Acts 15:25

Acts 15:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
• New International Version (NIV)So we all agreed to choose some men and send them to you with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul—
• English Standard Version (ESV)it has seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
• New King James Version (NKJV)it seemed good to us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

Context of Acts 15:25

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. So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 26men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing.

Acts 15:25 word by word

ἔδοξεν ἡμῖν γενομένοις ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐκλεξαμένοις ἄνδρας πέμψαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς σὺν τοῖς ἀγαπητοῖς ἡμῶν Βαρναβᾷ καὶ Παύλῳ,Read the interlinear

• we all agreedδοκέωdokeō · to thinkG1380
• we all agreedγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• we all agreedὁμοθυμαδόνhomothumadon · unitedG3661
• we all agreedἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• to chooseἐκλέγωeklegomai · to selectG1586
• menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• to sendπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• youσύsu · youG4771
• along withσύνsun · withG4862
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• belovedἀγαπητόςagapētos · belovedG27
• BarnabasΒαρνάβαςBarnabas · BarnabasG921
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972

Cross-references for Acts 15:25

• Acts 15:28It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements:
• Matthew 11:26Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
• Luke 1:3Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
• Acts 15:6So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.
• Acts 1:14With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
• Acts 2:1When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
• 1 Corinthians 1:10I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction.
• Acts 15:22Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,
• Romans 16:12Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, women who have worked hard in the Lord. Greet my beloved Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord.
• Ephesians 6:21Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know about me and what I am doing.
• Colossians 4:7Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.
• Philemon 1:16no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.
• 2 Peter 3:15Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.
• Acts 15:2And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
• Galatians 2:9And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.

Commentaries on Acts 15:25

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-35Verses 22-35 Being warranted to declare themselves directed by the immediate influence of the Holy Ghost, the apostles and disciples were assured that it seemed good unto God the Holy Spirit, as well as to them, to lay upon the converts no other burden than the things before mentioned, which were necessary, either on their own account, or from present circumstances. It was a comfort to hear that carnal ordinances were no longer imposed on them, which…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-29The Jerusalem church selected two leaders to report its decision. They carried a letter from the apostles and elders in Jerusalem that explained the terms of the agreement.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2724-27. Forasmuch as we have heard that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words--without authority or even knowledge of the church at Jerusalem, though they belonged to it, and probably pretended to represent its views. subverting your souls--Such strong language is evidently designed to express indignation at this attempt, by an unauthorized party, to bring the whole Christian Church under judicial and legal bondage.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 15:25

• Antioch
• Catholicity
• Church
• Circumcision
• Council
• Doctrines
• Elder
• Epistles
• Gentiles
• Judas (Jude)
• Law
• Paul
• Silas
• Titus

In the dictionaries

• Barnabas
• Paul
• Paul, Saul
• Abstain
• Antioch
• Cause
• Choice
• Consider
• Conversion
• Council

Commentaries on Acts 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings