A   And there came certayne fr&obar; Iewry, and taughte the brethren: ^note Excepte ye be circumcysed after the maner of Moses, ye can not be saued. Now wh&abar; there rose a disc&ebar;sion, and Paul and Barnabas had set them selues harde agaynst them, ^note they ordeyned, that Paul and Barnabas and certayne other of them shulde go vp to Ierusalem vnto the Apostles and Elders, aboute this questi&obar;. And they were broughte on their waye by þe; c&obar;gregacion, ∧ wente thorow Phenices and Samaria, and declared the ^note conuersacion of the Heythen, and brought greate ioye vnto all the brethren. Whan they came to Ierusal&ebar;, they were receaued of þe; c&obar;gregacion, ∧ of the Apostles, and of the Elders, ∧ they tolde how greate thinges God had done with th&ebar;. Then rose there vp certayne of the secte of þe; Pharises (which beleued) and sayde: They must be circumcysed and c&obar;maunded, to kepe the lawe of Moses. But the Apostles and Elders came together, to reason vpon this matter.

B   Now whan there was moch disputinge Peter rose vp, and sayde vnto th&ebar;: Ye men and brethren, ye knowe that a good whyle agoo, God chose amonge vs, þt; the Heyth&ebar; by my mouth shulde heare the worde of the Gospell, and beleue. And God the knower of hertes bare wytnesse ouer th&ebar;, ^note and gaue th&ebar; the holy goost, like as vnto vs, ∧ put no dyfference betwixte vs ∧ them, and purified their hertes thorow fayth. Now therfore why tempte ye God, with layenge vpon þe; disciples neckes the yocke, ^note which nether o&highr; fathers ner we were able to beare? But we beleue to be saued thorow the grace of the LORDE Iesu Christ, like as they also. ^note Then all þe; multitude helde their peace, and gaue audience vnto Paul and Barnabas, which tolde how greate tokens and wonders God had done by th&ebar; am&obar;ge the Heythen. Afterwarde whan they helde their peace, Iames answered, and sayde: Ye men and brethren, herk&ebar; vnto me, Sim&obar; hath tolde, how God at the first vysited to receaue a people vnto his name from amonge the Heythen. C   And vnto this agree þe; wordes of the prophetes, as it is wrytt&ebar;: ^note After this wyl I returne and wyl buylde agayne þe; tabernacle of Dauid, that is fallen downe, and that which is fallen in decaye therof, wyl I buylde agayne, and wyl set it vp, that the residue of men maye seke after the LORDE: ∧ also the Heythen / vp&obar; whom my name is named, sayeth the LORDE, which doth all these thinges. Knowne vnto God are all his workes from the begynnynge of þe; worlde. Wherfore my sentence is, that they which from amonge the Heythen are turned vnto God, be not disquyeted, but to wryte vnto them, that they absteyne them selues from fylthynesse of ^note Idols, from ^note whordome, and from ^note strangled, and bloude. For Moses hath of olde tyme in euery cite them that preach him: and he is red in the synagoges euery Sabbath daye.

And the Apostles and Elders with the whole congregacion thoughte it good, to chose out men of them, and to sende them vnto Antioche with Paul and Barnabas, namely ^note Iudas, whose syrname was Barsabas, and Sylas (which were chefe men am&obar;ge the brethr&ebar;) and gaue th&ebar; letters in their handes after this maner:

D   We the Apostles and Elders ∧ brethren, wysh health vnto the brethr&ebar; of the Heyth&ebar; which are at Antioche, and Syria and Celicia. For so moch as we haue herde that certayne of oures are departed, ^note and haue troubled you, and combred youre myndes, sayenge: ye must be circumcysed, and kepe þe; lawe (to whom we gaue no soch commaundem&ebar;t) it semed good vnto vs, beynge gathered together with one accorde, to chose out men, and to sende them vnto you, with oure beloued Barnabas and Paul, men that haue ^note ioperded their lyues for þe; name of oure LORDE Iesus Christ. Therfore haue we sent Iudas and Sylas, which shal also tell you the same with wordes. For it pleased the holy goost and vs, to laye no charge vpon you, more then these necessary poyntes: That ye absteyne from the ^note offeringes of Idols, and from bloude, and from strangled, and from whordome. From the which yf ye absteyne youre selues, ye shal do well. Fare ye well.

Whan these were sent forth, they came vnto Antioche, and gathered the multitude together, and delyuered the epistle. Whan they had red it, they were glad of that c&obar;solacion. As for Iudas ∧ Sylas (which were prophetes also) they exorted þe; brethr&ebar; with moch preachinge, and str&ebar;gthed them. And whan they had taried there for a season, they were let go of the brethren in peace

vnto the Apostles. E   Notwithstondinge Sylas thoughte it good to byde there styll. But Paul and Barnabas c&obar;tynued at Antioche, teachinge and preachinge the worde of the LORDE, with other many.

Neuertheles after certayne dayes Paul sayde vnto Barnabas: let vs go agayne, and vyset oure brethren thorow all the cities (wherin we haue shewed the worde of the LORDE) how they do. But Barnabas gaue councell, that they shulde take with th&ebar; Ihon, whose syrname was Marke. Howbeit Paul thoughte it mete, not to take him with them, ^note which departed from them in Pamphilia, and wente not with them vnto the worke. And so sharpe was the strife betwene them, that they departed asunder þe; one fr&obar; the other, and Barnabas toke Marke vnto him, and sayled vnto Cypers. But Paul chose Sylas, and departed, beynge c&obar;mytted of the brethren vnto the grace of God. He wente thorow Syria and Celicia, stablishynge the congregacions.

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