Let the wicked one abandon his way and the sinful one his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, so that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will freely forgive.
Acts 15:19 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Therefore, in my judgement, we should not cause difficulties for those among the Gentiles who turn to God, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore it is my opinion that we should not put obstacles in the way of and annoy and disturb those of the Gentiles who turn to God, American Standard Version (1901) Wherefore my judgment is, that we trouble not them that from among the Gentiles turn to God; Common English Bible “Therefore, I conclude that we shouldn’t create problems for Gentiles who turn to God. Catholic Public Domain Version Because of this, I judge that those who were converted to God from among the Gentiles are not to be disturbed, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For which cause I judge that they, who from among the Gentiles are converted to God, are not to be disquieted. |
Let the wicked one abandon his way and the sinful one his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, so that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will freely forgive.
Take words of repentance with you and return to the Lord. Say to him, ‘Forgive all our iniquity and accept what is good, so that we may repay you with praise from our lips.
Now then, why are you testing God by putting a yoke on the disciples’ necks that neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear?
Since we have heard that some without our authorisation went out from us and troubled you with their words and unsettled your hearts, ,
For it was the Holy Spirit’s decision #– #and ours #– #not to place further burdens on you beyond these requirements:
But they have been informed about you #– #that you are teaching all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to abandon Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or to live according to our customs.
With regard to the Gentiles who have believed, we have written a letter containing our decision that they should keep themselves from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what is strangled, and from sexual immorality.’
Instead, I preached to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem and in all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works worthy of repentance.
This matter arose because some false brothers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus in order to enslave us.
for they themselves report what kind of reception we had from you: how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God