Acts 15

Certain teachers from Judea insist on the necessity of the converted Gentiles being circumcised, Acts 15:1 . Paul and Barnabas are sent to Jerusalem to consult the apostles on this subject, Acts 15:2 . They come to Jerusalem, and inform the apostles of the conversion of the Gentiles; and of the trouble which certain Pharisees had occasioned concerning circumcision, Acts 15:3-5 . The apostles having assembled to consider the question, Peter delivers his opinion, Acts 15:6-11 . Barnabas and Paul relate their success among the Gentiles, Acts 15:12 . James delivers his judgment, Acts 15:13-21 . The apostles and elders agree to what he proposes, and send Judas and Silas with Paul and Barnabas to the converted Gentiles, Acts 15:22 ; and send an epistle containing their decree to the Churches of Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia, Acts 15:23-29 . Paul and his company return, and read the epistle to the brethren at Antioch, which produces great joy; and Judas and Silas preach to them, Acts 15:30-32 . Judas returns to Jerusalem, but Silas continues with Paul and Barnabas, teaching and preaching, Acts 15:33-35 . Paul proposes to Barnabas to visit the Churches where they had preached; and, on the latter determining to take John Mark with them, Paul refuses, Acts 15:36-38 . They disagree; and Barnabas, taking John Mark, sails to Cyprus, Acts 15:39 . And Paul, taking Silas, goes through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the Churches, Acts 15:40 , Acts 15:41 .