19 Therefore aI judge that we do not trouble those who are turning to God from among the Gentiles, 20 but that we write to them that they abstain from athings contaminated by idols and from bsexual immorality and from cwhat is strangled and from blood. 21 For from ancient generations, aMoses has those who preach him in every city, since he is read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”
22 Then it seemed good to athe apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them—Judas called Barsabbas, and bSilas, leading men among cthe brothers—to send to dAntioch with Paul and Barnabas, 23 and they sent this letter by them,
“aThe apostles and the brothers who are elders, to bthe brothers in cAntioch and dSyria and eCilicia who are from the Gentiles, fgreetings.
24 Since we have heard that asome of us, to whom we gave no instruction, have gone out and bdisturbed you with their words, unsettling your souls,
25 ait seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to select men to send to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
26 men who have arisked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
27 Therefore we have sent aJudas and bSilas, and they themselves will report the same things by word of mouth.
28 For ait seemed good to bthe Holy Spirit and to cus to lay upon you no greater burden than these essentials:
29 that you abstain from athings sacrificed to idols and from ablood and from athings strangled and from asexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, you will do well. Farewell.”