Acts 15:2

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.

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.

3 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.

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BSB
And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
KJV
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.
WEB
Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul, Barnabas, and some others of them to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.
ASV
And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and questioning with them, [the brethren] appointed that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
DARBY
A commotion therefore having taken place, and no small discussion on the part of Paul and Barnabas against them, they arranged that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others from amongst them, should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.
BLB
There having been, then, no small commotion and discussion by Paul and Barnabas with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas and certain others out of them to go up to Jerusalem, to the apostles and elders, about this question.
ÅB
Da det nå oppsto strid, og Paulus og Barnabas fikk et ikke lite ordskifte med dem, vedtok de at Paulus og Barnabas og noen andre av dem skulle dra opp til apostlene og de eldste i Jerusalem og legge dette spørsmål fram for dem.
OTB
Dette førte til en skarp uenighet og debatt mellom Paulus og Barnabas og disse personene. Derfor ble Paulus og Barnabas, sammen med noen andre troende, utpekt til å dra opp til Jerusalem for å rådføre seg med apostlene og de eldste om denne saken.
B1930
Da det nu opstod strid, og Paulus og Barnabas fikk et ikke lite ordskifte med dem, vedtok de at Paulus og Barnabas og nogen andre av dem skulde dra op til apostlene og de eldste i Jerusalem og legge dette spørsmål frem for dem.

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