(The letter from the Jerusalem church to the Gentile believers in Antioch continues.) ## We have sent therefore Judas and Silas ## "Therefore we have sent Judas and Silas" or "Because of this we have sent Judas and Silas" ## who will also tell you the same things ## "who themselves will say in person the same things we wrote about" ## blood ## Refers to drinking or eating the blood of animals. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]]) ## things strangled ## The animal was killed but the blood was not drained. ## Farewell ## a final greeting or leave taking that is used at the end of letters. It can be translated as "Goodbye".