Acts 15:19

The Council at Jerusalem

18that have been known for ages.’19It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not cause trouble for the Gentiles who are turning to God.20Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood.

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Berean Standard Bible
It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not cause trouble for the Gentiles who are turning to God.
American Standard Version (1901)
Wherefore my judgment is, that we trouble not them that from among the Gentiles turn to God;
Bible in Basic English
For this reason my decision is, that we do not put trouble in the way of those who from among the Gentiles are turned to God;
Douay-Rheims 1899
For which cause I judge that they, who from among the Gentiles are converted to God, are not to be disquieted.
Free Bible Version
So my decision is that we shouldn't make it difficult for foreigners who turn to God.
Geneva Bible 1599
Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them of the Gentiles that are turned to God,
King James (Authorized) Version
Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
Plain English Version
And James kept on talking. He said, “I think we shouldn’t make it hard for people that are not Jews, when they turn to God.
Translation for Translators
James continued by saying, “Therefore I have decided that we(inc) should stop bothering the non-Jewish people who are turning away from their sins and turning to God. That is, we should stop demanding that they obey all our laws and rituals.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Therefore, my opinion is, that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who turn to God.
Noah Webster Bible
Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, who from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
World English Bible
Therefore my judgment is that we don’t trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,
Young's Literal Translation
wherefore I judge: not to trouble those who from the nations do turn back to God,