New American Standard Bible 1995
Acts 15:23-29
23and they 1sentG1125 this letterG1125 by them, “2The apostlesG652 and the brethrenG80 who are eldersG4245, to 3the brethrenG80 in 4AntiochG490 and 5SyriaG4947 and 6CiliciaG2791 whoG3588 are from the GentilesG1484, 7greetingsG5463. 24SinceG1894 we have heardG191 that 8someG5100 9of our numberG1473 to whomG3739 we gaveG1291 noG3756 instructionG1291 have 10disturbedG5015 you with their wordsG3056, unsettlingG384 your soulsG5590, 2511it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to us, having 12becomeG1096 of oneG3661 mindG3661, to selectG1586 menG435 to sendG3992 to you with our belovedG27 BarnabasG921 and PaulG3972, 26menG444 who have 1314riskedG3860 their livesG5590 for the nameG3686 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 27ThereforeG3767 we have sentG649 15JudasG2455 and 16SilasG4609, who themselvesG846 will alsoG2532 reportG518 the sameG846 thingsG846 by wordG3056 of mouth. 28For 17it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to 18the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and to 19us to layG2007 upon you noG3367 greaterG4183 burdenG922 thanG4133 theseG3778 essentialsG1876: 29that you abstainG568 from 20thingsG1494 sacrificedG1494 to idolsG1494 and from 21bloodG129 and from 22thingsG4156 strangledG4156 and from 23fornicationG4202; 24if you keepG1301 yourselvesG1438 freeG1301 from suchG3779 thingsG3739, you will doG4238 wellG2095. FarewellG4517.”
Notes
- 1. Acts 15:23 Lit wrote by their hand ↩
- 2. Acts 15:23 Acts 15:2 ↩
- 3. Acts 15:23 Acts 15:1 ↩
- 4. Acts 15:23 Acts 11:20 ↩
- 5. Acts 15:23 Matt 4:24; Acts 15:41; Gal 1:21 ↩
- 6. Acts 15:23 Acts 6:9 ↩
- 7. Acts 15:23 Acts 23:26; James 1:1; 2 John 10f ↩
- 8. Acts 15:24 Acts 15:1 ↩
- 9. Acts 15:24 Lit from us ↩
- 10. Acts 15:24 Gal 1:7; 5:10 ↩
- 11. Acts 15:25 Acts 15:28 ↩
- 12. Acts 15:25 Or met together ↩
- 13. Acts 15:26 Lit given over ↩
- 14. Acts 15:26 Acts 9:23ff; 14:19 ↩
- 15. Acts 15:27 Acts 15:22, 32 ↩
- 16. Acts 15:27 Acts 15:22 ↩
- 17. Acts 15:28 Acts 15:25 ↩
- 18. Acts 15:28 Acts 5:32; 15:8 ↩
- 19. Acts 15:28 Acts 15:19, 25 ↩
- 20. Acts 15:29 Acts 15:20 ↩
- 21. Acts 15:29 Acts 15:20 ↩
- 22. Acts 15:29 Acts 15:20 ↩
- 23. Acts 15:29 Acts 15:20 ↩
- 24. Acts 15:29 Lit from which keeping yourselves free ↩
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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