Acts 15:2

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

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  • Acts 15:22-23 : 22 Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; [namely], Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren: 23 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:
  • Acts 15:4 : 4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church and the apostles and the elders, and they rehearsed all things that God had done with them.
  • Acts 15:6-7 : 6 And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider of this matter. 7 And when there had been much questioning, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Brethren, ye know that a good while ago God made choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
  • Acts 11:30 : 30 which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
  • Gal 2:1-2 : 1 Then after the space of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me. 2 And I went up by revelation; and I laid before them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles but privately before them who were of repute, lest by any means I should be running, or had run, in vain.
  • Gal 2:5 : 5 to whom we gave place in the way of subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
  • Phlm 1:8-9 : 8 Wherefore, though I have all boldness in Christ to enjoin thee that which is befitting, 9 yet for love's sake I rather beseech, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now a prisoner also of Christ Jesus:
  • Jude 1:3 : 3 Beloved, while I was giving all diligence to write unto you of our common salvation, I was constrained to write unto you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints.
  • Exod 18:23 : 23 If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people also shall go to their place in peace.
  • 1 Sam 8:7 : 7 And Jehovah said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee; for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them.
  • Acts 10:23 : 23 So he called them in and lodged them. And on the morrow he arose and went forth with them, and certain of the brethren from Joppa accompanied him.
  • Acts 11:12 : 12 And the Spirit bade me go with them, making no distinction. And these six brethren also accompanied me; and we entered into the man's house:
  • Acts 15:25 : 25 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,
  • Acts 15:27 : 27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also shall tell you the same things by word of mouth.
  • Acts 16:4 : 4 And as they went on their way through the cities, they delivered them the decrees to keep which had been ordained of the apostles and elders that were at Jerusalem.
  • Acts 21:18 : 18 And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
  • 1 Cor 1:1 : 1 Paul, called [to be] an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
  • 1 Cor 9:19-23 : 19 For though I was free from all [men], I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more. 20 And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, not being myself under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; 21 to them that are without law, as without law, not being without law to God, but under law to Christ, that I might gain them that are without law. 22 To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak: I am become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some. 23 And I do all things for the gospel's sake, that I may be a joint partaker thereof.
  • 2 Cor 11:5 : 5 For I reckon that I am not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.
  • Gal 1:6-9 : 6 I marvel that ye are so quickly removing from him that called you in the grace of Christ unto a different gospel; 7 which is not another [gospel] only there are some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach unto you any gospel other than that which we preached unto you, let him be anathema. 9 As we have said before, so say I now again, if any man preacheth unto you any gospel other than that which ye received, let him be anathema. 10 For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? or am I striving to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ.

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  • Acts 15:3-7
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    3They therefore, being brought on their way by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

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

    5But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, It is needful to circumcise them, and to charge them to keep the law of Moses.

    6And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider of this matter.

    7And when there had been much questioning, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Brethren, ye know that a good while ago God made choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

  • Acts 15:1
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    1And certain men came down from Judaea and taught the brethren, [saying], Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

  • Acts 11:2
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    2And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,

  • Acts 15:22-25
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    22Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; [namely], Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:

    23and 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:

    24Forasmuch 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;

    25it seemed good unto us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

  • Acts 16:3-4
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    3Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews that were in those parts: for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

    4And as they went on their way through the cities, they delivered them the decrees to keep which had been ordained of the apostles and elders that were at Jerusalem.

  • Acts 15:35-40
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    35But Paul and Barnabas tarried in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

    36And after some days Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us return now and visit the brethren in every city wherein we proclaimed the word of the Lord, [and see] how they fare.

    37And Barnabas was minded to take with them John also, who was called Mark.

    38But Paul thought not good to take with them him who withdrew from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

    39And there arose a sharp contention, so that they parted asunder one from the other, and Barnabas took Mark with him, and sailed away unto Cyprus;

    40but Paul choose Silas, and went forth, being commended by the brethren to the grace of the Lord.

  • Acts 4:15
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    15But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

  • Acts 28:29
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    29(Ommitted)

  • Acts 11:22
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    22And the report concerning them came to the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas as far as Antioch:

  • Acts 11:30
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    30which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

  • Acts 15:30
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    30So they, when they were dismissed, came down to Antioch; and having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle.

  • Gal 2:9
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    9and when they perceived the grace that was given unto me, James and Cephas and John, they who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship, that we should go unto the Gentiles, and they unto the circumcision;

  • Acts 15:27-28
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    27We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also shall tell you the same things by word of mouth.

    28For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:

  • Acts 15:33
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    33And after they had spent some time [there], they were dismissed in peace from the brethren unto those that had sent them forth.

  • Acts 13:50
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    50But the Jews urged on the devout women of honorable estate, and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and cast them out of their borders.

  • Gal 2:1-2
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    1Then after the space of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me.

    2And I went up by revelation; and I laid before them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles but privately before them who were of repute, lest by any means I should be running, or had run, in vain.

  • Gal 2:12-14
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    12For before that certain came from James, he ate with the Gentiles; but when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing them that were of the circumcision.

    13And the rest of the Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that even Barnabas was carried away with their dissimulation.

    14But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Cephas before [them] all, If thou, being a Jew, livest as do the Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, how compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?

  • Acts 15:19
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    19Wherefore my judgment is, that we trouble not them that from among the Gentiles turn to God;

  • Acts 21:15
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    15And after these days we took up our baggage and went up to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 21:12
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    12And when we heard these things, both we and they of that place besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 14:20-21
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    20But as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and entered into the city: and on the morrow he went forth with Barnabas to Derbe.

    21And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch,

  • Acts 21:4
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    4And having found the disciples, we tarried there seven days: and these said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not set foot in Jerusalem.

  • Acts 14:2
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    2But the Jews that were disobedient stirred up the souls of the Gentiles, and made them evil affected against the brethren.

  • Acts 14:4-5
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    4But the multitude of the city was divided; and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

    5And when there was made an onset both of the Gentiles and of the Jews with their rulers, to treat them shamefully and to stone them,

  • Acts 6:9
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    9But there arose certain of them that were of the synagogue called [the synagogue] of the Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.

  • Acts 25:15
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    15about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed [me], asking for sentence against him.

  • Acts 9:30
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    30And when the brethren knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

  • Acts 13:13
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    13Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 13:2
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    2And as they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

  • Acts 13:46
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    46And Paul and Barnabas spake out boldly, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

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    12And all the multitude kept silence; and they hearkened unto Barnabas and Paul rehearsing what signs and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles through them.