Acts 15:22-29 - The Letter From The Council
22 Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, together with the whole church, to select some of their number, and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. The men chosen were Judas called Bar-Sabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren. 23 They took with them the following letter. "The apostles and older brothers send greeting to the Gentile Brotherhood throughout Antioch and Syria and Cilicia;
24 "as we have heard that some of your number who went out from us have troubled you with words and upset your souls, without having received any such instruction from us; 25 "we have unanimously decided to select certain men, and to send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul; 26 "men who have risked their very lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27 "So we have sent Judas and Silas to tell you the same things by word of mouth. 28 "For it has seemed good to the Holy Ghost and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; 29 "that you abstain from food that has been sacrificed to idols, and from tasting blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication. Keep yourselves clear from these things and it will be well with you. Farewell."