Acts 15:36

Acts 15:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.
• New International Version (NIV)Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the believers in all the towns where we preached the word of the Lord and see how they are doing.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us now go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are doing.”

Context of Acts 15:36

34[But Silas decided to stay there.] 35Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch for a longer time. Together with many other believers, they taught the people, and they spoke the message about the Lord Jesus. After some time, Paul said to Barnabas, ‘We should go back to the towns where we already spoke the message about the Lord Jesus. Then we can visit the believers in all those places. We can see if they are doing well.’ 37Barnabas agreed and he wanted to take John Mark with them. 38But Paul did not think that this was right. He said to Barnabas, ‘John Mark did not remain with us until we had finished our work. He left us when we were in Pamphylia.’

Acts 15:36 word by word

Μετὰ δέ τινας ἡμέρας εἶπεν πρὸς Βαρναβᾶν Παῦλος· ἐπιστρέψαντες δὴ ἐπισκεψώμεθα τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς κατὰ πόλιν πᾶσαν ἐν αἷς κατηγγείλαμεν τὸν λόγον τοῦ κυρίου, πῶς ἔχουσιν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• someτιςtis · oneG5100
• daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• BarnabasΒαρνάβαςBarnabas · BarnabasG921
• Let us go againἐπιστρέφωepistrephō · to turnG1994
• andδήdē · soG1211
• visitἐπισκέπτομαιepiskeptomai · to visit/care forG1980
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• brethrenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• inκατάkata · according toG2596
• everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• whereὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• we have preachedκαταγγέλλωkataggellō · to proclaimG2605
• the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• they doἔχωechō · to have/beG2192

Cross-references for Acts 15:36

• Acts 7:23When Moses was 40 years old, he went to see his own people, the people of Israel.
• Exodus 4:18Then Moses went back to Jethro, his wife's father. Moses said to him, ‘Please let me return to my family in Egypt. I must see if they are still alive.’ So Jethro said to Moses, ‘Go in peace.’
• Jeremiah 23:2So the Lord, Israel's God, says to the leaders who rule over his people, ‘You have not taken care of my people. You have chased them away to other places. So now I will come and punish you, because of the evil things that you have done. I, the Lord, tell you that!
• Matthew 25:36I did not have enough clothes and you gave me some clothes to wear. I was ill and you took care of me. I was in prison and you came to visit me there.”
• Acts 13:4The Holy Spirit sent Barnabas and Saul away from Antioch. They travelled to the town of Seleucia, which is near the coast. From there they travelled on a ship to an island called Cyprus.
• Acts 14:1When Paul and Barnabas arrived in Iconium, they did the same as they had done before. They went to the Jewish meeting place and they spoke God's message there. They spoke very clearly, so that many Jews and Gentiles believed in Jesus.
• Romans 1:11I want very much to come and see you. Then I can give some gift from God's Spirit to you. That will help you to be strong as you serve God.
• 2 Corinthians 11:28All these troubles have happened to me. But also, every day I have trouble in my mind. I worry about the believers in all the churches.
• Philippians 1:27The most important thing is that you continue to live in a good way. Live in the way that the good news about Christ teaches. I want to know that you agree together about the good news. And that you work together to show others that the good news is true. Whether I come to visit you or not, I want to know that you all help one another like that.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:17Our friends, we have had to go away from you for a short time. But we have not stopped thinking about you. We have wanted more and more to come to see you again.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:6But now Timothy has come back to us. And he has told us good news about you. He has told us that you continue to trust Christ and you love one another. He says that you always think about us in a good way. You want very much to meet us again, as we also want to meet you.
• 2 Timothy 1:4I remember how you wept when I said ‘goodbye’ to you. I want to see you again very much, so that I may be completely happy.

Commentaries on Acts 15:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36Let us go - and visit our brethren in every city - This heavenly man projected a journey to Cyprus, Pamphylia, Pisidia, Lycaonia, Salamis, Paphos, Perga, Iconium, Lystra, Derbe, Antioch in Pisidia, and elsewhere; for in all these places he had preached and founded Churches in the preceding year. He saw it was necessary to water the seed he had planted; for these were young converts, surrounded with impiety, opposition, and superstition, and had few…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36Let us go again and visit our brethren - That is, in the churches which they had established in Asia Minor, Acts 13:14. This was a natural wish, and was an enterprise that might be attended with important advantages to those feeble churches.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 36-41Verses 36-41 Here we have a private quarrel between two ministers, no less than Paul and Barnabas, yet made to end well. Barnabas wished his nephew John Mark to go with them. We should suspect ourselves of being partial, and guard against this in putting our relations forward. Paul did not think him worthy of the honour, nor fit for the service, who had departed from them without their knowledge, or without their consent: see ch. 13:13. Neither would…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36-41The discordant separation of Paul and Barnabas is indicated by a very strong word in Greek (Their disagreement was so sharp). They were two dedicated men who disagreed about giving John Mark, Barnabas’s cousin, a second chance to join their missionary journey (Colossians 4:10). John Mark had left them in Pamphylia (see Acts 13:13). Eventually, Paul and John Mark made peace (2 Timothy 4:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 36-4636. And some days after--How long is a matter of conjecture. Paul said to Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren--the true reading is, "the brethren." in every city where we have preached ... and see how they do--whether they were advancing or declining, &c.: a pattern for churches and successful missionaries in every age. ("Reader, how stands it with thee?") [Bengel]. "Paul felt that he was not called to spend a peaceful, though laborious life…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 15:36

• Barnabas
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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