⁶ And the Apostles and the rulers of the church came together and gave thought to the question.

²⁵ It seemed good to us, having come to an agreement together, to send these men to you, with our well loved Barnabas and Paul,

²² Where there are no wise suggestions, purposes come to nothing; but by a number of wise guides they are made certain.

²⁰ For where two or three are come together in my name, there am I among them.

² And the Apostles sent for all the disciples and said, It is not right for us to give up preaching the word of God in order to make distribution of food.

⁴ And when they came to Jerusalem, they had a meeting with the church and the Apostles and the rulers, and they gave an account of all the things which God had done through them.

¹⁸ And on the day after, Paul went with us to James, and all the rulers of the church were present.

⁷ Keep in mind those who were over you, and who gave you the word of God; seeing the outcome of their way of life, let your faith be like theirs.

¹⁷ Give ear to those who are rulers over you, and do as they say: for they keep watch over your souls, ready to give an account of them; let them be able to do this with joy and not with grief, because that would be of no profit to you.