44:015:008 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; 44:015:009 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. 44:015:010 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? 44:015:011 But we believe that through the grace of the LORD Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they. 44:015:012 Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them. 44:015:013 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me: 44:015:014 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. 44:015:015 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, 44:015:016 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: 44:015:017 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. 44:015:018 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world. 44:015:019 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God: 44:015:020 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood. 44:015:021 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day. 44:015:022 Then pleased it the apostles and elders with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas and Silas, chief men among the brethren: 44:015:023 And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia. 44:015:024 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment: 44:015:025 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 44:015:026 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 44:015:027 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.