Acts 15:2

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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

Exodus 18:23

Galatians 2:1

Certain

Acts 15:22

Acts 10:23

Acts 11:12

Should

Philemon 1:8

The apostles

Bible References

Paul

And when there had been much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, My brothers, you have knowledge that some time back it was God's pleasure that by my mouth the good news might be given to the Gentiles so that they might have faith.

I am surprised that you are being so quickly turned away from him whose word came to you in the grace of Christ, to good news of a different sort;

To whom we gave way not even for an hour; so that the true words of the good news might still be with you.

My loved ones, while my thoughts were full of a letter which I was going to send you about our common salvation, it was necessary for me to send you one requesting you with all my heart to go on fighting strongly for the faith which has been given to the saints once and for ever.

They determined

It seemed good to us, having come to an agreement together, to send these men to you, with our well loved Barnabas and Paul,

If you do this, and God gives approval, then you will be able to go on without weariness, and all this people will go to their tents in peace.

Then after the space of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus with me.

Certain

Then it seemed good to the Apostles and the rulers and all the church, to send men from among them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; Judas, named Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers:

So he took them in for the night. And the day after, he went with them, taking some of the brothers from Joppa with him.

And the Spirit gave me orders to go with them, doubting nothing. And these six brothers came with me; and we went into that man's house:

Should

And when they came to Jerusalem, they had a meeting with the church and the Apostles and the rulers, and they gave an account of all the things which God had done through them.

And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to the voice of the people and what they say to you: they have not been turned away from you, but they have been turned away from me, not desiring me to be king over them.

For though I was free from all men, I made myself a servant to all, so that more might have salvation.

And I went up by revelation; and I put before them the good news which I was preaching among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were of good name, so that the work which I was or had been doing might not be without effect.

And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right,

The apostles

And the Apostles and the rulers of the church came together and gave thought to the question.

And on the day after, Paul went with us to James, and all the rulers of the church were present.

Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, and Sosthenes the brother,

For in my opinion, I am in no way less than the most important of the Apostles.