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ACTS 15:24 @evxelqo,ntej# {C}
Despite the possibility that evxelqo,ntej was added, either under the
influence of Galatians 2:12 or “to guard against the appearances
that tine.j evx h`mw/n belonged t...
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Verse Acts 15:24. _CERTAIN WHICH WENT OUT FROM US_] So the persons who
produced these doubtful disputations at Antioch, c., had gone out from
the apostles at Jerusalem, and were of that Church: person...
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FORASMUCH - Since we have heard.
THAT CERTAIN - That some, Acts 15:1.
HAVE TROUBLED YOU WITH WORDS - With doctrines. They have disturbed
your minds, and produced contentions.
SUBVERTING YOUR SOULS -...
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CHAPTER 15
_ 1. The false teachers from Judea. Paul and Barnabas sent to
Jerusalem (Acts 15:1)._
2. The Council in Jerusalem (Acts 15:6).
3. The Result made known (Acts 15:22).
4. The Consolation...
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THE LETTER IS SENT. The apostles and elders have never in this chapter
acted alone (see Acts 15:6); the action is that of the whole Church.
Silas does not stand for Silvanus, but is a Semitic name, th...
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THE CRUCIAL PROBLEM (Acts 15:1-5)
The influx of Gentiles into the Church produced a problem which had to
be solved. The mental background of the Jew was founded on the fact
that he belonged to the ch...
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HAVE. Omit.
SUBVERTING. unsettling. Greek. _anaskeuazo._ Only here, and not in
Septuagint
YOUR SOULS. you (emph.) Greek. _psuche._ App-110.
SAYING... LAW. The texts omit.
GAVE NO SUCH COMMANDMENT....
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_which went out_ These words are not represented in the Greek of some
MSS., but they seem to give force to the history. The disturbing
teachers had come from Jerusalem, but their want of any authority...
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ANSWER AND DEPUTATION SENT FROM JERUSALEM. THE LETTER OF THE SYNOD TO
THE CHRISTIANS OF ANTIOCH...
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_A LETTER TO THE GENTILES ACTS 15:22-35:_ The brethren were in
agreement concerning the letter. The letter was written and sent to
Antioch by the hands of Paul and Barnabas along with Silas and Judas....
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ΈΠΕΙΔΉ (G1894) так как, ввиду того, что.
ΉΚΟΎΣΑΜΕΝ _aor. ind. act., см._ Acts 15:7.
ΈΞΕΛΘΌΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part. (adj.) от_ ΈΞΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ
(G1831) выходить,
ΈΤΆΡΑΞΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΤΑΡΆΣΣΩ (G5015)
бес...
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SUBVERTING YOUR SOULS,— _Unsettling your minds,_ The word
ανασκευαζοντες is primarily and properly applied to the
_removing a vessel from one place to another._ In a secondary sense,
it implies the mo...
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THE ELDERS AND APOSTLES MEET TO SETTLE THE DISPUTE. Acts 15:6-29
a.
Peter's speech. Acts 15:6-11.
Acts 15:6
And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider of
this matter.
Acts...
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See notes on verse 22...
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Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have
troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be
circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandm...
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18 James does not refer to the report of Barnabas and Paul, when he
quotes Amo_9:11-12, but to Peter's address. The prophet, speaking of
the time when the kingdom will be set up, refers to those among...
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THE QUESTION OF CIRCUMCISION
1-35. The Council of Jerusalem, 49 a.d. The usual view is that
Galatians 2:1 describes the visit of St. Paul to Jerusalem on the
occasion of this Council. Adopting this, t...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 15
AN IMPORTANT MEETING IN *JERUSALEM, 15:1-21
V1 Some men came from *Judea to Antioch. They were teaching the
*believers like this. ‘You must...
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CERTAIN WHICH WENT OUT FROM US. — The reference is obviously to the
teachers (their names are wisely and charitably suppressed) who had
appeared at Antioch, as in Acts 15:1. St. John, who was present...
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On the similarity of this verse in phraseology to St. Luke's preface,
Luke 1:1, Schwegler, Zeller, Weiss, Friedrich, Hilgenfeld, and others
have commented. But, after all, in what does the likeness co...
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“CONFIRMING THE CHURCHES”
Acts 15:22-41
This letter was a noble document and fitted for its immediate purpose,
but it does not apply directly to us, as the circumstances which
called it forth have l...
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In the work among Gentiles the question of circumcision very naturally
arose, and its difficulty is revealed in the calling of a council.
That council seems to have opened with much desultory discussi...
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A Letter for the Gentiles
The group decided to send Paul and Barnabas back to the Gentiles along
with some men closely associated with the apostles and elders in
Jerusalem. Judas Barsabas and Silas w...
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(10) Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which (k) went out from
us have troubled you with words, (l) subverting your souls, saying,
[Ye must] be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no...
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_Some who went out from us, from Jerusalem, and pretended to speak our
mind, and in our name, but we gave them no such commission. (Witham)
--- A proper description of heretics, schismatics, and sedit...
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The decrees proposed by James, their presiding bishop, receive a
unanimous vote of the apostles, elders and brethren. In view of
securing for the decrees all possible endorsement and availability,
the...
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Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to
send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and
Barnabas: namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among
t...
