Thenit seemed goodto the apostlesand the elders,with the wholechurch,to choosemenfrom amongthem to sendto Antiochwith Pauland Barnabas--JudascalledBarsabbas,and Silas,leadingmenamongthe brethren,
"Thereforewe have sentJudasand Silas,who themselveswill alsoreportthe same thingsby word[of mouth].
But PaulchoseSilasand left,being committedby the brethrento the graceof the Lord.
ThroughSilvanus,our faithfulbrother(for soI regard[him]), I have writtento you briefly,exhortingand testifyingthat thisis the true graceof God.Stand firmin it!
Pauland Silvanusand Timothy,To the churchof the Thessaloniansin Godour Fatherand the LordJesusChrist:
Pauland Silvanusand Timothy,To the churchof the Thessaloniansin Godthe Fatherand the LordJesusChrist:Graceto you and peace.
But whenSilasand Timothycame downfrom Macedonia,Paul[began] devoting himself completelyto the word,solemnly testifyingto the Jewsthat Jesuswas the Christ.
Judasand Silas,alsobeingprophetsthemselves,encouragedand strengthenedthe brethrenwith a lengthymessage.
Sothey put forwardtwo men,JosephcalledBarsabbas(whowas also calledJustus),and Matthias.
Thenimmediatelythe brethrensentPaulout to goas faras the sea;and Silasand Timothyremainedthere.
The brethrenimmediatelysentPauland Silasawayby nightto Berea,and when they arrived,they wentinto the synagogueof the Jews.
And someof them were persuadedand joinedPauland Silas,alongwith a largenumberof the God-fearingGreeksand a numberof the leadingwomen.
And he calledfor lightsand rushedin, and trembling with fearhe fell down beforePauland Silas,
But aboutmidnightPauland Silaswere prayingand singing hymns of praiseto God,and the prisonerswere listeningto them;
But when her masterssawthat their hopeof profitwas gone,they seizedPauland Silasand draggedthem into the market placebeforethe authorities,
it seemed goodto us, having becomeof one mind,to selectmento sendto you with our belovedBarnabasand Paul,
and they sent this letterby them, "The apostlesand the brethrenwho are elders,to the brethrenin Antiochand Syriaand Ciliciawhoare from the Gentiles,greetings.
The newsaboutthem reachedthe earsof the churchat Jerusalem,and they sentBarnabasoffto Antioch.
Nowwhen the apostlesin Jerusalemheardthat Samariahad receivedthe wordof God,they sentthem Peterand John,
The handof Godwas alsoon Judahto givethem oneheartto dowhatthe kingand the princescommandedby the wordof the LORD.
Thus the thingwas rightin the sightof the kingand allthe assembly.
Now allthe peopletooknote[of it], and it pleasedthem, just as everythingthe kingdidpleasedallthe people.
So thenthosewho were scatteredbecauseof the persecutionthat occurredin connectionwith Stephenmade their wayto Phoeniciaand Cyprusand Antioch,speakingthe wordto no oneexceptto Jewsalone.
But there were someof them, menof Cyprusand Cyrene,whocameto Antiochand [began] speakingto the Greeksalso,preachingthe LordJesus.
Nowat thistimesome prophetscame downfrom Jerusalemto Antioch.
Therefore,being sent on their wayby the church,they were passing throughbothPhoeniciaand Samaria,describing in detailthe conversionof the Gentiles,and were bringinggreatjoyto allthe brethren.
Sowhen they were sent away,they went downto Antioch;and having gatheredthe congregationtogether,they deliveredthe letter.
For the Sonof God,ChristJesus,who was preachedamongyou by us-- by me and Silvanusand Timothy--was not yesand no,but is yesin Him.
