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Acts 15:24–26

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24Since we have heard that ysome who went out from us have troubled you with words, zunsettling your souls, 8saying, “You must be circumcised and keep the law”—to whom we gave no such commandment—25it seemed good to us, being assembled with one 9accord, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 26amen who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Footnotes

  1. 8NU omits saying, “You must be circumcised and keep the law”
  2. 9purpose or mind

Cross references

  1. yActs 15:1; Gal. 2:4; 5:12; Titus 1:10, 11
  2. zGal. 1:7; 5:10
  3. aActs 13:50; 14:19; 1 Cor. 15:30; 2 Cor. 11:23–26

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Since we have heard that some persons have gone out from us and troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions, it has seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

We have heard that some went out from us without our authorization and disturbed you, troubling your minds by what they said. So we all agreed to choose some men and send them to you with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul—men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Since we have heard that some without our authorization went out from us and troubled you with their words and unsettled your hearts, we have unanimously decided to select men and send them to you along with our dearly loved Barnabas and Paul, who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

NLTNew Living Translation

“We understand that some men from here have troubled you and upset you with their teaching, but we did not send them! So we decided, having come to complete agreement, to send you official representatives, along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Because we have heard that some have gone out from among us—to whom we gave no orders—and have thrown you into confusion by words upsetting your minds, it seemed best to us, having reached a unanimous decision, and having chosen men, to send them to you together with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul, men who have risked their lives on behalf of the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

KJV 1900King James Version

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: It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.