23 and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings. 24 It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said. 25 So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
Acts 15:23–25
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