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

23They wrote: “From the apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers and sisters among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings. 24Since we have heard that some without our authorization went out from us and troubled you with their words and unsettled your hearts, we have unanimously decided to select men and send them to you along with our dearly loved Barnabas and Paul, 26who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27Therefore we have sent Judas and Silas, who will personally report the same things by word of mouth.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• It seemed goodδοκέωdokeō · to thinkG1380
• unto usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• being assembledγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• with one accordὁμοθυμαδόνhomothumadon · unitedG3661
• to sendπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992
• chosenἐκλέγωeklegomai · to selectG1586
• menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• youσύsu · youG4771
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• belovedἀγαπητόςagapētos · belovedG27
• BarnabasΒαρνάβαςBarnabas · BarnabasG921
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972

Cross-references for Acts 15:25

• Acts 15:28For it was the Holy Spirit’s decision — and ours — not to place further burdens on you beyond these requirements:
• Matthew 11:26Yes, Father, because this was your good pleasure.
• Luke 1:3So it also seemed good to me, since I have carefully investigated everything from the very first, to write to you in an orderly sequence, most honorable Theophilus,
• Acts 15:6The apostles and the elders gathered to consider this matter.
• Acts 1:14They all were continually united in prayer, along with the women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
• Acts 2:1When the day of Pentecost had arrived, they were all together in one place.
• 1 Corinthians 1:10Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, that there be no divisions among you, and that you be united with the same understanding and the same conviction.
• Acts 15:22Then the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, decided to select men who were among them and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas, called Barsabbas, and Silas, both leading men among the brothers.
• Romans 16:12Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who have worked hard in the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord.
• Ephesians 6:21Tychicus, our dearly loved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me so that you may be informed.
• Colossians 4:7Tychicus, our dearly loved brother, faithful minister, and fellow servant in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me.
• Philemon 1:16no longer as a slave, but more than a slave — as a dearly loved brother. He is especially so to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
• 2 Peter 3:15Also, regard the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our dear brother Paul has written to you according to the wisdom given to him.
• Acts 15:2After Paul and Barnabas had engaged them in serious argument and debate, Paul and Barnabas and some others were appointed to go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem about this issue.
• Galatians 2:9When James, Cephas, and John — those recognized as pillars — acknowledged the grace that had been given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to me and Barnabas, agreeing 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