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

When there had been much discussion, Peter rose up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that a good while ago God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the nations should hear the word of the Good News, and believe.

I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you by the grace of Christ to a different "good news";

to whom we gave no place in the way of subjection, not for an hour, that the truth of the Good News might continue with you.

Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

They determined

it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

If you will do this thing, and God commands you so, then you will be able to endure, and all of these people also will go to their place in peace."

Then after a period of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me.

Certain

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.

So he called them in and lodged them. On the next day he arose and went out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

The Spirit told me to go with them, without discriminating. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house.

Should

When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all things that God had done with them.

The LORD said to Samuel, "Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them.

For though I was free from all, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.

I went up by revelation, and I explained to them the Good News which I proclaim among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were respected, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain.

Therefore, though I have all boldness in Christ to command you that which is appropriate,

The apostles

The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.

The day following, Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.

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

For I reckon that I am not at all behind the very best apostles.