Acts 21:18 - Plain English Version18 The next day, we went with Paul to talk to James, one of the Christian leaders. All of the other Christian leaders in Jerusalem were there too. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176918 And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition18 On the next day Paul went in with us to [see] James, and all the elders of the church were present [also]. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)18 And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible18 On the next day Paul and the rest of us went to see James. All of the elders were present. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version18 Then, on the following day, Paul entered with us to James. And all the elders were assembled. Ver Capítulo |
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.
So the church leaders wrote a letter for them to take with them. They wrote, “This letter is from Jesus’s special workers, and from the other church leaders in Jerusalem. We are writing to you Christian people that are not Jews, that live in Antioch, and in the rest of Syria country, and in Cilicia country. You are like brothers and sisters to us.
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.