Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

it seemed best to us, {having reached a unanimous decision}, [and] having chosen men, to send [them] to you together with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,

New American Standard Bible

it seemed good to us, having become of one mind, to select men to send to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

we have unanimously decided to select men and send them to you along with our dearly loved Barnabas and Paul,

International Standard Version

So we have unanimously decided to choose men and send them to you with our dear Barnabas and Paul,

A Conservative Version

it was decided by us, having become unanimous, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

it has been decided by us, having met together, to select men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

An Understandable Version

So, after we came to full agreement, it seemed wise to us to choose [two] men [See verse 22] to accompany our dear Barnabas and Paul,

Anderson New Testament

it has seemed good to us, having come together with one mind, to send chosen men to you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

Bible in Basic English

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

Common New Testament

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

Daniel Mace New Testament

we unanimously judg'd it proper to send particular deputies to you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

Darby Translation

it seemed good to us, having arrived at a common judgment, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

Godbey New Testament

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

Goodspeed New Testament

we have unanimously resolved to select representatives and send them to you with our dear brothers Barnabas and Paul,

John Wesley New Testament

It seemed good to us, being assembled with one accord, to send to you chosen men,

Julia Smith Translation

It seemed fitting to us, having been unanimous, to send to you chosen men with our dearly beloved Barnabas and Paul,

King James 2000

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

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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:

Moffatt New Testament

we have decided unanimously to select some of our number and send them to you along with our beloved Paul and Barnabas

Montgomery New Testament

"we have unanimously decided to select certain men, and to send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul;

NET Bible

we have unanimously decided to choose men to send to you along with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,

New Heart English Bible

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,

Noyes New Testament

it seemed good to us, having become of one mind, to choose men and send them to you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

Sawyer New Testament

it seemed good to us, being of one opinion, to send delegates to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

The Emphasized Bible

It seemed good unto us, coming to be of one accord, that we should choose men and send them unto you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, -

Thomas Haweis New Testament

it hath seemed fit to us, assembled unanimously, to send unto you select men with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

Twentieth Century New Testament

We met and decided to choose certain men and send them to you with our dear brothers Barnabas and Paul,

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

we have unanimously decided to select certain men and send them to you in company with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,

Williams New Testament

we have passed a unanimous resolution to select and send messengers to you with our beloved brothers Barnabas and Paul,

World English Bible

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,

Worrell New Testament

it seemed good to us, having become of one mind, having chosen men, to send to you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

Worsley New Testament

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

Youngs Literal Translation

it seemed good to us, having come together with one accord, chosen men to send unto you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul --

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
δοκέω 
Dokeo 
Usage: 45

unto us
ἡμῖν 
hemin 
us, we, our, for us
Usage: 160

γίνομαι 
Ginomai 
be, come to pass, be made, be done, come, become, God forbid , arise, have, be fulfilled, be married to, be preferred, not tr, , vr done
Usage: 531

with one accord
ὁμοθυμαδόν 
Homothumadon 
with one accord, with one mind
Usage: 12

to send
πέμπω 
Pempo 
Usage: 39

ἐκλέγομαι 
Eklegomai 
Usage: 14

men
ἀνήρ 
Aner 
man, husband, sir, fellow, not tr
Usage: 198

πρός 
Pros 
unto, to, with, for, against, among, at, not tr, , vr to
Usage: 412

you
ὑμᾶς 
Humas 
you, ye, for your sakes Trans, not tr,
Usage: 314

with
σύν 
sun 
Usage: 120

our
ἡμῶν 
hemon 
our, us, we, not tr,
Usage: 388

G27
ἀγαπητός 
Agapetos 
Usage: 60

Βαρνάβας 
Barnabas 
Usage: 29

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

Context Readings

The Letter From The Council

24 Because we have heard that some have gone out from among us--to whom we gave no orders--[and] have thrown you into confusion by words upsetting your {minds}, 25 it seemed best to us, {having reached a unanimous decision}, [and] having chosen men, to send [them] to you together with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul, 26 men who have risked their lives on behalf of the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.


Cross References

Acts 1:14

All these were busily engaged with one mind in prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus and with his brothers.

2 Peter 3:15

And regard the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as also our dear brother Paul wrote to you, according to the wisdom that was given to him,

Matthew 11:26

Yes, Father, for [to do] so {was your gracious will}.

Luke 1:3

it seemed best to me also--[because I] have followed all [things] carefully from the beginning--to write [them] down in orderly sequence for you, most excellent Theophilus,

Acts 2:1

And when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in the same [place].

Acts 2:46

And every day, devoting themselves [to meeting] with one purpose in the temple [courts] and breaking bread from house [to house], they were eating [their] food with joy and simplicity of heart,

Acts 15:2

And [after] there was no little strife and debate by Paul and Barnabas against them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem concerning this issue.

Acts 15:6

Both the apostles and the elders assembled to deliberate concerning this matter.

Acts 15:22

Then it seemed best to the apostles and the elders, together with the whole church, to send men chosen from among them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas--Judas who was called Barsabbas and Silas, men [who were] leaders among the brothers--

Acts 15:27-28

Therefore we have sent Judas and Silas, and they will report the same [things] by word of mouth.

Acts 15:35

But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch teaching and proclaiming the word of the Lord with many others also.

Romans 16:12

Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, the laborers in the Lord. Greet Persis, the dear [friend] who {has worked hard} in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 1:10

Now I exhort you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all say the same [thing] and there not be divisions among you, and that you be made complete in the same mind and with the same purpose.

Galatians 2:9

and [when] James and Cephas and John--those thought to be pillars--acknowledged the grace given to me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right [hand] of fellowship, in order that we [should go] to the Gentiles and they to the circumcision.

Ephesians 6:21

Now, so that you also may know {my circumstances}, what I am doing, Tychicus, my dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to you all [things],

Colossians 4:7

Tychicus, my dear brother and faithful servant and fellow slave in the Lord, will make known to you all {my circumstances},

Colossians 4:9

together with Onesimus, my faithful and dear brother, who is [one] of you. They will make known to you all {the circumstances} here.

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