Acts 15:22-29 - The Letter From The Council
22 Then the apostles and elders with the whole church resolved to select representatives and send them with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. They were Judas who was called Barsabbas, and Silas, both leading men among the brothers. 23 They were the bearers of this letter: "The apostles and the brothers who are elders send greeting to the brothers of heathen birth in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia.
24 As we have heard that some of our number, without any instructions from us, have disturbed you by their teaching and unsettled your minds, 25 we have unanimously resolved to select representatives and send them to you with our dear brothers Barnabas and Paul, 26 who have risked their lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27 So we send Judas and Silas to you, to give you this same message by word of mouth. 28 For the holy Spirit and we have decided not to lay upon you any burden but this indispensable one, 29 that you avoid whatever has been sacrificed to idols, the tasting of blood and of the meat of animals that have been strangled, and immorality. Keep yourselves free from these things and you will get on well. Goodbye."