15:22Then it pleased the apostles and leaders, with the whole church, to choose men of their own company, and to send to Antioch, with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas, who was surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers and sisters.

23Writing by their hands: The apostles and leaders, brothers and sisters, to the brothers and sisters of the Gentiles that are at Antioch, and in Syria and Cilicia, greeting.

24Forasmuch as we have heard, that some going out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls; to whom we gave no command:

25It has seemed good to us, being assembled together, to choose out men, and to send them to you, with our well beloved Barnabas and Paul:

26Men that have given their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

27We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also will, by word of mouth, tell you the same things.

28For it has seemed good to the Holy Ghost and to us, to lay no further burden upon you than these necessary things:

29That you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication; from which things keeping yourselves, you shall do well. Fare you well.

30They therefore being dismissed, went down to Antioch; and gathering together the crowd, rescued the epistle.

31Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.

57:8My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready: I will Sing, and rehearse a psalm.

9Arise, O my glory, arise psaltery and harp: I will arise early.

10I will give praise to you, O Lord, among the people: I will sing a psalm to you among the nations.

12Be you exalted, O God, above the l heavens: and your glory above all the earth.

15:12This is my command, that you love one another, as I have loved you.

13Greater love than this no man has, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

14You are my friends, if you do the things that I command you.

15I will not now call you servants: for the servant knows not what his lord does. But I have called you friends: because all things whatever I have heard of my Father, I have made known to you.

16You have not chosen me: but I have chosen you; and have appointed you, that you should go, and should bring forth fruit; and your fruit should remain: that whatever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

17These things I command you, that you love one another.