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 was much disputing, Peter rose up and said unto them, "Ye men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago, God chose among us that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel and believe.

I marvel that ye are so soon turned from him that called you in the grace of Christ, unto another gospel:

To whom we gave no room - no, not for the space of a hour - as concerning to be brought into subjection: and that because that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, to exhort you, that ye should continually labour in the faith, which was once given unto the saints.

They determined

It seemed therefore to us a good thing, when we were come together with one accord, to send chosen men unto you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul:

If thou shalt do this thing, then thou shalt be able to endure that which God chargeth thee with all, and all this people shall go to their places quietly."

Then fourteen years thereafter, I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took with me Titus also.

Certain

Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole congregation, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas, called also Barsabbas, and Silas, which were chief men among the brethren:

Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.

And the spirit said unto me, that I should go with them, without doubting. Moreover the six brethren accompanied me. And we entered into the man's house.

Should

And when they were come to Jerusalem they were received of the congregation and of the apostles and elders. And they declared what things God had done by them.

And the LORD said unto Samuel, "Hear the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee. For they have not cast thee away, but me: that I should not reign over them.

For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all men, that I might win the more.

Yea, and I went up by revelation, and commended with them of the gospel, which I preach among the gentiles - but between ourselves with them which were counted chief, lest it should have been thought that I should run, or had run in vain.

Wherefore though I be bold in Christ to enjoin thee, that which becometh thee;

The apostles

And the apostles and elders came together to reason of this matter.

And on the morrow, Paul went in with us unto James. And all the elders came together.

Paul, by vocation an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and brother Sosthenes.

I suppose that I was not behind the chief apostles.