Acts 15:25 - Plain English Version25 So we met together and picked some messengers, and we are sending them with our good friends Barnabas and Paul. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176925 it seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition25 It has been resolved by us in assembly to select men and send them [as messengers] to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)25 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, Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible25 We reached a united decision to select some delegates and send them to you along with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version25 it pleased us, being assembled as one, to choose men and to send them to you, with our most beloved Barnabas and Paul: Ver Capítulo |
Paul and Barnabas heard those men saying that, and they didn’t agree with them. They argued with them and told them they were wrong. The Christians at Antioch thought about that problem, then they told Paul and Barnabas to go with some other men to Jerusalem, to talk about it with Jesus’s special workers and the other church leaders there.
You can have him back again now, but not just as a work-man that you don’t have to pay. Now he can be something much better than your work-man. He can be like your brother, and you can love him. I love Onesimus very much, but you will love him even more than I do. You see, he is your work-man, but you will like him more than a boss likes his work-men, because he is also your brother. You and he both belong to our leader, Jesus, so he is your brother, and you will love him a lot.
All right, I’m not going to write much more in this letter. I will give it to Tikicus to take to you. He is a Christian friend that we love. He works for our leader, Jesus, just like I do, and he always works really well. When he gets to you mob there, he will tell you all the news about us. And he will help you to feel brave, and to trust Jesus more.
Now I’m sending Tikicus to you to tell you about me and about what I’m doing these days. He is my Christian friend that I love, and he is a good worker for God. He will tell you all the news about me, and the news about the other people that are here with me. And I also want him to help you feel strong and brave.
The 3 very important leaders in Jerusalem were James, Peter and John. They heard how much God helped Barnabas and me in our work, and they understood that God gave me this special job. Then they were happy with us, and they shook hands with us to show that they are our friends. They agreed that we had to go to people that are not Jews, and they themselves had to go to the Jewish people.