οι αποστολοι και οι πρεσβυτεροι και οι αδελφοι τοις κατα την αντιοχειαν και συριαν και κιλικιαν αδελφοις τοις εξ εθνων

χαιρειν

επειδη ηκουσαμεν οτι τινες εξ ημων εξελθοντες εταραξαν υμας λογοις ανασκευαζοντες τας ψυχας υμων λεγοντες περιτεμνεσθαι και τηρειν τον νομον οις ου διεστειλαμεθα εδοξεν ημιν γενομενοις ομοθυμαδον εκλεξαμενους ανδρας πεμψαι προς υμας συν τοις αγαπητοις ημων βαρναβα και παυλω ανθρωποις παραδεδωκοσιν τας ψυχας αυτων υπερ του ονοματος του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου απεσταλκαμεν ουν ιουδαν και σιλαν και αυτους δια λογου απαγγελλοντας τα αυτα εδοξεν γαρ τω αγιω πνευματι και ημιν μηδεν πλεον επιτιθεσθαι υμιν βαρος πλην των επαναγκες τουτων απεχεσθαι ειδωλοθυτων και αιματος και πνικτου και πορνειας εξ ων διατηρουντες εαυτους ευ πραξετε

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The apostles and the elders and the brothers, to those throughout Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia, brothers from (the) nations:

Greeting.

Since we have heard that some of us having gone out have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, (saying, "Be circumcised and keep the law,") to whom we gave no command; it seemed (good) to us, having become of one mind, to send chosen men to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, men who have given up their souls on behalf of the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Therefore we have sent Judas and Silas, they by word also announcing the same things. For it seemed (good) to the Holy Spirit and to us to put not one greater burden on you than these necessary things: To hold back from idol sacrifices, and blood, and that strangled, and (from) fornication; from which continually keeping yourselves, you will do well.

Be prospered.

Discussion: Understanding Acts 15:22-29
See Also: Giyur (Conversion)
See Also: Brit Milah (Circumcision)