“ Now here is my decision. We should not make it hard for the Gentiles who are turning to God.

“所以据我的意见，不可难为那归服神的外邦人；

所以，我的意见是不可难为那归向上帝的外邦人；

所以，我的意见是不可难为那归向神的外邦人；

“所以，我认为不应该为难那些信上帝的外族人。

“所以我认为不可难为这些归服神的外族人，

因此，我判定不可为难那些归向神的外邦人，

「所以據我的意見，不可難為那歸服神的外邦人；

所以，我的意見是不可難為那歸向上帝的外邦人；

所以，我的意見是不可難為那歸向神的外邦人；

「所以，我認為不應該為難那些信上帝的外族人。

“所以我認為不可難為這些歸服神的外族人，

所以我以為不可難為外國人中那些轉向上帝的；

因此，我判定不可為難那些歸向神的外邦人，

故我擬自異邦歸上帝者、勿擾之、

即我所見、異邦人歸上帝者、不可擾之、

故我意異邦人歸主者、不可擾之、

吾意異邦人之歸順天主者、吾人不當再強其所難；

“ It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God.

Therefore my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who turn to God,

“ And so my judgment is that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God.

Therefore, in my judgment, we should not cause difficulties for those among the Gentiles who turn to God,

Therefore, it is my judgment that we do not cause trouble for those from the Gentiles who are turning to God,

Therefore I judge that we should not trouble those from among the Gentiles who are turning to God,

Wherefore my judgment is, that we trouble not them that from among the Gentiles turn to God;

Therefore, in my judgment, we should not cause difficulties for those among the Gentiles who turn to God,

Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

“ Therefore I conclude that we should not cause extra difficulty for those among the Gentiles who are turning to God,

Therefore my judgment is that we don’t trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,

Here is what seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us. We will not give you a load that is too heavy. So here are a few basic rules.

We have heard that some of our people came to you and caused trouble. You were upset by what they said. But we had given them no authority to go.

Tell the Lord you are turning away from your sins. Return to him. Say to him,“ Forgive us for all our sins. Please be kind to us. Welcome us back to you. Then our lips will offer you our praise.

What you are accepting is really not the good news at all. It seems that some people have gotten you all mixed up. They are trying to twist the good news about Christ.But suppose even we should preach a different“ good news.” Suppose even an angel from heaven should preach it. Suppose it is different from the good news we gave you. Then let anyone who does that be cursed by God.I have already said it. Now I will say it again. Suppose someone preaches a“ good news” that is different from what you accepted. That person should be cursed by God.Am I now trying to get people to think well of me? Or do I want God to think well of me? Am I trying to please people? If I were, I would not be serving Christ.

First I preached to people in Damascus. Then I preached in Jerusalem and in all Judea. And then I preached to the Gentiles. I told them to turn away from their sins to God. The way they live must show that they have turned away from their sins.

Let those who are evil stop doing evil things. And let them quit thinking evil thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord. The Lord will show them his tender love. Let them turn to our God. He is always ready to forgive.

The believers themselves report the kind of welcome you gave us. They tell about how you turned away from statues of gods. And you turned to serve the living and true God.

Now then, why are you trying to test God? You test him when you put a heavy load on the shoulders of Gentiles. Our people of long ago couldn’t carry that load. We can’t either.

This matter came up because some people had slipped in among us. They had pretended to be believers. They wanted to find out about the freedom we have because we belong to Christ Jesus. They wanted to make us slaves again.

Brothers and sisters, I no longer preach that people must be circumcised. If I did, why am I still being opposed? If I preached that, then the cross wouldn’t upset anyone.So then, what about troublemakers who try to get others to be circumcised? I wish they would go the whole way! I wish they would cut off everything that marks them as men!