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Acts 15:23

Antioch (Syria)CiliciaSyria

21 For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”

22 Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,

and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.

24 It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.

25 So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

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BSB
and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.
KJV
And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:
WEB
They wrote these things by their hand: “The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: greetings.
ASV
and they wrote [thus] by them, The apostles and the elders, brethren, unto the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting:
DARBY
having by their hand written [thus]: The apostles, and the elders, and the brethren, to the brethren who are from among [the] nations at Antioch, and [in] Syria and Cilicia, greeting:
BLB
having written by their hand: The apostles and the elders, brothers, To those brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia: Greetings.
ÅB
og de skrev slik med dem: Apostlene og eldste-brødrene hilser brødrene av hedningene i Antiokia og Syria og Kilikia.
OTB
De sendte følgende brev med dem: "Apostlene og de eldste, deres brødre, til de hedningetroende i Antiokia, Syria og Kilikia: Hilsen.
B1930
og de skrev således med dem: Apostlene og eldste-brødrene hilser brødrene av hedningene i Antiokia og Syria og Kilikia.

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Cross references

  • Acts 23:26

    Claudius Lysias, To His Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings.

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  • James 1:1

    James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.

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  • Galatians 1:21

    Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

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  • Romans 16:3–16

    Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,

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  • Acts 15:22

    Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,

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  • Acts 15:4

    On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.

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  • 2 John 1:13

    The children of your elect sister send you greetings.

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  • Acts 15:1

    Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

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