Therefore I judge that we must not cause trouble for those who are turning to God from [among] the Gentiles;

it seemed best to us, having come to be of the same mind, to send men being chosen to you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

For it seemed best to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to put on you no greater burden except for these necessary things:

But she is more blessed if she remains as she is, in my opinion--and I think I also have the Spirit of God.

Now concerning our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers, but it was not his will to come at this time; however, he will come whenever he has an opportunity.

Since many have attempted to arrange a narrative about the matters which have taken place among us,

O Lord my God, You have multiplied Your wonderful works, and in Your thoughts there is none who shall be likened to You; I declared and spoke [of them]; they exceeded in number.

These things you did, and I kept silent; you thought wickedly that I should be like you, [but] I will reprove you, and set [your offenses] before you.

And because the Preacher was wise above [others, so it was] that he taught men excellent knowledge, and the ear will trace out the parables.

But Peter, beginning [to speak], was setting forth to them in order, saying,

The former account I made concerning all things, O Theophilus, which Jesus began both to do and teach,

Claudius Lysias, to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.

both in everything and everywhere we accept [it], most excellent Felix, with all thanksgiving.

But he said, "I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but I boldly declare words of truth and reason.