Acts 15:24

Acts 15:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)We have heard that some went out from us without our authorization and disturbed you, troubling your minds by what they said.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Since we have heard that some persons have gone out from us and troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Since 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 such commandment—

Context of Acts 15:24

22The whole group of believers agreed with what James said. So the apostles and the other leaders decided to choose some men from among the group of believers. These men would go to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Silas and Judas, who was also called Barsabbas. The believers all respected these men as leaders. 23This is the letter that they sent with those men: ‘We, the apostles and leaders of the believers here say “hello” to you, our friends who also believe in Jesus. We say “hello” to all of you Gentile believers who live in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia. We have heard that some men from our group have confused your thoughts. These men came to you and they taught you without our authority. The things that they said were not right and they have upset you. 25So now we have all met together. We have agreed what to do about this problem. We have chosen some men to bring this message to you. They will travel with our good friends, Barnabas and Paul. 26These two men have worked as servants of the Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that, they have almost lost their lives.

Acts 15:24 word by word

Ἐπειδὴ ἠκούσαμεν ὅτι τινὲς ἐξ ἡμῶν ἐξελθόντες ἐτάραξαν ὑμᾶς λόγοις ἀνασκευάζοντες τὰς ψυχὰς ὑμῶν οἷς οὐ διεστειλάμεθα,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forasmuch asἐπειδήepeidē · sinceG1894
• we have heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• which went outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• have troubledταράσσωtarassō · to troubleG5015
• youσύsu · youG4771
• with wordsλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• subvertingἀνασκευάζωanaskeuazō · to upsetG384
• soulsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• soulsψυχήpsuchē · soulG5590
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• be circumcisedπεριτέμνωperitemnō · to circumciseG4059
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• keepτηρέωtēreō · to keep: observeG5083
• the lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• to whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• we gaveδιαστέλλωdiastellomai · to give ordersG1291
• noοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for Acts 15:24

• Jeremiah 23:16The Lord Almighty says to the people, ‘Do not listen to the messages that the prophets are telling you. They are only deceiving you. They speak about visions that are their own ideas. They do not speak a message that comes from the Lord himself.
• Galatians 2:4But some men did want us to obey all the Jewish rules. Those men came secretly among our group. They said that they were believers, but they were not really true believers. They wanted to see how we lived as believers. They wanted to know how Christ Jesus has made us free from the Jewish rules. They wanted to make us slaves to those rules.
• Galatians 5:4I say this to you people who try to obey the rules of God's Law. If you think that God will accept you as right because you do that, you have turned away from Christ. You no longer agree to accept God's kind gift.
• 2 Timothy 2:14Continue to tell these things to God's people there, so that they remember them. Use God's authority and warn them not to quarrel about words. To quarrel about little things does not help anyone. Instead, it destroys those people who listen.
• 1 John 2:19These people used to be in our group of believers. But they left us. They never really belonged to our group. If they had been true believers, they would have remained with us. When they left us, it showed clearly that none of them really belonged to us.
• Acts 15:1Some men arrived in Antioch from Judea. They began to teach the believers there who were not Jews. They said to them, ‘God cannot save you unless someone circumcises you. This is in the Law that God gave to Moses.’
• Galatians 2:3Titus was with me then. He is a Greek person and nobody had circumcised him. But the leaders in Jerusalem did not say that we must circumcise him.
• Galatians 6:12Do not agree with those people who want to make you obey the Jewish rules. They say that you must let someone circumcise you. They want other people to think that they are important. They do not want to receive any trouble from others. They are afraid to teach that Christ's death on the cross is enough to save us.

Commentaries on Acts 15:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Certain which went out from us - So the persons who produced these doubtful disputations at Antioch, etc., had gone out from the apostles at Jerusalem, and were of that Church: persons zealous for the law, and yet, strange to tell, so conscientiously attached to the Gospel that they risked their personal safety by professing it. To whom we gave no such commandment - As, therefore, they went out from that Church, they should have taught nothing which was…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Forasmuch - Since we have heard. That certain - That some, Acts 15:1. Have troubled you with words - With doctrines. They have disturbed your minds, and produced contentions. Subverting your souls - The word used here occurs nowhere else in the New Testament ̓́ anaskeuazontesIt properly means “to collect together the vessels used in a house the household furniture - for the purpose of removing it.” It is applied to marauders, robbers, and enemies who…Read the comment
• 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 15:24

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

In the dictionaries

• Abstain
• Antioch
• Cause
• Choice
• Consider
• Conversion
• Council
• Declare
• Dissension
• Galatians, Epistle to

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