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Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas [namely], Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:

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and they wrote [thus] by them, The apostles and the elders, brethren, unto the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting:

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Forasmuch as we have heard that certain who went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls to whom we gave no commandment

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it seemed good unto us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

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men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also shall tell you the same things by word of mouth.

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For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:

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that ye abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication from which if ye keep yourselves, it shall be well with you. Fare ye well.

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So they, when they were dismissed, came down to Antioch and having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle.

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And when they had read it, they rejoiced for the consolation.

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And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

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And after they had spent some time [there], they were dismissed in peace from the brethren unto those that had sent them forth.

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[But it seemed good unto Silas to abide there.]

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But Paul and Barnabas tarried in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.