Read Acts 15.22-35
In verse 22: All the officials (see 14.23) formally choose and send "prophets" (15.32; 11.27; 13.1) along with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas (see Joseph called Barsabbas in 1.23) and Silas (15.40-41; 16.19, 25, 29; 17.4, 10, 14-15; 18.5).
In verses 23-29: James' letter recites the story of the council.
In verse 23 On the believers in Gentile origin, see 15.1.
In verse 28: The phrase it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us is the formal language of declarations, confirming God's agency.
In verse 35: Luke's summary concludes the section of the narrative.
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