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Acts 15:25

Contemporary English Version 1995

So we met together and decided to choose some men and to send them to you along with our good friends Barnabas and Paul.

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Don't forget that the Lord is patient because he wants people to be saved. This is also what our dear friend Paul said when he wrote you with the wisdom God had given him.

The apostles, the leaders, and all the church members decided to send some men to Antioch along with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Silas and Judas Barsabbas, who were two leaders of the Lord's followers.

This caused trouble, and Paul and Barnabas argued with them about this teaching. So it was decided to send Paul and Barnabas and a few others to Jerusalem to discuss this problem with the apostles and the church leaders.

The apostles often met together and prayed with a single purpose in mind. The women and Mary the mother of Jesus would meet with them, and so would his brothers.

So I made a careful study of everything and then decided to write and tell you exactly what took place. Honorable Theophilus,

but not as a slave. Onesimus is much more than a slave. To me he is a dear friend, but to you he is even more, both as a person and as a follower of the Lord.

Onesimus, the dear and faithful follower from your own group, is coming with him. The two of them will tell you everything that has happened here.

Tychicus is the dear friend, who faithfully works and serves the Lord with us, and he will give you the news about me.

I want you to know how I am getting along and what I am doing. This is why I am sending Tychicus to you. He is a dear friend, as well as a faithful servant of the Lord. He will tell you how I am doing, and he will cheer you up.

James, Peter, and John realized that God had given me the message about his gift of undeserved grace. And these men are supposed to be the backbone of the church. They even gave Barnabas and me a friendly handshake. This was to show that we would work with Gentiles and that they would work with Jews.

My dear friends, as a follower of our Lord Jesus Christ, I beg you to get along with each other. Don't take sides. Always try to agree in what you think.

Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who work hard for the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis. She also works hard for the Lord.

The apostles and church leaders met to discuss this problem about Gentiles.

Day after day they met together in the temple. They broke bread together in different homes and shared their food happily and freely,

On the day of Pentecost all the Lord's followers were together in one place.

Yes, Father, this is what pleased you.




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