众先知的话，也与这意思相合。
And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
叫馀剩的人，就是凡称为我名下的外邦人，都寻求主。
That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.
这话是从创世以来，显明这事的主说的。
Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.
于是写信交付他们，内中说，使徒和作长老的弟兄们，问安提阿，叙利亚，基利家外邦众弟兄的安。
And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:
我们就差了犹大和西拉，他们也要亲口诉说这些事。
We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.
就是禁戒祭偶像的物，和血，并勒死的牲畜，和奸淫。这几件你们若能自己禁戒不犯，就好了。愿你们平安。
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.
他们既奉了差遣，就下安提阿去，聚集众人，交付书信。
So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:
犹大和西拉也是先知，就用许多话劝勉弟兄，坚固他们。
And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.
住了些日子，弟兄们打发他们平平安安的回到差遣他们的人那里去。（有古卷在此有徒15：34节，惟有西拉定意仍住在那里）
And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.
但保罗，因为马可从前在旁非利亚离开他们，不和他们同去作工，就以为不可带他去。
But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.