Acts 15:40

Acts 15:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.
• New International Version (NIV)but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the believers to the grace of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)but Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)but Paul chose Silas and departed, being commended by the brethren to the grace of God.

Context of Acts 15:40

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.’ 39Paul and Barnabas argued strongly about this. They could not agree, so they went in different directions. Barnabas took John Mark with him and they sailed to Cyprus. Paul chose Silas to go with him. The believers in Antioch asked the Lord God to take care of Paul and Silas. 41They travelled through Syria and Cilicia. Paul taught the believers in those regions. He helped them to be strong and to trust Jesus.

Acts 15:40 word by word

Παῦλος δὲ ἐπιλεξάμενος Σιλᾶν ἐξῆλθεν παραδοθεὶς τῇ χάριτι τοῦ κυρίου ὑπὸ τῶν ἀδελφῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• choseἐπιλέγωepilegomai · to call/chooseG1951
• SilasΣίλαςSilas · SilasG4609
• and departedἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• being recommendedπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• byὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• the brethrenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• unto the graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Acts 15:40

• Acts 15:22The 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.
• Acts 16:1Paul travelled to Derbe and then he arrived in Lystra. A man called Timothy lived in Lystra. He was a believer. His mother was a Jew who had become a believer in Jesus. But Timothy's father was a Gentile who came from Greece.
• Acts 13:3The believers continued to pray and to fast. Then the leaders put their hands on Barnabas and Saul and they prayed for them. They sent them away to start this new work.
• Acts 14:26From there they went in a ship back to Antioch. That was the place where the believers had chosen them to do God's work. They had asked God to help Paul and Barnabas in this work. Now Paul and Barnabas had finished this work and they had returned home.
• Acts 20:32Now I ask God to keep you safe. I brought God's message to you, which tells us how kind he is. That message will cause you to be strong. As a result, God will give to you all the good things that he has for his own special people.
• 1 Corinthians 15:10But God was very kind to me. He helped me to become a different person. And because God has been so kind to me, the result has been great. I have worked more than all the other apostles. But it was not really I myself who could do that work. No, I could do it because God was so kind to me.
• 2 Corinthians 13:14I pray that the Lord Jesus Christ will continue to be very kind to you all. I pray that God's love will be with you. And I pray that the Holy Spirit will help you to serve each other as friends.
• 2 Timothy 4:22I pray that the Lord will continue to make you strong in your spirit. I pray that he will be kind to all of you.
• 2 John 1:10Someone may come to you and teach you something that is different. Do not receive that person into your house. Do not receive him as a Christian.

Commentaries on Acts 15:40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40Being recommended - unto the grace of God - Much stress has been laid upon this, to show that Barnabas was in the wrong, and Paul in the right, because "the brethren recommended Paul and Silas to the grace of God; but they did not recommend Barnabas and John Mark: this proves that the Church condemned the conduct of Barnabas, but approved that of Paul." Now, there is no proof that the Church did not recommend Barnabas to the grace of God, as well as Paul…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40Being recommended - Being commended by prayer to God. See notes on Acts 14:26.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. 40-41After disagreeing with Barnabas about John Mark, Paul chose Silas as his partner for a second missionary journey through Syria and Cilicia. The two men traveled by land to visit Derbe and Lystra. They explained the decision of the Jerusalem council and strengthened believers in their faith.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4040. and departed, being recommended ... to the grace of God--(No doubt by some solemn service; see Ac 13:3), as in Ac 14:26. It does not follow from the historian's silence that Barnabas was not so recommended, too; for this is the last mention of Barnabas in the history, whose sole object now is to relate the proceedings of Paul. Nor does it seem quite fair (with De Wette, Meyer, Howson, Alford, Hacket, Webster and Wilkinson, &c.) to conclude from this…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 15:40

• Intercession
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Silas

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• God
• Paul
• Silas
• Paul, Saul
• Silas, Silvanus
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Abstain
• Barnabas
• Cause
• Choice

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