Acts 15:22-29 - The Letter From The Council
22 Then it seemed good to the apostles and elders, with the whole assembly, to send men, chosen from themselves, to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; Judas who is surnamed Barsabas, and Silas??eading men among the brethren; 23 having written through their hand thus: "The apostles, and the elders, brethren, to the brethren from the gentiles throughout Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting:
24 Forasmuch as we heard that some from among us troubled you with words, unsettling your souls??o whom we gave no directions; 25 it seemed good to us, having become of one mind, having chosen men, to send to you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 26 men who have given up their souls in behalf of the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27 We have sent, therefore, Judas and Silas; themselves also reporting the same things to you by word of mouth. 28 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things: 29 that ye abstain from idol-sacrifices, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication; from which keeping yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well."