And after much dispute, Peter arose and said to them: "Men, brothers, you know that from early days God chose among us, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe.

I marvel that you are turning so quickly from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel,

But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach a gospel to you other than what we preached to you, let him be accursed.

For do I just now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.

to whom not even for an hour did we yield in subjection, that the truth of the gospel might remain with you.

Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you about our common salvation, it became necessary to write to you exhorting you to earnestly contend for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

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,

If you will do this thing, God shall strengthen you, and you shall be able to endure, and all this people shall go into their own place with peace.

Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, also taking Titus along.

And I went up by revelation, and I set before them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those with influence, lest somehow I might run, or had run, for nothing.

Then it seemed best to the apostles and the elders, together with the whole church, to send men being chosen from them to Antioch, together with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas who was also named Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers.

We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who will also tell you the same things by word [of mouth].

Therefore he invited them in and received [them] as guests. Now on the next day Peter went forth with them, and some brothers from Joppa went with him.

And the Spirit said to me to go with them, without wavering. Now these six brothers also went with me, and we entered into the house of the man.

And having come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders; and they declared all that God had done with them.

Then it seemed best to the apostles and the elders, together with the whole church, to send men being chosen from them to Antioch, together with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas who was also named Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers.

Writing by their hand these things: The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia who are of the Gentiles: Greetings.

And the Lord said to Samuel, Hear the voice of the people, in whatever they shall say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from reigning over them.

For being free from all [men], I have made myself a servant to all, in order that I might win the more;

to those outside the law, as [one] outside the law (not being outside the law toward God, but subject to [the] law toward Christ), in order that I might win those outside the law;

Now this I do for the sake of the gospel, in order that I may become a partaker of it [with you].

And I went up by revelation, and I set before them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those with influence, lest somehow I might run, or had run, for nothing.

Therefore, having much boldness in Christ to command you what is fitting,

rather on account of love I appeal to you--being such a one as Paul, the elder, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ--

And the apostles and elders gathered together to see about this matter.

Writing by their hand these things: The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia who are of the Gentiles: Greetings.

On the next day Paul was going in with us to James, and all the elders were present.

Paul, called [to be] an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

For I consider [myself] [in] nothing to have been inferior to the most super apostles.