English Standard Version
Acts 15:4
4When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they declared all that God had done with them.
Acts 15:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.
- New International Version (NIV)When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and elders, to whom they reported everything God had done through them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And when they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders; and they reported all things that God had done with them.
- New Living Translation (NLT)When they arrived in Jerusalem, Barnabas and Paul were welcomed by the whole church, including the apostles and elders. They reported everything God had done through them.
Context of Acts 15:4
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. 3So, being sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers. When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they declared all that God had done with them. 5But some believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees rose up and said, "It is necessary to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses." 6The apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter.
Read all of Acts 15Acts 15:4 word by word
παραγενόμενοι δὲ εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ παρεδέχθησαν τῆς ἐκκλησίας καὶ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων, ἀνήγγειλάν τε ὅσα ὁ θεὸς ἐποίησεν μετ᾽ αὐτῶν.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- when they were comeπαραγίνομαιparaginomai · to comeG3854
- toεἰςeis · towardG1519
- JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419
- they were receivedἀποδέχομαιapodechomai · to receiveG588
- ofὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
- the churchἐκκλησίαekklēsia · assemblyG1577
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- the apostlesἀπόστολοςapostolos · apostleG652
- eldersπρεσβύτεροςpresbuteros · elder (leader)G4245
- andτεte · and/bothG5037
- they declaredἀναγγέλλωanaggellō · to reportG312
- all things thatὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- had doneποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
Cross-references for Acts 15:4
- Acts 18:27And when he wished to cross to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed,
- Acts 21:17When we had come to Jerusalem, the brothers received us gladly.
- Matthew 10:40"Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.
- Romans 15:7Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.
- Colossians 4:10Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions—if he comes to you, welcome him),
- 2 John 1:10If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting,
- 3 John 1:8Therefore we ought to support people like these, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
- Acts 15:3So, being sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers.
- Acts 14:27And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
- Acts 21:19After greeting them, he related one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
- Romans 15:18For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed,
- 1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
- 2 Corinthians 5:19that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
- 2 Corinthians 6:1Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
Commentaries on Acts 15:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4They were received of the Church - The whole body of Christian believers. The apostles - Either the whole or part of the twelve; though we read of none but John, Peter, and James. See Galatians 2:9. And elders - Those who were officers in the Church, under the apostles. They declared - To this council they gave a succinct account of the great work which God had wrought by them among the Gentiles. This was St. Paul's third journey to Jerusalem after his…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4They were received of the church - By the church, in a hospitable and friendly manner. They were acknowledged as Christian brethren, and received with Christian kindness. See Galatians 2:9. And they declared - Paul and Barnabas, and those with them. That is, they stated the case; the remarkable conversion of the Gentiles, the evidence of their piety, and the origin of the present dispute.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-21The first council of the church met to resolve the dispute concerning Gentiles and circumcision (15:1–2).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-63-6. being brought on their way by the church--a kind of official escort. they passed through Phenice--(See on Ac 11:19). and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles, and they caused great joy to the brethren--As the converts in those parts were Jewish (Ac 11:19), their spirit contrasts favorably with that of others of their nation.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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