Acts 15:28
26 men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
27 Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing.
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.
30 So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements:
- KJV
- For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
- WEB
- For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things:
- ASV
- For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:
- DARBY
- For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:
- BLB
- For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you⁺ no further burden except these necessary things:
- ÅB
- For den Hellige Ånd og vi har besluttet ikke å legge noen annen tyngsel på dere enn disse nødvendige ting:
- OTB
- Det syntes godt for Den Hellige Ånd og oss å ikke legge noen byrde på dere utover disse nødvendige krav:
- B1930
- For den Hellige Ånd og vi har besluttet ikke å legge nogen annen tyngsel på eder enn disse nødvendige ting:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 11:30
For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
Read in contextRevelation 2:24
But I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned the so-called deep things of Satan: I will place no further burden upon you.
Read in contextJohn 16:13
However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.
Read in context1 Corinthians 14:37
If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, let him acknowledge that what I am writing you is the Lord’s command.
Read in context1 Peter 1:12
It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
Read in context1 Corinthians 7:40
In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
Read in contextActs 5:32
We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
Read in contextActs 15:8
And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us.
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