Acts 15:22

American Standard Version (1901)

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:

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  • 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 15:32 : 32 And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.
  • Acts 15:40 : 40 but Paul choose Silas, and went forth, being commended by the brethren to the grace of the Lord.
  • 1 Pet 5:12 : 12 By Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I account [him], I have written unto you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand ye fast therein.
  • Acts 1:23 : 23 And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
  • Acts 16:19 : 19 But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they laid hold on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers,
  • Acts 16:25 : 25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns unto God, and the prisoners were listening to them;
  • Acts 16:29 : 29 And he called for lights and sprang in, and, trembling for fear, fell down before Paul and Silas,
  • Acts 17:4 : 4 And some of them were persuaded, and consorted with Paul and Silas, and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
  • Acts 17:10 : 10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
  • Acts 17:14 : 14 And then immediately the brethren sent forth Paul to go as far as to the sea: and Silas and Timothy abode there still.
  • Acts 18:5 : 5 But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was constrained by the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
  • 1 Thess 1:1 : 1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.
  • 2 Thess 1:1 : 1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ;
  • Acts 6:4-5 : 4 But we will continue stedfastly in prayer, and in the ministry of the word. 5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch;
  • Acts 8:14 : 14 Now when the apostles that were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:
  • Acts 11:22 : 22 And 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 15:1-2 : 1 And certain men came down from Judaea and taught the brethren, [saying], Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved. 2 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.
  • Acts 15:23 : 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 15:25 : 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,
  • 2 Sam 3:36 : 36 And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them; as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.
  • 2 Chr 30:4 : 4 And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the assembly.
  • 2 Chr 30:12 : 12 Also upon Judah came the hand of God to give them one heart, to do the commandment of the king and of the princes by the word of Jehovah.

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  • Acts 15:23-28
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    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:

    24 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;

    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,

    26 men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

    27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also shall tell you the same things by word of mouth.

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

  • Acts 15:32-37
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    32 And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

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

    34 (Ommitted)

    35 But Paul and Barnabas tarried in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

    36 And 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.

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

  • Acts 11:29-30
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    29 And the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren that dwelt in Judea:

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

  • Acts 15:40-41
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    40 but Paul choose Silas, and went forth, being commended by the brethren to the grace of the Lord.

    41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.

  • Acts 15:2-4
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    2 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.

    3 They 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.

    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 11:22-23
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    22 And the report concerning them came to the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas as far as Antioch:

    23 who, when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad; and he exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord:

  • Acts 15:6-7
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    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 1:23-25
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    23 And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

    24 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show of these two the one whom thou hast chosen,

    25 to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.

  • Acts 13:1-3
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    1 Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was [there], prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

    2 And 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.

    3 Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

  • Gal 2:9
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    9 and 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 14:23
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    23 And when they had appointed for them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.

  • Acts 1:16
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    16 Brethren, it was needful that the Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spake before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to them that took Jesus.

  • Acts 15:12-13
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    12 And 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.

    13 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, hearken unto me:

  • Acts 13:7
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    7 who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. The same called unto him Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.

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

  • Acts 13:5
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    5 And when they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John as their attendant.

  • 2 Cor 8:19
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    19 and not only so, but who was also appointed by the churches to travel with us in [the matter of] this grace, which is ministered by us to the glory of the Lord, and [to show] our readiness:

  • Acts 11:25
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    25 And he went forth to Tarsus to seek for Saul;

  • Acts 16:4
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    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 1:13
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    13 And when they were come in, they went up into the upper chamber, where they were abiding; both Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas [the son] of James.

  • Acts 6:3
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    3 Look ye out therefore, brethren, from among you seven men of good report, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

  • Acts 6:5
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    5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch;

  • Acts 12:25
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    25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministration, taking with them John whose surname was Mark.

  • Acts 17:10
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    10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.

  • Acts 17:14
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    14 And then immediately the brethren sent forth Paul to go as far as to the sea: and Silas and Timothy abode there still.

  • Acts 15:21
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    21 For Moses from generations of old hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.

  • Acts 13:15
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    15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.

  • Acts 21:18
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    18 And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.

  • Acts 8:14
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    14 Now when the apostles that were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

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