
every Sabbath for many generations.”
The Letter for Gentile Believers
22 Then the apostles and elders together with the whole
church in Jerusalem chose delegates, and they sent them to Antioch of Syria
with Paul and Barnabas to report on this decision.
The men chosen were two of the church leaders[a]—Judas (also called Barsabbas) and Silas. 23 This is the letter they took with them: “This letter
is from the apostles and elders, your brothers in Jerusalem. It is written to the
Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia. Greetings! 24 “We
understand that some men
from here have troubled you and upset you with their teaching, but we did not send
them! 25 So we decided, having come to complete agreement,
to send you official representatives,
along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 26 who have risked their lives for the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ. 27 We are sending
Judas and Silas to confirm what we have decided concerning your question.
28 “For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay
no greater burden on you than these few requirements: 29 You must abstain from
eating food offered to idols, from consuming blood or the meat of strangled
animals, and from sexual immorality. If you do this, you will do well. Farewell.”
30 The messengers went at once to Antioch, where they called a
general meeting of the believers and delivered the letter.
- DELEGATES CHOSEN V. 22
- THE LETTER V. 23-29
- WHO WROTE & SENT IT V. 23
- GREETINGS AND REASON FOR THE LETTER V. 24-27
- THE DECISION V. 28-29
- THE ACTION V. 30
