Acts 15:2

Acts 15:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
• New International Version (NIV)This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore, when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and dispute with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them should go up to Jerusalem, to the apostles and elders, about this question.

Context of Acts 15:2

1Some men came down from Judea and began teaching the brethren, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” And when Paul and Barnabas had great dissension and debate with them, the brethren determined that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders concerning this issue. 3Therefore, being sent on their way by the church, they were passing through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and were bringing great joy to all the brethren. 4When they arrived at Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all that God had done with them.

Acts 15:2 word by word

γενομένης δὲ στάσεως καὶ ζητήσεως οὐκ ὀλίγης τῷ Παύλῳ καὶ τῷ Βαρναβᾷ πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἔταξαν ἀναβαίνειν Παῦλον καὶ Βαρναβᾶν καί τινας ἄλλους ἐξ αὐτῶν πρὸς τοὺς ἀποστόλους καὶ πρεσβυτέρους εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ περὶ τοῦ ζητήματος τούτου.¶Read the interlinear

• And when PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• and BarnabasΒαρνάβαςBarnabas · BarnabasG921
• hadγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• greatοὐou · noG3756
• greatὀλίγοςoligos · little/fewG3641
• debateζήτησιςzētēsis · controversyG2214
• determinedτάσσωtassō · to appointG5021
• and someτιςtis · oneG5100
• othersἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• of them should goἀναβαίνωanabainō · to ascendG305
• up to JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419
• apostlesἀπόστολοςapostolos · apostleG652
• and eldersπρεσβύτεροςpresbuteros · elder (leader)G4245
• concerningπερίperi · aboutG4012
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• issueζήτημαzētēma · a question/disputeG2213

Cross-references for Acts 15:2

• Acts 15:7After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brethren, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the word of the gospel and believe.
• Galatians 1:6I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel;
• Galatians 2:5But we did not yield in subjection to them for even an hour, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.
• Jude 1:3Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints.
• Acts 15:25it seemed good to us, having become of one mind, to select men to send to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
• Exodus 18:23If you do this thing and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people also will go to their place in peace.”
• Galatians 2:1Then after an interval of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along also.
• Acts 15:22Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas--Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren,
• Acts 10:23So he invited them in and gave them lodging. And on the next day he got up and went away with them, and some of the brethren from Joppa accompanied him.
• Acts 11:12The Spirit told me to go with them without misgivings. These six brethren also went with me and we entered the man’s house.
• Acts 15:4When they arrived at Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all that God had done with them.
• 1 Samuel 8:7The Lord said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in regard to all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from being king over them.
• 1 Corinthians 9:19For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may win more.
• Galatians 2:2It was because of a revelation that I went up; and I submitted to them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but I did so in private to those who were of reputation, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain.
• Philemon 1:8Therefore, though I have enough confidence in Christ to order you to do what is proper,
• Acts 15:6The apostles and the elders came together to look into this matter.

Commentaries on Acts 15:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2No small dissension and disputation - Paul and Barnabas were fully satisfied that God did not design to bring the converted Gentiles under the yoke of circumcision: they knew that Jesus Christ was the end of the law for righteousness (justification) to every one that believed, and therefore they opposed the Judaizing teachers. This was one of the first controversies in the Christian Church; but, though the difference of sentiment was considerable, it led…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Had no small dissension an disputation - The word rendered “dissension” ́ stasisdenotes sometimes “sedition” or “intestine war,” and sometimes “earnest and violent disputation or controversy,” Acts 23:7, Acts 23:10. In this place it clearly denotes that there was earnest and warm discussion; but it is not implied that there was any improper heat or temper on the part of Paul and Barnabas. Important principles were to be settled in regard to the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3The church in Antioch decided to send some delegates (representatives) to Jerusalem. They went to discuss this issue with the apostles and elders there. On the way, they visited believers in Phoenicia and Samaria. In these places, the Christian faith had already spread widely (chapter 8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-351-2. certain men--See the description of them in Ga 2:4.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 15:2

• Antioch
• Bigotry
• Catholicity
• Church
• Council
• Elder
• Law
• Paul
• Strife
• Titus

In the dictionaries

• Barnabas
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• Choice
• Consider
• Conversion
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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