28. It has pleased the Holy Spirit that you should not have a heavy load to carry, and we agree. You need to do only these things:
29. Do not eat any food that has been offered to idols. Do not taste blood. Do not eat any animals that have been strangled. Do not take part in any kind of sexual sin. If you stay away from these things, you will do well.Good-bye.
30. So the men left Jerusalem and went to Antioch. There they gathered the church and gave them the letter.
31. When they read it, they were very happy because of the encouraging letter.
32. Judas and Silas were also prophets, who said many things to encourage the believers and make them stronger.
33. After some time Judas and Silas were sent off in peace by the believers. They went back to those who had sent them.