Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

To send

General references

Bible References

Seemed

Acts 15:28
For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place on you any burden but these essential requirements:
Matthew 11:26
Yes, Father, because this is what was pleasing to you.
Luke 1:3
I, too, have carefully investigated everything from the beginning and have decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

Being

Acts 15:6
So the apostles and the elders met to look into this claim.
Acts 1:14
With one mind, all of them kept devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women (including Mary the mother of Jesus) and his brothers.
Acts 2:1
When the day of Pentecost was being celebrated, all of them were together in one place.
1 Corinthians 1:10
Brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, I urge all of you to be in agreement and not to have divisions among you, so that you may be perfectly united in your understanding and opinions.

To send

Acts 15:22
Then the apostles, the elders, and the whole church decided to choose some of their men to send with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. These were Judas, who was called Barsabbas, and Silas, who were leaders among the brothers.

Our

Romans 16:12
Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who have worked hard for the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, who has toiled diligently for the Lord.
Ephesians 6:21
So that you may know what has happened to me and how I am doing, Tychicus, our dear brother and a faithful minister in service to the Lord, will tell you everything.
Colossians 4:7
Tychicus will tell you everything that has happened to me. He is a dear brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.
Philemon 1:16
16no longer as a slave but better than a slave as a dear brother, especially to me, but even more so to you, both as a person and as a believer.
2 Peter 3:15
Think of our Lord's patience as facilitating salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him.

General references

Acts 15:6
So the apostles and the elders met to look into this claim.

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