Acts 15:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, along with the apostles and elders, and they reported all that God had done through them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Παραγενόμενοι δὲ εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ, ἀπεδέχθησαν ὑπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας, καὶ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων, ἀνήγγειλάν τε ὅσα ὁ Θεὸς ἐποίησεν μετʼ αὐτῶν.

Transliteration

Having paragenomenoi de into Ierousalēm, they were apedechthēsan hupo tēs ekklēsias, and the apostolōn and the presbuterōn, they anēngeilan te hosa ho Theos epoiēsen met' autōn.

Grammar Details

• *paragenomenoi*: aorist participle, middle, nominative, masculine, plural - having arrived
• *de*: particle - and/but
• *apedechthēsan*: aorist, indicative, passive, 3rd person, plural - they were received/welcomed
• *hupo*: preposition + genitive - by
• *tēs ekklēsias*: genitive, feminine, singular - of the church/assembly
• *apostolōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of apostles
• *presbuterōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of elders
• *anēngeilan*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person, plural - they reported/announced
• *te*: particle - and/both
• *hosa*: nominative/accusative, neuter, plural - as many as/all that
• *ho Theos*: nominative, masculine, singular - God
• *epoiēsen*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - did/made
• *met'*: preposition + genitive - with
• *autōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - them

Word Meanings

• *paragenomenoi*: having arrived/come/appeared
• *apedechthēsan*: were received/welcomed/accepted
• *anēngeilan*: reported/announced/declared
• *hosa*: as many as/all that/whatever
• *epoiēsen*: did/made/accomplished

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

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

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And when they were come to Ierusalem they were receaved of the congregacion and of the Apostles and elders. And they declared what thinges God had done by them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Whan they came to Ierusale, they were receaued of ye cogregacion, & of the Apostles, and of the Elders, & they tolde how greate thinges God had done with the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when they were come to Hierusalem, they were receiued of the Church, and of the Apostles and Elders, and they declared what things God had done by them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when they were come to Hierusalem, they were receaued of ye Church, and of the Apostles and elders: And they declared all thynges that God had done with them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all things that God had done with them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And having come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly, and the apostles, and the elders, they declared also as many things as God did with them;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when they came to Jerusalem, they had a meeting with the church and the Apostles and the rulers, and they gave an account of all the things which God had done through them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all things that God had done with them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all the things God had done with them.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 14:27 : 27 When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done through them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
• Acts 15:12 : 12 The whole assembly became silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul as they narrated all the signs and wonders that God had done among the Gentiles through them.
• Acts 15:3 : 3 Having been sent on their way by the church, they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers.
• Acts 21:17 : 17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers and sisters welcomed us warmly.
• Acts 21:19 : 19 After greeting them, Paul gave a detailed account of everything God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
• Rom 15:7 : 7 Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us, to the glory of God.
• Rom 15:18 : 18 I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done.
• 1 Cor 15:10 : 10 But by the grace of God, I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
• 2 Cor 5:19 : 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
• 2 Cor 6:1 : 1 As workers together with Him, we also urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
• Col 4:10 : 10 Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, sends you greetings, as does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you have received instructions—if he comes to you, welcome him).
• 2 John 1:10 : 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or greet him.
• 3 John 1:8-9 : 8 Therefore, we ought to support people like these so that we may be fellow workers for the truth. 9 I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, does not acknowledge us. 10 Because of this, if I come, I will bring up what he is doing: spreading malicious nonsense about us. Not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and he also prevents others who want to do so and expels them from the church.
• Acts 18:27 : 27 When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia, the brothers and sisters encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed.
• Matt 10:40 : 40 Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.