Chapter 15, verse 25 - Chapter 16, verse 9
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it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
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men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves will also tell you the same things by word of mouth.
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For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things:
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that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell.”
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So, when they were sent off, they came to Antioch. Having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the letter.
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When they had read it, they rejoiced over the encouragement.
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Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves, encouraged the brothers with many words, and strengthened them.
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After they had spent some time there, they were sent back with greetings from the brothers to the apostles.
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But it seemed good to Silas to remain there.
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But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
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After some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s return now and visit our brothers in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”
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Barnabas planned to take John, who was called Mark, with them also.
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But Paul didn’t think that it was a good idea to take with them someone who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia, and didn’t go with them to do the work.
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Then the contention grew so sharp that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him, and sailed away to Cyprus,
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but Paul chose Silas, and went out, being commended by the brothers to the grace of God.
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He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies.
Chapter 16
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He came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed
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The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.
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Paul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts
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As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.
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So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.
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When they had gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.
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When they had come opposite Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit didn’t allow them.
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Passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.
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A vision appeared to Paul in the night. There was a man of Macedonia standing, begging him, and saying, “Come over into Macedonia and help us.”
