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Acts 15:6

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.

5 But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”

So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.

7 After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.

8 And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us.

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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.

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BSB
So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.
KJV
And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.
WEB
The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.
ASV
And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider of this matter.
DARBY
And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.
BLB
And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.
ÅB
Apostlene og de eldste kom da sammen for å overveie denne sak.
OTB
Apostlene og de eldste kom sammen for å drøfte denne saken.
B1930
Apostlene og de eldste kom da sammen for å overveie denne sak.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 15:22

    Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

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  • Hebrews 13:7

    Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.

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  • Hebrews 13:17

    Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.

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  • Acts 15:25

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

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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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  • Acts 21:18

    The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.

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  • Acts 6:2

    So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.

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  • Matthew 18:20

    For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”

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