Acts 15:2-21

Wycliffe(i) 2 Therfor whanne ther was maad not a litil discencioun to Poul and Barnabas ayens hem, thei ordeyneden, that Poul and Barnabas, and summe othere of hem, schulden go vp to the apostlis and preestis in Jerusalem, on this questioun. 3 And so thei weren led forth of the chirche, and passiden bi Fenyce and Samarie; and thei telden the conuersacioun of hethene men, and thei maden greet ioie to alle the britheren. 4 And whanne thei camen to Jerusalem, thei weren resseyued of the chirche and of the apostlis, and of the eldre men, and telden, hou greet thingis God dide with hem. 5 But summe of the erise of Fariseis, that bileueden, risen vp, and seiden, That it bihoueth hem to be circumsidid, and to comaunde to kepe also the lawe of Moises. 6 And the apostlis and eldre men camen togidre, to se of `this word. 7 And whanne there was maad a greet sekyng herof, Petre roos, and seide to hem, Britheren, ye witen, that of elde daies in you God chees bi my mouth hethene, to here the word of the gospel, and to bileue; 8 and God, that knewe hertis, bar witnessing, and yaf to hem the Hooli Goost, as also to vs; 9 and no thing diuerside bitwixe vs and hem, `and clenside the hertis of hem bi feith. 10 Now thanne what tempten ye God, to putte a yok on the necke of the disciplis, which nether we, nether oure fadris miyten bere? 11 But bi the grace of oure Lord Jhesu Crist we bileuen to be saued, as also thei. 12 And al the multitude helde pees, and herden Barnaban and Poul, tellinge hou grete signes and wondris God dide bi hem in hethene men. 13 And aftir that thei helden pees, James answeride, and seide, Britheren, here ye me. 14 Symount telde, hou God visitide, first to take of hethene men a puple to his name. 15 And the wordis of prophetis acorden to him, 16 as it is writun, Aftir this Y schal turne ayen, and bilde the tabernacle of Dauid, that felle doun; and Y schal bilde ayen the cast doun thingis of it, and Y schal reise it; 17 that other men seke the Lord, and alle folkis on which my name is clepid to helpe; the Lord doynge this thing, seith. 18 Fro the world, the werk of the Lord is knowun to the Lord. 19 For which thing Y deme hem that of hethene men ben conuertid to God, 20 to be not disesid, but to write to hem, that thei absteyne hem fro defoulingis of maumetis, and fro fornicacioun, and stranglid thingis, and blood. 21 For Moyses of elde tymes hath in alle citees hem that prechen him in synagogis, where bi ech sabat he is red.