English Standard Version
Acts 15:25
25it has seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
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—
- 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,
- New Living Translation (NLT)So we decided, having come to complete agreement, to send you official representatives, along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
Context of Acts 15:25
23with the following letter: "The brothers, both the apostles and the elders, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greetings. 24Since 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, 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, 26men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth.
Read all of Acts 15Acts 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 has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these requirements:
- Matthew 11:26yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.
- Luke 1:3it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
- Acts 15:6The apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter.
- Acts 1:14All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
- Acts 2:1When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place.
- 1 Corinthians 1:10I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.
- Acts 15:22Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers,
- Romans 16:12Greet those workers in the Lord, Tryphaena and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord.
- Ephesians 6:21So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord will tell you everything.
- Colossians 4:7Tychicus will tell you all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord.
- Philemon 1:16no longer as a bondservant but more than a bondservant, as a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
- 2 Peter 3:15And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him,
- Acts 15:2And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this question.
- Galatians 2:9and when James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, 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
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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
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