New American Standard Bible 2020
Acts 15:22-29
22ThenG5119 it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to 1the apostlesG652 and the eldersG4245, with the wholeG3650 churchG1577, to chooseG1586 menG435 from amongG1537 them to sendG3992 to 2AntiochG490 with PaulG3972 and BarnabasG921: JudasG2455 who was calledG2564 BarsabbasG923, and 3SilasG4609, leadingG2233 menG435 amongG1722 4the brothersG80, 23and they 5sentG1125 this letterG1125 with them: “6The apostlesG652 and the brothersG80 who are eldersG4245, to 7the brothersG80 and sisters in 8AntiochG490, 9SyriaG4947, and 10CiliciaG2791 whoG3588 are from the GentilesG1484: 11GreetingsG5463. 24SinceG1894 we have heardG191 that 12someG5100 13of our numberG1473 to whomG3739 we gaveG1291 noG3756 instructionG1291 have 14confusedG5015 you by their 15teachingG3056, upsettingG384 your soulsG5590, 2516it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to us, having 17becomeG1096 of oneG3661 mindG3661, to selectG1586 menG435 to sendG3992 to you with our belovedG27 BarnabasG921 and PaulG3972, 26menG444 who have 1819riskedG3860 their livesG5590 for the nameG3686 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 27ThereforeG3767, we have sentG649 20JudasG2455 and 21SilasG4609, who themselvesG846 will alsoG2532 reportG518 the sameG846 thingsG846 by wordG3056 of mouth. 28For 22it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to 23the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and to 24us to layG2007 uponG2007 you noG3367 greaterG4183 burdenG922 thanG4133 theseG3778 essentialsG1876: 29that you abstainG568 from 25thingsG1494 sacrificedG1494 toG1494 idolsG1494, from 26bloodG129, from 27thingsG4156 strangledG4156, and from 28acts of sexualG4202 immoralityG4202; 29if you keepG1301 yourselvesG1438 freeG1301 from suchG3739 thingsG3739, you will doG4238 wellG2095. FarewellG4517.”
Notes
- 1. Acts 15:22 Acts 15:2 ↩
- 2. Acts 15:22 Acts 11:20 ↩
- 3. Acts 15:22 Acts 15:27, 32, 40; 16:19, 25, 29; 17:4, 10, 14f; 18:5; 2 Cor 1:19; 1 Thess 1:1; 2 Thess 1:1; 1 Pet 5:12 ↩
- 4. Acts 15:22 Acts 15:1 ↩
- 5. Acts 15:23 Lit wrote by their hand ↩
- 6. Acts 15:23 Acts 15:2 ↩
- 7. Acts 15:23 Acts 15:1 ↩
- 8. Acts 15:23 Acts 11:20 ↩
- 9. Acts 15:23 Matt 4:24; Acts 15:41; Gal 1:21 ↩
- 10. Acts 15:23 Acts 6:9 ↩
- 11. Acts 15:23 Acts 23:26; James 1:1; 2 John 10f ↩
- 12. Acts 15:24 Acts 15:1 ↩
- 13. Acts 15:24 Lit from us ↩
- 14. Acts 15:24 Gal 1:7; 5:10 ↩
- 15. Acts 15:24 Lit words ↩
- 16. Acts 15:25 Acts 15:28 ↩
- 17. Acts 15:25 Or met together ↩
- 18. Acts 15:26 Lit given over ↩
- 19. Acts 15:26 Acts 9:23ff; 14:19 ↩
- 20. Acts 15:27 Acts 15:22, 32 ↩
- 21. Acts 15:27 Acts 15:22 ↩
- 22. Acts 15:28 Acts 15:25 ↩
- 23. Acts 15:28 Acts 5:32; 15:8 ↩
- 24. Acts 15:28 Acts 15:19, 25 ↩
- 25. Acts 15:29 Acts 15:20 ↩
- 26. Acts 15:29 Acts 15:20 ↩
- 27. Acts 15:29 Acts 15:20 ↩
- 28. Acts 15:29 Acts 15:20 ↩
- 29. 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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