Acts 15:23

Geneva Bible (1560)

And wrote letters by them after this maner, The Apostles, and the Elders, and the brethren, vnto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antiochia, and in Syria, and in Cilicia, send greeting.

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  • Jas 1:1 : 1 Iames a seruant of God, and of the Lorde Iesus Christ, to the twelue Tribes, which are scattered abroade, salutation.
  • Acts 23:26 : 26 Claudius Lysias vnto the most noble Gouernour Felix sendeth greeting.
  • Acts 15:22 : 22 Then it seemed good to the Apostles and Elders with the whole Church, to sende chosen men of their owne companie to Antiochia with Paul and Barnabas: to wit, Iudas whose surname was Barsabas and Silas, which were chiefe men among the brethren,
  • Acts 15:41 : 41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, stablishing the Churches.
  • Gal 1:21 : 21 After that, I went into the coastes of Syria and Cilicia:
  • Rom 16:3-9 : 3 Greete Priscilla, and Aquila my fellowe helpers in Christ Iesus, 4 (Which haue for my life laide downe their owne necke. Vnto whom not I onely giue thankes, but also all the Churches of the Gentiles.) 5 Likewise greete the Church that is in their house. Salute my beloued Epenetus, which is the first fruites of Achaia in Christ. 6 Greete Marie which bestowed much labour on vs. 7 Salute Andronicus and Iunia my cousins and fellowe prisoners, which are notable among the Apostles, and were in Christ before me. 8 Greete Amplias my beloued in the Lord. 9 Salute Vrbanus our fellow helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloued. 10 Salute Apelles approoued in Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobulus friendes. 11 Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greete them which are of the friendes of Narcissus which are in the Lord. 12 Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, which women labour in the Lorde. Salute the beloued Persis, which woman hath laboured much in the Lord. 13 Salute Rufus chosen in the Lorde, and his mother and mine. 14 Greete Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Mercurius, and the brethren which are with them. 15 Salute Philologus and Iulias, Nereas, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the Saintes which are with them. 16 Salute one another with an holy kisse. The Churches of Christ salute you.
  • 2 John 1:3 : 3 Grace be with you, mercie and peace from God the Father, and from the Lorde Iesus Christ the Sonne of the Father, with trueth and loue.
  • 2 John 1:10 : 10 If there come any vnto you, and bring not this doctrine, receiue him not to house, neither bid him, God speede:
  • 2 John 1:13 : 13 The sonnes of thine elect sister greete thee, Amen.
  • 3 John 1:14 : 14 For I trust I shal shortly see thee, & we shal speake mouth to mouth. Peace be with thee. The friends salute thee. Greete the friends by name.
  • Acts 18:18 : 18 But when Paul had taried there yet a good while, hee tooke leaue of the brethren, and sailed into Syria (and with him Priscilla and Aquila) after that he had shorne his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vowe.
  • Acts 21:3 : 3 And whe we had discouered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, & sailed toward Syria, and arriued at Tyrus: for there the ship vnladed ye burden.
  • Acts 21:25 : 25 For as touching ye Gentiles, which beleeue, we haue written, & determined that they obserue no such thing, but that they keepe themselues from things offred to idoles, and from blood, and from that that is strangled, and from fornication.
  • Acts 11:18 : 18 When they heard these things, they helde their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles graunted repentance vnto life.
  • Acts 14:27 : 27 And when they were come & had gathered the Church together, they rehearsed all the things that God had done by them, and howe he had opened the doore of faith vnto the Gentiles.
  • Acts 15:1 : 1 Then came downe certaine from Iudea, and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after the maner of Moses, ye cannot be saued.
  • Acts 15:4 : 4 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 15:24-25
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    24Forasmuch as we haue heard, that certaine which went out from vs, haue troubled you with wordes, and cumbred your mindes, saying, Ye must be circumcised and keepe the Lawe: to whom we gaue no such commaundement,

    25It seemed therefore good to vs, when we were come together with one accord, to send chosen men vnto you, with our beloued Barnabas and Paul,

  • Acts 15:27-31
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    27We haue therefore sent Iudas and Silas, which shall also tell you ye same things by mouth.

    28For it seemed good to the holy Ghost, and to vs, to lay no more burden vpon you, then these necessary things,

    29That is, that ye absteine from things offered to idoles, and blood, and that that is strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keepe your selues, ye shall doe well. Fare ye well.

    30Nowe when they were departed, they came to Antiochia, and after that they had assembled the multitude, they deliuered the Epistle.

    31And when they had read it, they reioyced for the consolation.

  • Acts 15:22
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    22Then it seemed good to the Apostles and Elders with the whole Church, to sende chosen men of their owne companie to Antiochia with Paul and Barnabas: to wit, Iudas whose surname was Barsabas and Silas, which were chiefe men among the brethren,

  • Acts 11:30
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    30Which thing they also did, and sent it to the Elders, by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

  • Acts 15:33
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    33And after they had taried there a space, they were let goe in peace of the brethren vnto the Apostles.

