1 Then some men came down from Judeaand were teaching the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved." 2 And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Pauland Barnabaswere appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalemto see the apostles and elders about this question.
3 Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoeniciaand Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers. 4 On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.
The Council at Jerusalem
5 But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, "The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses." 6 So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.
7 After much discussion, Petergot up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe. 8 And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us. 9 He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.
10 Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear? 11 On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are."
12 The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabasand Pauldescribing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them. 13 When they had finished speaking, Jamesdeclared, "Brothers, listen to me! 14 Simon15:14 Greek Simeon, a variant of Simonhas told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own. 15 The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written:
16 ‘After this I will return and rebuild
the fallen tent of David.
Its ruins I will rebuild,
and I will restore it,
17 so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord,
and all the Gentiles who are called by My name,
says the Lord who does these things
18 that have been known for ages.’15:18 Amos 9:11–12 (see also LXX); BYZ and TR says the Lord, who does all these things. 18Known unto God are all His works from the ages.
19 It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not cause trouble for the Gentiles who are turning to God. 20 Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood. 21 For Moseshas been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath."
The Letter to the Gentile Believers
22 Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antiochwith Pauland Barnabas. They chose Judascalled Barsabbasand Silas, two leaders among the brothers, 23 and sent them with this letter:
The apostles and the elders, your brothers,
To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia:
Greetings.
24 It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.15:24 BYZ and TR by saying that you must be circumcised and keep the law.25 So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabasand Paul, 26 men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27 Therefore we are sending Judasand Silasto tell you in person the same things we are writing.
28 It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements: 29 You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things.
Farewell.
The Believers at Antioch Rejoice
30 So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter. 31 When the people read it, they rejoiced at its encouraging message.
32 Judasand Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers. 33 After spending some time there, they were sent off by the brothers in peace to return to those who had sent them.15:33 TR includes 34Silas, however, decided to remain there.35 But Pauland Barnabasremained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.
Paul’s Second Missionary Journey Begins
36 Some time later Paulsaid to Barnabas, "Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing." 37 Barnabaswanted to take John, also called Mark. 38 But Paulthought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphyliaand had not accompanied them in the work.
39 Their disagreement was so sharp that they parted company. Barnabastook Markand sailed for Cyprus, 40 but Paulchose Silasand left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord. 41 And he traveled through Syriaand Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
Lugar Bíblico
Região / Território
Judea
Hoje: Judea (Southern Israel)
ἸουδαίαIoudaiaיְהוּדָהyehudah
Judea is the land where Bethlehem is located, the town where Jesus was born during the time of King Herod. Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and there the Jews sought to kill Jesus (Matthew 2:1).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Barnabas, a Levite of Cyprus, brought Saul to the apostles and was sent by the church in Jerusalem to Antioch, where he was a prophet and teacher; an apostle like Paul, he reported with him the signs God had done among the Gentiles (Acts 15:12).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Phoenicia was one of the lands, along with Cyprus and Antioch, reached by those scattered by the persecution that followed Stephen’s death; they spread the word only among Jews (Acts 11:19).
Samaria is the region Jesus passed through and where, in a city, Philip preached the Christ; when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John (Acts 8:14).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Peter, called Simon, a fisherman of Galilee, was one of the twelve apostles; he confessed Jesus as the Christ, denied him three times, and later preached at Pentecost (Matthew 16:16).
Barnabas, a Levite of Cyprus, brought Saul to the apostles and was sent by the church in Jerusalem to Antioch, where he was a prophet and teacher; an apostle like Paul, he reported with him the signs God had done among the Gentiles (Acts 15:12).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Peter, called Simon, a fisherman of Galilee, was one of the twelve apostles; he confessed Jesus as the Christ, denied him three times, and later preached at Pentecost (Matthew 16:16).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Antioch is the city where the disciples were called Christians first. Barnabas and Saul spent a whole year there meeting with the church and teaching great numbers of people (Acts 11:26).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Barnabas, a Levite of Cyprus, brought Saul to the apostles and was sent by the church in Jerusalem to Antioch, where he was a prophet and teacher; an apostle like Paul, he reported with him the signs God had done among the Gentiles (Acts 15:12).
Silas was a leading man among the brothers, also a prophet, sent to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. Later Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord (Acts 15:40).
Antioch is the city where the disciples were called Christians first. Barnabas and Saul spent a whole year there meeting with the church and teaching great numbers of people (Acts 11:26).
Syria is the region throughout which news about Jesus spread, and people brought to him the sick, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and he healed them (Matthew 4:24).
Barnabas, a Levite of Cyprus, brought Saul to the apostles and was sent by the church in Jerusalem to Antioch, where he was a prophet and teacher; an apostle like Paul, he reported with him the signs God had done among the Gentiles (Acts 15:12).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Silas was a leading man among the brothers, also a prophet, sent to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. Later Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord (Acts 15:40).
Antioch is the city where the disciples were called Christians first. Barnabas and Saul spent a whole year there meeting with the church and teaching great numbers of people (Acts 11:26).
Silas was a leading man among the brothers, also a prophet, sent to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. Later Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord (Acts 15:40).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Barnabas, a Levite of Cyprus, brought Saul to the apostles and was sent by the church in Jerusalem to Antioch, where he was a prophet and teacher; an apostle like Paul, he reported with him the signs God had done among the Gentiles (Acts 15:12).
Antioch is the city where the disciples were called Christians first. Barnabas and Saul spent a whole year there meeting with the church and teaching great numbers of people (Acts 11:26).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Barnabas, a Levite of Cyprus, brought Saul to the apostles and was sent by the church in Jerusalem to Antioch, where he was a prophet and teacher; an apostle like Paul, he reported with him the signs God had done among the Gentiles (Acts 15:12).
Barnabas, a Levite of Cyprus, brought Saul to the apostles and was sent by the church in Jerusalem to Antioch, where he was a prophet and teacher; an apostle like Paul, he reported with him the signs God had done among the Gentiles (Acts 15:12).
Mark, also called John, assisted Barnabas and Paul on their journey to Cyprus and Pamphylia, but left them at Perga and returned to Jerusalem; later, Barnabas took him along to Cyprus (Acts 15:39).
Mark, also called John, assisted Barnabas and Paul on their journey to Cyprus and Pamphylia, but left them at Perga and returned to Jerusalem; later, Barnabas took him along to Cyprus (Acts 15:39).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Pamphylia is the region where Perga is located, a city to which Paul and his companions sailed from Paphos, and where John left them and returned to Jerusalem (Acts 13:13).
Barnabas, a Levite of Cyprus, brought Saul to the apostles and was sent by the church in Jerusalem to Antioch, where he was a prophet and teacher; an apostle like Paul, he reported with him the signs God had done among the Gentiles (Acts 15:12).
Mark, also called John, assisted Barnabas and Paul on their journey to Cyprus and Pamphylia, but left them at Perga and returned to Jerusalem; later, Barnabas took him along to Cyprus (Acts 15:39).
Cyprus is the homeland of Joseph the Levite, called Barnabas, and of Mnason, an early disciple; those sent by the Holy Spirit sailed there from Seleucia (Acts 13:4).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Silas was a leading man among the brothers, also a prophet, sent to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. Later Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord (Acts 15:40).
Syria is the region throughout which news about Jesus spread, and people brought to him the sick, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and he healed them (Matthew 4:24).