Acts 15:24
22 Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:
23 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:
Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:
25 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:
- WEB
- Because we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, ‘You must be circumcised and keep the law,’ to whom we gave no commandment;
- ASV
- Forasmuch as we have heard that certain who went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls; to whom we gave no commandment;
- DARBY
- Inasmuch as we have heard that some who went out from amongst us have troubled you by words, upsetting your souls, [saying that ye must be circumcised and keep the law]; to whom we gave no commandment;
- BLB
- Inasmuch as we have heard that some went out from us, to whom we gave no instructions, [and that] they troubled you⁺ by words, upsetting your⁺ minds,
- ÅB
- Ettersom vi har fått høre at noen som er kommet fra oss, har forvirret dere ved sin tale og vakt uro i deres sjeler vi har ikke gitt dem noe pålegg
- OTB
- Vi har hørt at noen dro ut fra oss uten vår autorisasjon og har forstyrret dere, uroet deres sinn med det de sa.
- B1930
- Eftersom vi har fått høre at nogen som er kommet fra oss, har forvirret eder ved sin tale og vakt uro i eders sjeler vi har ikke gitt dem noget pålegg
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Galatians 5:12
I would they were even cut off which trouble you.
Read in contextActs 15:1
And certain men which came down from Judæa taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
Read in contextGalatians 5:10
I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.
Read in contextTitus 1:10–11
For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
Read in contextGalatians 1:7
Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
Read in contextGalatians 6:12–13
As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.
Read in context1 John 2:19
They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
Read in contextGalatians 2:3–4
But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:
Read in context