Acts 15:25

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—
• English Standard Version (ESV)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,
• 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

23They wrote this letter by them: The apostles, the elders, and the brethren, To the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings. 24Since we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, “You must be circumcised and keep the law” —to whom we gave no such commandment— it seemed good to us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men 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 will also report the same things by word of mouth.

Acts 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 seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:
• Matthew 11:26Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight.
• Luke 1:3it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to you an orderly account, most excellent Theophilus,
• Acts 15:6Now the apostles and elders came together to consider this matter.
• Acts 1:14These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
• Acts 2:1When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
• 1 Corinthians 1:10Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
• Acts 15:22Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas who was also named Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren.
• Romans 16:12Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, who have labored in the Lord. Greet the beloved Persis, who labored much in the Lord.
• Ephesians 6:21But that you also may know my affairs and how I am doing, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make all things known to you;
• Colossians 4:7Tychicus, a beloved brother, faithful minister, and fellow servant in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me.
• Philemon 1:16no longer as a slave but more than a slave—a beloved brother, especially to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
• 2 Peter 3:15and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you,
• Acts 15:2Therefore, 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.
• Galatians 2:9and when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, 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

Topics related to Acts 15:25

• Antioch
• Catholicity
• Church
• Circumcision
• Council
• Doctrines
• Elder
• Epistles
• Gentiles
• Judas (Jude)
• Law
• Paul
• Silas
• Titus

In the dictionaries

• Barnabas
• Paul
• Abstain
• Antioch
• Cause
• Choice
• Consider
• Conversion
• Council
• Declare

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