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ACTS 15:25 evklexame,noij {C}
It is difficult to decide whether evklexame,nouj was corrected to the
dative for grammatical reasons, or whether evklexame,noij was altered
to the accusative to accord w...
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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 b...
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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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Then the apostles and the elders together with the whole Church took a
decision to choose men from their number and to send them to Antioch
with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas who is called Barsa...
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IT SEEMED GOOD. Same word as "it pleased", Acts 15:22.
BEING ASSEMBLED. having come to be.
WITH ONE ACCORD. Greek. _homothumadon._ See note on Acts 1:14....
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_being assembled with one accord_ The words may be so rendered and
passage be compared with Acts 2:1; Acts 4:24; Acts 5:12. But in those
passages there is only the substantive verb εἰμὶ, while here
γί...
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ANSWER AND DEPUTATION SENT FROM JERUSALEM. THE LETTER OF THE SYNOD TO
THE CHRISTIANS OF ANTIOCH...
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ΓΕΝΟΜΈΝΟΙΣ ὉΜΟΘΥΜΑΔΌΝ, _having become of one
accord_. This rendering makes some distinction between
ὁμοθυμαδόν with εἰμί and with γίγνομαι. With
the substantive verb this adverb stands in Acts 2:1; Ac...
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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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ΓΕΝΟΜΈΝΟΙΣ _aor. med. (dep.) part. (adj.) от_
ΓΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G1096) становиться, быть,
ΟΜΟΘΥΜΑΔΌΝ (G3661) единодушно, вместе,
единогласно, в согласии, в братском
согласии. Относится к единству мнений
в син...
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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....
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See notes on verse 22...
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It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send
chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
IT SEEMED GOOD UNTO US BEING ASSEMBLED WITH ONE ACCORD (SEE THE NOTE
AT ),...
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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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15:25 judgment, (h-11) Or, perhaps, 'assembled with one accord.' I
have said 'having arrived at a common judgment' to give the sense of
the Greek. 'Having come to one accord' would look like previous...
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BEING ASSEMBLED WITH ONE ACCORD] rather, 'having come to one accord.'...
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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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BEING ASSEMBLED WITH ONE ACCORD. — Literally, _being of one mind,
unanimously._
TO SEND CHOSEN MEN UNTO YOU. — Literally, _to choose men and send
them unto you._ The men, are, of course, Barsabas and...
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γενομ. ὁμοθυμαδόν : “having come to one accord,”
“einmutig geworden,” Weiss: ὁμοθ., though frequent in Acts,
see Acts 1:14, only here with γεν. For the form of the phrase as
indicating mutual delibera...
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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 lo...
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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 we...
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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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25._With our beloved Barnabas and Paul _They set these praises against
the slanders wherewith the false apostles had essayed to bring Paul
and Barnabas out of credit. − (145) And, first, to the end...
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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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IT SEEMED GOOD UNTO US, BEING ASSEMBLED WITH ONE ACCORD,.... Or
together; in one place, as the Vulgate Latin and Arabic versions
render it; see Acts 2:1 though certain it is, that as they were in one...
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It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send
chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
Ver. 25. _To send chosen men with our beloved_] _Delectos cum
dilectis._ See A...
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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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IT SEEMED GOOD UNTO US, BEING ASSEMBLED WITH ONE ACCORD, TO SEND
CHOSEN MEN UNTO YOU WITH OUR BELOVED BARNABAS AND PAUL,...
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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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IT SEEMED GOOD TO US, BEING ASSEMBLED WITH ONE ACCORD, TO SEND CHOSEN
MEN TO YOU WITH OUR BELOVED BARNABAS AND PAUL,
1. The meeting ended with harmony and unity. All who assembled for
this meeting le...
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This letter represents. united position among all the apostles and the
elders in the Jerusalem church. Acts 15:25 "With our beloved Barnabas
and Paul": Here is how the church in Jerusalem viewed Barna...
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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...
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WITH ONE ACCORD; with one mind, as if they had all but one soul, (they
had but one Spirit, the Spirit of truth), as ACTS 2:1 ACTS 5:12; their
unanimity adding great strength to the decree they sent....
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‘Forasmuch as we have heard that certain who went out from us have
troubled you with words, subverting your souls, to whom we gave no
commandment, it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to
c...
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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 15:25. TO SEND CHOSEN MEN UNTO YOU. The Greek words should be
translated here as in Acts 15:22. In some of the older authorities
here, the irregularity in the cases of the participles above notic...
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IT SEEMED GOOD UNTO US
(εδοξεν ημιν). See statement by Luke in verse Acts 15:22,
and now this definite decision is in the epistle itself. It is
repeated in verse Acts 15:28.HAVING COME TO ONE ACCOR...
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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 they wrote letters._
THE APOSTOLIC LETTER
1. A model of brotherly love and Divine wisdom.
2. A pattern for the modern Church.
3. A great standing deliverance from all ceremonial and ritualist...
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_And after they had held their peace, James answered._
THE DECISION OF THE COUNCIL
This was a crisis in the history of the Church. The greatest disasters
might have befallen it at this critical time....
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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 sent...
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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 Corinthians 1:10; 2 Peter 3:15; Acts 1:14; Acts 15:2; Acts 15:22;...
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Barnabas and Paul. Here, as in ver. 12, Barnabas is named first,
contrary to the practice of Luke since Acts 13:9. Barnabas was the
elder and better known, and in the church at Jerusalem his name woul...