Acts 15:24

The Letter to the Gentile Believers

23and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings. 24It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.25So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

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Berean Standard Bible
It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.
American Standard Version (1901)
Forasmuch as we have heard that certain who went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls; to whom we gave no commandment;
Bible in Basic English
Because we have knowledge that some who went from us have been troubling you with their words, putting your souls in doubt; to whom we gave no such order;
Douay-Rheims 1899
Forasmuch as we have heard, that some going out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls; to whom we gave no commandment:
Free Bible Version
We have heard that some from our group have confused you with their teachings, causing you trouble. We certainly didn't tell them to do this!
Geneva Bible 1599
Forasmuch as we haue heard, that certaine which went out from vs, haue troubled you with wordes, and cumbred your mindes, saying, Ye must be circumcised and keepe the Lawe: to whom we gaue no such commandement,
King James (Authorized) Version
Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:
Plain English Version
Listen, we heard that some men from here went to you and told you things that worried you and upset you. But those things are not true. We didn’t send those men.
Translation for Translators
People have told us that some men from among us went to you, although we had not told them to do that. They troubled/distressed you [SYN] by telling you things that confused your thinking.
Unlocked Literal Bible
We have heard that certain men have gone out from us, with no orders from us, and have disturbed you with teachings that upset your souls.
Noah Webster Bible
Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain who went out from us, have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law; to whom we gave no such commandment:
World English Bible
Because we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, ‘You must be circumcised and keep the law,’ to whom we gave no commandment;
Young's Literal Translation
seeing we have heard that certain having gone forth from us did trouble you with words, subverting your souls, saying to be circumcised and to keep the law, to whom we did give no charge,