# Acts 15

> Lumin Translation

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/read/acts/15

Translated from Hebrew and Greek with AI, then checked for clarity and fidelity.

1. And certain men who had come down from Judea were teaching the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."
2. When considerable dissension and debate arose between Paul and Barnabas and those men, they appointed Paul, Barnabas, and certain others from among them to go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem about this matter.
3. So, escorted by the church, they journeyed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
4. When they arrived in Jerusalem, the church, apostles, and elders welcomed them, and they reported everything God had done with them.
5. But certain believers from the sect of the Pharisees rose up, saying, "It is necessary to circumcise them and to charge them to keep the law of Moses."
6. The apostles and the elders assembled to look into this matter.
7. After much debate had arisen, Peter stood up and said to them, "Men, brothers, you know that from days of old among you God chose that the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel through my mouth and believe."
8. And God, who knows the hearts, bore witness to them by giving the Holy Spirit, just as also to us.
9. And he did not distinguish between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.
10. Now then, why test God by laying a yoke on the necks of the disciples, a yoke neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
11. But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they.
12. The whole crowd fell silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul as they described the signs and wonders God had worked among the nations through them.
13. After they had fallen silent, James responded, "Men, brothers, listen to me."
14. Simeon explained how God first visited the nations to take from them a people for his name.
15. And the words of the prophets agree with this, as it stands written.
16. After these things I will return and rebuild the tabernacle of David, which has fallen, and rebuild its ruins, and set it up.
17. so that the remnant of mankind might seek the Lord, and all the nations upon whom my name has been called, says the Lord who does these things.
18. Known from eternity.
19. Therefore I decide not to trouble those from the Gentiles who turn to God.
20. but write to them to abstain from defilements of idols, from sexual immorality, from strangled animals, and from blood.
21. For since ancient generations Moses has in every city those who proclaim him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.
22. Then the apostles and elders, together with the entire church, decided to select men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas—Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, leading men among the brothers.
23. The apostles, elders, and brothers wrote by their hand: To the brothers from among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: greetings.
24. Since we have heard that certain ones from among us who departed have agitated you with words, overthrowing your souls, to whom we gave no charge.
25. It pleased us, having assembled unanimously and selected men, to send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul.
26. Men who have endangered their lives on behalf of the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
27. We have therefore sent Judas and Silas themselves, who will also report the same things orally.
28. For it was pleasing to the Holy Spirit and to us to place no greater burden on you than these necessary things.
29. Abstain from sacrifices to idols, from blood, from strangled animals, and from sexual immorality; keep yourselves from these, and you will fare well. Farewell.
30. So when they were dismissed, they went down to Antioch, and having gathered the multitude, they delivered the letter.
31. After reading it, they rejoiced over the encouragement.
32. Judas and Silas, themselves prophets as well, exhorted the brothers at length and strengthened them.
33. After spending some time, they were dismissed with peace from the brothers to those who had sent them.
35. But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord with many others also.
36. After some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us now return and visit the brothers in every city where we declared the word of the Lord, to see how they are."
37. But Barnabas wanted to take John called Mark along with them too.
38. But Paul did not see fit to take him along with them, the one who had departed from them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them to the work.
39. A sharp contention arose so that they separated from each other, and Barnabas took Mark and sailed away to Cyprus.
40. But Paul chose Silas and set out, commended by the brothers to the Lord's grace.
41. He made his way through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

## Nearby chapters

[Acts 14](https://www.lumin.faith/read/acts/14.md)
[Acts 16](https://www.lumin.faith/read/acts/16.md)

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