  • Acts 15:1-4
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    1Then came downe certaine from Iudea, and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after the maner of Moses, ye cannot be saued.

    2And when there was great dissension, and disputation by Paul and Barnabas against them, they ordeyned that Paul and Barnabas, and certaine other of them, should goe vp to Hierusalem vnto the Apostles and Elders about this question.

    3Thus being brought forth by ye Church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conuersion of the Gentiles, and they brought great ioy vnto all the brethren.

    4And 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.

  • Acts 11:22-23
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    22Then tydings of those things came vnto the eares of the Church, which was in Hierusalem, and they sent foorth Barnabas, that he should goe vnto Antiochia.

    23Who when he was come and had seene the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted all, that with purpose of heart they would continue in the Lord.

  • Acts 16:4
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    4And as they went through the cities, they deliuered them the decrees to keepe, ordeined of the Apostles & Elders, which were at Hierusalem.

  • Acts 15:6
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    6Then the Apostles and Elders came together to looke to this matter.

  • Acts 15:41
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    41And he went through Syria and Cilicia, stablishing the Churches.

  • Gal 1:2-3
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    2And all the brethren which are with me, vnto the Churches of Galatia:

    3Grace be with you, and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Iesus Christ,

  • Acts 11:1
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    1Nowe the Apostles and the brethren that were in Iudea, heard, that the Gentiles had also receiued the worde of God.

  • Gal 2:9
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    9And when Iames, and Cephas, and Iohn, knew of the grace that was giuen vnto me, which are counted to be pillars, they gaue to me and to Barnabas the right hands of felowship, that we should preach vnto the Gentiles, and they vnto the Circumcision,

  • 2 John 1:13
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    13The sonnes of thine elect sister greete thee, Amen.

  • Acts 23:25-26
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    25And he wrote an epistle in this maner:

    26Claudius Lysias vnto the most noble Gouernour Felix sendeth greeting.

  • Gal 1:21
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    21After that, I went into the coastes of Syria and Cilicia:

  • Acts 14:26
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    26And thence sailed to Antiochia, from whence they had bene comended vnto the grace of God, to the woorke, which they had fulfilled.

  • Acts 14:23
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    23And when they had ordeined them Elders by election in euery Church, and prayed, and fasted, they commended them to the Lorde in whome they beleeued.

  • Acts 13:14-15
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    14But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antiochia a citie of Pisidia, & went into the Synagogue on ye Sabbath day, & sate downe.

    15And after the lecture of the Law & Prophets, the rulers of ye Synagogue sent vnto them, saying, Ye men & brethren, if ye haue any word of exhortation for the people, say on.

  • Acts 18:22
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    22And when hee came downe to Cesarea, he went vp to Hierusalem: and when he had saluted the Church, he went downe vnto Antiochia.

  • 1 Cor 16:20-21
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    20All the brethren greete you. Greete ye one another, with an holy kisse.

    21The salutation of me Paul with mine owne hand.

  • Acts 11:19-20
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    19And they which were scattered abroade because of the affliction that arose about Steuen, went throughout till they came vnto Phenice and Cyprus, and Antiochia, preaching the worde to no man, but vnto the Iewes onely.

    20Now some of them were men of Cyprus and of Cyrene, which when they were come into Antiochia, spake vnto the Grecians, and preached the Lord Iesus.

  • Acts 15:19
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    19Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them of the Gentiles that are turned to God,

  • Acts 28:21
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    21Then they saide vnto him, We neither receiued letters out of Iudea concerning thee, neither came any of the brethren that shewed or spake any euill of thee.

  • Acts 13:3-4
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    3Then fasted they and prayed, and layde their hands on them, and let them goe.

    4And they, after they were sent foorth of the holy Ghost, came downe vnto Seleucia, and from thence they sayled to Cyprus.

  • 1 Pet 5:14
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    14Greete ye one another with the kisse of loue. Peace be with you all which are in Christ Iesus, Amen.

  • Acts 21:17
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    17And when we were come to Hierusalem, the brethren receiued vs gladly.

  • 2 Cor 13:13
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    13(13:12) All the Saintes salute you.

  • Acts 21:19
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    19And when he had embraced them, hee tolde by order all things, that God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministration.

  • 1 Pet 1:1
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    1Peter an Apostle of Iesvs Christ, to the strangers that dwell here and there throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia,

  • Eph 6:23
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    23Peace be with the brethren, and loue with faith from God the Father, and from the Lorde Iesus Christ.

  • 1 Thess 5:26
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    26Greete all the brethren with an holy kisse.

  • Acts 14:21
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    21And after they had preached the glad tidings of the Gospel to that citie, and had taught many, they returned to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antiochia,

  • Titus 3:15
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    15All that are with mee, salute thee. Greete them that loue vs in the faith. Grace bee with you all, Amen. To Titus, elect the first bishoppe of the Church of the Cretians, written from Nicopolis in Macedonia.

  • 1 Cor 16:3
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    3And when I am come, whomsoeuer ye shal alowe by letters, them will I send to bring your liberalitie vnto Hierusalem.