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Acts 16:4

Jerusalem

2 The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.

3 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.

5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.

6 After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.

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BSB
As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
KJV
And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.
WEB
As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.
ASV
And as they went on their way through the cities, they delivered them the decrees to keep which had been ordained of the apostles and elders that were at Jerusalem.
DARBY
And as they passed through the cities they instructed them to observe the decrees determined on by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.
BLB
And while they were passing through the cities, they were delivering to them the decrees to keep—the ones decided on by the apostles and elders who [were] in Jerusalem.
ÅB
Etter som de nå dro fra by til by, påla de brødrene å holde de bud som var vedtatt av apostlene og de eldste i Jerusalem.
OTB
Mens de reiste gjennom byene, overleverte de de vedtakene som apostlene og de eldste i Jerusalem hadde bestemt at folk skulle holde.
B1930
Efter som de nu drog fra by til by, påla de brødrene å holde de bud som var vedtatt av apostlene og de eldste i Jerusalem.

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  • Acts 15:28–29

    It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements:

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  • Acts 15:2

    And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.

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  • Acts 11:30

    This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.

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  • Acts 15:6

    So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.

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