Acts 15:32

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, gave teaching to the brothers and made them strong in the faith.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἰούδας τε καὶ Σίλας, καὶ αὐτοὶ προφῆται ὄντες, διὰ λόγου πολλοῦ παρεκάλεσαν τοὺς ἀδελφούς, καὶ ἐπεστήριξαν.

Transliteration

Ioudas te and Silas, also themselves prophētai ontes, through logou pollou parekalesan tous adelphous, and epestērixan.

Grammar Details

• *Ioudas*: nominative, masculine, singular - Judas
• *te*: particle - both/and
• *Silas*: nominative, masculine, singular - Silas
• *kai*: conjunction - also
• *autoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - themselves
• *prophētai*: nominative, masculine, plural - prophets
• *ontes*: present participle, active, nominative, masculine, plural - being
• *dia*: preposition + genitive - through
• *logou*: genitive, masculine, singular - word/speech
• *pollou*: genitive, masculine, singular - much/many
• *parekalesan*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person, plural - encouraged/exhorted
• *tous adelphous*: accusative, masculine, plural - the brothers
• *epestērixan*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person, plural - strengthened/confirmed

Word Meanings

• *prophētai*: prophets/those who speak forth
• *ontes*: being/who were
• *logou pollou*: much speech/many words
• *parekalesan*: encouraged/exhorted/comforted
• *epestērixan*: strengthened/confirmed/established

Referenced Verses

• Acts 11:23 : 23 Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts:
• Acts 13:1 : 1 Now there were at Antioch, in the church there, prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon who was named Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, a relation of Herod the king, and Saul.
• Acts 14:22 : 22 Making strong the souls of the disciples, saying to them that they were to keep the faith, and that we have to go through troubles of all sorts to come into the kingdom of God.
• 1 Pet 5:12 : 12 I have sent you this short letter by Silvanus, a true brother, in my opinion; comforting you and witnessing that this is the true grace of God; keep to it.
• Acts 11:27 : 27 Now in those days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch.
• Isa 35:3-4 : 3 Make strong the feeble hands, give support to the shaking knees. 4 Say to those who are full of fear, Be strong and take heart: see, your God will give punishment; the reward of God will come; he himself will come to be your saviour.
• Dan 11:1 : 1 And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede I was on his side to make his position safe and make him strong.
• Matt 23:34 : 34 For this reason, I send you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them you will put to death and put on the cross, and to some of them you will give blows in your Synagogues, driving them from town to town;
• Luke 11:49 : 49 For this reason the wisdom of God has said, I will send them prophets and teachers, and to some of them they will give death and cruel pains;
• Acts 2:17-18 : 17 And it will come about, in the last days, says God, that I will send out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will be prophets, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams: 18 And on my men-servants and my women-servants I will send my Spirit, and they will be prophets.
• Acts 2:40 : 40 And with more such words he gave his witness, offering them salvation and saying, Come out from this evil generation.
• Acts 15:1 : 1 Now certain men came down from Judaea, teaching the brothers and saying that without circumcision, after the rule of Moses, there is no salvation.
• Acts 15:22 : 22 Then it seemed good to the Apostles and the rulers and all the church, to send men from among them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; Judas, named Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers:
• Acts 15:41 : 41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, making the churches stronger in the faith.
• Acts 18:23 : 23 And having been there for some time, he went through the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, making the disciples strong in the faith.
• Acts 20:2 : 2 And when he had gone through those parts and given them much teaching, he came into Greece.
• Rom 12:6 : 6 And having different qualities by reason of the grace given to us, such as the quality of a prophet, let it be made use of in relation to the measure of our faith;
• Rom 12:8 : 8 He who has the power of comforting, let him do so; he who gives, let him give freely; he who has the power of ruling, let him do it with a serious mind; he who has mercy on others, let it be with joy.
• 1 Cor 1:8 : 8 Who will give you strength to the end, to be free from all sin in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Cor 12:28-29 : 28 And God has put some in the church, first, Apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then those with wonder-working powers, then those with the power of taking away disease, helpers, wise guides, users of strange tongues. 29 Are all Apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? have all the power of working wonders?
• 1 Cor 14:3 : 3 But the word of the prophet gives men knowledge and comfort and strength.
• 1 Cor 14:29 : 29 And let the prophets give their words, but not more than two or three, and let the others be judges of what they say.
• 1 Cor 14:32 : 32 And the spirits of the prophets are controlled by the prophets;
• Eph 3:5 : 5 Which in other generations was not given to the sons of men, but the revelation of it has now been made to his holy Apostles and prophets in the Spirit;
• Eph 4:11-13 : 11 And he gave some as Apostles, and some, prophets; and some, preachers of the good news; and some to give care and teaching; 12 For the training of the saints as servants in the church, for the building up of the body of Christ: 13 Till we all come to the harmony of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to full growth, to the full measure of Christ:
• 1 Thess 2:11 : 11 Even as you saw how, like a father with his children, we were teaching and comforting you all, and giving witness,
• 1 Thess 3:2 : 2 We sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the good news of Christ, to give you strength and comfort in your faith;
• 1 Thess 4:1 : 1 And last of all, the prayer which we make to you from our heart and in the name of the Lord Jesus, is this: that as we made clear to you what sort of behaviour is pleasing to God, as in fact you are doing now, so you will go on in these ways, but more and more.
• 1 Thess 5:14 : 14 And our desire is that you will keep control over those whose lives are not well ordered, giving comfort to the feeble-hearted, supporting those with little strength, and putting up with much from all.
• 1 Thess 5:20 : 20 Do not make little of the words of the prophets;
• 2 Thess 3:12 : 12 Now to such we give orders and make request in the Lord Jesus, that, working quietly, they get their living.
• 1 Tim 2:1 : 1 My desire is, first of all, that you will make requests and prayers and give praise for all men;
• 2 Tim 4:2 : 2 Be preaching the word at all times, in every place; make protests, say sharp words, give comfort, with long waiting and teaching;
• Titus 2:6-9 : 6 To the young men give orders to be wise and serious-minded: 7 In all things see that you are an example of good works; holy in your teaching, serious in behaviour, 8 Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us. 9 Servants are to be under the authority of their masters, pleasing them in all things, without argument; 10 Not taking what is not theirs, but giving clear signs of their good faith, in all things doing credit to the teaching of God our Saviour. 11 For the grace of God has come, giving salvation to all men, 12 Training us so that, turning away from evil and the desires of this world, we may be living wisely and uprightly in the knowledge of God in this present life; 13 Looking for the glad hope, the revelation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ; 14 Who gave himself for us, so that he might make us free from all wrongdoing, and make for himself a people clean in heart and on fire with good works. 15 On all these points give teaching and help, and make clear what is right with all authority. Let all men give you honour.
• 1 Pet 5:1 : 1 I who am myself one of the rulers of the church, and a witness of the death of Christ, having my part in the coming glory, send this serious request to the chief men among you:
• 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 And after you have undergone pain for a little time, the God of all grace who has given you a part in his eternal glory through Christ Jesus, will himself give you strength and support, and make you complete in every good thing;