And when there had been much dispute, Peter rose up and said to them: Men and brethren, you know that a good while ago God chose among us, that through my mouth the Gentiles should hear the Word of the gospel and believe.

And after they had become silent, Jacob answered, saying, Men and brethren, listen to me:

Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas who was also named Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren.

Since we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, You must be circumcised and keep the Law; to whom we gave no such commandment;

men who have given their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:

And I went up by revelation, and communicated to them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those who were of reputation, lest by any means I might run, or had run, in vain.

But those who seemed to be something (whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God shows personal regard to no man), those who seemed to be important added nothing to me.

for before certain men came from Jacob, he would eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel Gentiles to Judaize?

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this Rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against It.

having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corner stone,

He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall never go out any more. And I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of Heaven from My God; and My new name.

Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

And the city is laid out as a square; its length is as great as its breadth. And he measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand furlongs. Its length, breadth, and height are equal.

And the construction of its wall was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like pure glass.

the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.

Through Him we have received grace and apostleship unto obedience of faith among all nations for His name,

For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to understand with a sound mind, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.

so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.

But having different gifts according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, according to the proportion of faith;

Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, because of the grace given to me by God,

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than every one of them, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.

As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

If anyone speaks, let him speak as the words of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and might forever and ever. Amen.

imploring us with much entreating that we would receive the gift and the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.

that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.

They wrote this letter by them: The apostles, the elders, and the brethren, to the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.

it seemed good to us, having become of one mind, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who will also report the same things by word of mouth.

that you abstain from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual perversion. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.