1 And certain men which came down from Judæa taught the brethren, and said , Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. 2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question. 3 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren. 4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them. 5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
6 ¶ And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter. 7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. 8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; 9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. 10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? 11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
12 ¶ Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
13 ¶ And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me: 14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. 15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, 16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: 17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. 18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world. 19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God: 20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood. 21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day. 22 Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely , Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren: 23 And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia: 24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment: 25 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth. 28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; 29 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well. 30 So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle: 31 Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation. 32 And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them . 33 And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles. 34 Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still. 35 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
36 ¶ And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do. 37 And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark. 38 But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. 39 And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus; 40 And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God. 41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.
1 et quidam descendentes de Iudaea docebant fratres
quia nisi circumcidamini secundum morem Mosi
non potestis salvi fieri
2 facta ergo seditione non minima Paulo et Barnabae adversum illos
statuerunt ut ascenderent Paulus et Barnabas
et quidam alii ex illis
ad apostolos et presbyteros in Hierusalem super hac quaestione
3 illi igitur deducti ab ecclesia
pertransiebant Foenicen et Samariam
narrantes conversionem gentium
et faciebant gaudium magnum omnibus fratribus
4 cum autem venissent Hierosolymam
suscepti sunt ab ecclesia et ab apostolis et senioribus
adnuntiantes quanta Deus fecisset cum illis
5 surrexerunt autem quidam de heresi Pharisaeorum qui crediderant
dicentes quia oportet circumcidi eos
praecipere quoque servare legem Mosi
6 conveneruntque apostoli et seniores videre de verbo hoc
7 cum autem magna conquisitio fieret
surgens Petrus dixit ad eos viri fratres
vos scitis quoniam ab antiquis diebus in nobis elegit Deus
per os meum audire gentes verbum evangelii et credere
8 et qui novit corda Deus testimonium perhibuit
dans illis Spiritum Sanctum sicut et nobis
9 et nihil discrevit inter nos et illos fide purificans corda eorum
10 nunc ergo quid temptatis Deum
inponere iugum super cervicem discipulorum
quod neque patres nostri neque nos portare potuimus
11 sed per gratiam Domini Iesu credimus salvari
quemadmodum et illi
12 tacuit autem omnis multitudo
et audiebant Barnaban et Paulum narrantes
quanta fecisset Deus signa et prodigia in gentibus per eos
13 et postquam tacuerunt
respondit Iacobus dicens viri fratres audite me
14 Simeon narravit quemadmodum primum Deus visitavit
sumere ex gentibus populum nomini suo
15 et huic concordant verba prophetarum sicut scriptum est
16 post haec revertar
et aedificabo tabernaculum David quod
decidit
et diruta eius reaedificabo
et erigam illud
17 ut requirant ceteri hominum Dominum
et omnes gentes super quas invocatum est nomen meum
dicit Dominus faciens haec
18 notum a saeculo est Domino opus suum
19 propter quod ego iudico non inquietari eos
qui ex gentibus convertuntur ad Deum
20 sed scribere ad eos
ut abstineant se a contaminationibus simulacrorum
et fornicatione et suffocatis et sanguine
21 Moses enim a temporibus antiquis habet in singulis civitatibus
qui eum praedicent in synagogis
ubi per omne sabbatum legitur
22 tunc placuit apostolis et senioribus cum omni ecclesia
eligere viros ex eis et mittere Antiochiam cum Paulo et Barnaba
Iudam qui cognominatur Barsabban et Silam
viros primos in fratribus
23 scribentes per manus eorum
apostoli et seniores fratres
his qui sunt Antiochiae et Syriae et Ciliciae fratribus ex gentibus
salutem
24 quoniam audivimus quia quidam ex nobis exeuntes
turbaverunt vos verbis evertentes animas vestras
quibus non mandavimus
25 placuit nobis collectis in unum eligere viros et mittere ad vos
cum carissimis nostris Barnaba et Paulo
26 hominibus qui tradiderunt animas suas
pro nomine Domini nostri Iesu Christi
27 misimus ergo Iudam et Silam
qui et ipsi vobis verbis referent eadem
28 visum est enim Spiritui Sancto et nobis
nihil ultra inponere vobis oneris quam haec necessario
29 ut abstineatis vos ab immolatis simulacrorum
et sanguine suffocato et fornicatione
a quibus custodientes vos bene agetis valete
30 illi igitur dimissi descenderunt Antiochiam
et congregata multitudine tradiderunt epistulam
31 quam cum legissent gavisi sunt super consolatione
32 Iudas autem et Silas et ipsi cum essent prophetae
verbo plurimo consolati sunt fratres et confirmaverunt
33 facto autem ibi tempore
dimissi sunt cum pace a fratribus ad eos qui miserant illos
35 Paulus autem et Barnabas demorabantur Antiochiae
docentes et evangelizantes cum aliis pluribus verbum Domini
36 post aliquot autem dies dixit ad Barnaban Paulus
revertentes visitemus fratres per universas civitates
in quibus praedicavimus verbum Domini
quomodo se habeant
37 Barnabas autem volebat secum adsumere et Iohannem
qui cognominatur Marcus
38 Paulus autem rogabat eum qui
discessisset ab eis a Pamphilia
et non isset cum eis in opus
non debere recipi eum
39 facta est autem dissensio
ita ut discederent ab invicem
et Barnabas adsumpto Marco navigaret Cyprum
40 Paulus vero electo Sila profectus est
traditus gratiae Domini a fratribus
41 perambulabat autem Syriam et Ciliciam confirmans ecclesias