Acts 15:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

Paul

They determined

Acts 15:25

Galatians 2:1

Certain

Acts 15:22

Acts 10:23

Acts 11:12

Should

The apostles

Acts 15:6

1 Corinthians 1:1

2 Corinthians 11:5

Bible References

Paul

And there being much disputation, Peter, having arisen, said to them, Men, brethren, you know that from ancient days God chose among you, that the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel through my mouth, and believe.

I am astonished that you are so quickly removed from him who called you in the grace of Christ into another gospel;

to whom I rendered not submission for an hour; in order that the truth of the gospel may abide with you.

Beloved, making all haste to write to you concerning our common salvation, I had need to write to you, exhorting you to agonize for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

They determined

it seemed good to us, being of one accord, having chosen men to send them to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

Then after fourteen years, I again went up to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking also Titus with me;

Certain

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, along with the whole church, to send men chosen from them into Antioch along with Paul and Barnabas; Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leaders among the brethren:

Then having called them in, he lodged them. And on the following day, rising up he went out with them, and certain ones of the brethren, who were from Joppa went along with him.

And the Spirit said to me, to go with them, doubting nothing. And these six brethren went along with me, and we entered into the house of the man.

Should

And arriving into Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and the apostles, and the elders, and they proclaimed so many things as God did with them.

For being free from all, I rendered myself servant to all, that I may gain the more.

but I went up according to revelation; and I presented to them the gospel which I am preaching among the Gentiles, but privately to the prominent ones, lest perhaps I am running, or did run, in vain.

Therefore, having much boldness in Christ to command you to that which is appropriate,

The apostles

And the apostles and elders were convened to see about this problem.

Paul, called an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and brother Sosthenes,

For I consider that I am not inferior to the chief of the apostles.