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We now enter on the missionary journeys, as they are called, of the
apostle Paul. The work, under the Spirit, opens to the glory of the
Lord. Not merely are Gentiles met in grace and brought into the...
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24._Certain which went out from us. _We see that there was no respect
of persons among these holy men, which doth always corrupt sound and
right judgments. They confess that there were knaves of the...
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Chapter 15 contains the account of this. Certain persons come from
Jerusalem, where all was still going on in connection with the
requirements of the law; and they seek to impose these requirements on...
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FORASMUCH AS WE HAVE HEARD,.... By the report of Paul and Barnabas,
who were sent by the church at Antioch to Jerusalem, to acquaint them
with the state of their case:
THAT CERTAIN WHICH WENT OUT FRO...
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Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have
troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, _Ye must_ be
circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no _such_ comma...
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_Forasmuch as we have heard_, &c. The simplicity, weightiness, and
conciseness of this letter, are highly observable; _that certain which
went out from us_ That is, pretending to be sent out by us; _h...
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TROUBLED YOU WITH WORDS, SUBVERTING YOUR SOULS; compare the manner in
which Paul speaks of these men in Galatians 2:4. They had subverted
their souls by inculcating error, and turning them from the tr...
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The resolutions of the assembly:...
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However, here at Antioch a matter arose of deeply serious
significance, and it was clearly God's wisdom to have Paul and
Barnabas there at the time. Men from Judea, professing the knowledge
of Christ,...
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THEY 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.
24 Since we have heard that some who...
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The Judaizing teachers had lied. The apostles did not endorse their
teaching and neither did the congregation in Jerusalem. Evidently such
false brethren had been making some false claims of being aut...
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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 t...
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CERTAIN WHICH WENT OUT FROM US; for these false apostles were such as
came from Judea, ACTS 15:1, that is, from the church there. It is
Satan's great policy to divide, that he may rule; he will have a...
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Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book IV
For the apostle says, "All other things buy out of the shambles,
asking no questions," with the exception of the things mentioned in
the Catholic epistle of all...
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Acts 15:24 Since G1894 heard G191 (G5656) that G3754 some G5100 out
G1831 (G5631) from G1537 us G2257 troubled G5015 (G5656) you G5209
words G3056 unsettling G384 (G5723) your G5216 souls G5590 saying...
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THE VIEW OF THE APOSTLES AND THE JERUSALEM CHURCH IS RELAYED TO SYRIAN
ANTIOCH (15:22-35)....
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Acts 15:24. FORASMUCH AS WE HAVE HEARD, THAT CERTAIN WHICH WENT OUT
FROM US HAVE TROUBLED YOU WITH WORDS, SUBVERTING YOUR SOULS. These
zealots for the old law and the Jewish rites came evidently from...
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CERTAIN WHICH WENT FROM US
(τινες εξ ÂημÂων, Aleph B omit εξελθοντες). A
direct blow at the Judaizers, put in delicate language (we heard
Âηκουσαμεν) as if only at Antioch (Acts 15:1), and not also...
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CONTENTS: The council at Jerusalem and the question of circumcision.
Paul's second missionary journey. Silas chosen.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Moses, Paul, Barnabas, apostles,
elders, Phar...
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Acts 15:1. _Certain men which came down from Judea._ Epiphanius says,
Cerinthus the heretic was one of the principals in this dissension.
But they were, no doubt, of the devil's sending, to disquiet t...
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TOGETHER WITH THE WHOLE CHURCH. The entire group of Christians were in
agreement about this. THEY CHOSE JUDAS. He was a prophet (Acts 15:32).
SILAS, He became Paul's associate (Acts 15:40). THEY SENT...
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_And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and
said, Except ye be circumcised … ye cannot be saved._
DISTURBERS OF THE CHURCH
I. Certain men came down from Judea.
1. Probably...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 15:1 The Jerusalem Council. A conference was held
in Jerusalem (c. A.D. 48 or 49) to discuss conditions for Gentile
membership in the church. The “Pharisaic” group in the Jerusalem
c...
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_HOMILETICAL ANALYSIS_.—_Acts 15:22_
The Letter from the Church at Jerusalem; or, the Publication of the
Settlement
I. THE RESOLUTION OF THE CHURCH.—
1. _To prepare an encyclical letter_, to be sen...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 15:1
_Came down … and taught _for _which came down_ …_ taught, _A.V.;
_saying _for _and said, _A.V._; custom _(ἔθος) for _manner,
_A.V. EXCEPT YE BE CIRCUMCISED, etc. The question t...
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And certain men which came down from Judea [to the church in Antioch]
taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the
manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved (Acts 15:1).
Unfortunately,...
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1 John 2:19; 2 Timothy 2:14; Acts 15:1; Acts 15:10; Acts 15:9;
Galatians 2:3; Galatians 2:4; Galatians 5:12; Galatians 5:4; Galatians
6:12;...
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Subverting [α ν α σ κ ε υ α ζ ο ν τ ε ς]. Only here in
New Testament, and not found either in the Septuagint or in the
Apocrypha. Originally, it means to pack up baggage, and so to carry
away; hence,...
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Forasmuch as, &c. — The simplicity, weightiness, and conciseness of
this letter are highly observable....