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Acts 15:28

The Holy SpiritGuidance and decisions

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

27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.

For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

29 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

30 So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:

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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.

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  • Revelation 2:24

    But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.

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  • John 16:13

    Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

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  • 1 Corinthians 14:37

    If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.

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  • 1 Peter 1:12

    Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

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  • 1 Corinthians 7:40

    But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.

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  • Acts 5:32

    And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

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  • Acts 15:8

    And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;

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