Acts 15:6

Geneva Bible (1560)

Then the Apostles and Elders came together to looke to this matter.

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Referenced Verses

  • Acts 15:25 : 25 It 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 21:18 : 18 And the next day Paul went in with vs vnto Iames: and all the Elders were there assembled.
  • Heb 13:7 : 7 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is mine helper, neither will I feare what man can doe vnto me.
  • Heb 13:17 : 17 Obey them that haue the ouersight of you, and submit your selues: for they watche for your soules, as they that must giue accountes, that they may doe it with ioy, and not with griefe: for that is vnprofitable for you.
  • Prov 15:22 : 22 Without cousel thoughts come to nought: but in the multitude of counsellers there is stedfastnesse.
  • Matt 18:20 : 20 For where two or three are gathered together in my Name, there am I in the mids of them.
  • Acts 6:2 : 2 Then the twelue called the multitude of the disciples together, and sayd, It is not meete that we should leaue the worde of God to serue the tables.
  • 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.

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  • Acts 15:1-5
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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.

    5But said they, certaine of the sect of the Pharises, which did beleeue, rose vp, saying, that it was needefull to circumcise them, and to commaunde them to keepe the lawe of Moses.

  • Acts 15:7-8
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    7And when there had bene great disputation, Peter rose vp, and said vnto them, Ye men and brethren, ye know that a good while ago, among vs God chose out me, that the Gentiles by my mouth should heare the worde of the Gospel, and beleeue.

    8And God which knoweth the heartes, bare them witnesse, in giuing vnto them ye holy Ghost euen as he did vnto vs.

  • Acts 15:22-25
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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,

    23And 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.

    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 4:15
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    15Then they commaunded them to goe aside out of the Council, and conferred among themselues,

  • Acts 11:1-4
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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.

    2And when Peter was come vp to Hierusalem, they of the circumcision contended against him,

    3Saying, Thou wentest in to men vncircumcised, and hast eaten with them.

    4Then Peter beganne, and expounded the thing in order to them, saying,

  • Acts 15:30
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    30Nowe when they were departed, they came to Antiochia, and after that they had assembled the multitude, they deliuered the Epistle.

  • 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 15:28
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    28For it seemed good to the holy Ghost, and to vs, to lay no more burden vpon you, then these necessary things,

  • Acts 6:12
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    12Thus they mooued the people & the Elders, and the Scribes: and running vpon him, caught him, and brought him to the Councill,

  • 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 1:15
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    15And in those dayes Peter stoode vp in the middes of the disciples, and sayde (nowe the nomber of names that were in one place were about an hundreth and twentie.)

  • 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 21:22
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    22What is then to be done? the multitude must needes come together: for they shall heare that thou art come.

  • Acts 6:6
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    6Which they set before the Apostles: and they prayed, and layed their hands on them.

  • Acts 4:5-6
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    5And it came to passe on the morow, that their rulers, and Elders, and Scribes, were gathered together at Hierusalem,

    6And Annas the chiefe Priest, and Caiaphas, and Iohn, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the hie Priestes.

  • Acts 21:18
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    18And the next day Paul went in with vs vnto Iames: and all the Elders were there assembled.

  • Mark 6:30
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    30And the Apostles gathered themselues together to Iesus, and tolde him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.

  • Acts 8:14-15
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    14Nowe when the Apostles, which were at Hierusalem, heard say, that Samaria had receiued the worde of God, they sent vnto them Peter and Iohn.

    15Which whe they were come downe, prayed for them, that they might receiue the holy Ghost.

  • Acts 14:27
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    27And 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 5:27
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    27And when they had brought them, they set them before the Councill, & the chiefe Priest asked them,

  • Acts 4:8
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    8Then Peter ful of the holy Ghost, said vnto them, Ye rulers of the people, and Elders of Israel,

  • Acts 11:22
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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.

  • Acts 6:1-3
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    1And in those dayes, as the nomber of ye disciples grewe, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians towards ye Hebrewes, because their widowes were neglected in the dayly ministring.

    2Then the twelue called the multitude of the disciples together, and sayd, It is not meete that we should leaue the worde of God to serue the tables.

    3Wherefore brethren, looke ye out among you seuen men of honest report, and full of the holy Ghost, and of wisedome, which we may appoint to this busines.

  • 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.

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    19But Peter and Iohn answered vnto them, and said, Whether it be right in the sight of God, to obey you rather then God, iudge ye.

  • Acts 10:27
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    27And as he talked with him, he came in, and found many that were come together.

  • Acts 5:34-35
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    34Then stoode there vp in the Councill a certaine Pharise named Gamaliel, a doctour of the Lawe, honoured of all the people, and commaunded to put the Apostles forth a litle space,

    35And sayd vnto them, Men of Israel, take heede to your selues, what ye intende to doe touching these men.

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    4But the multitude of the city was deuided: and some were with the Iewes, and some with the Apostles.

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    13And when they helde their peace, Iames answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken vnto me.

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    15Of whom when I came to Hierusalem, the high Priestes and Elders of the Iewes informed me, and desired to haue iudgement against him.

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    21So when they heard it, they entred into the Temple early in the morning, & taught; the chiefe Priest came, and they that were with him, and called the Councill together, and all the Elders of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison, to cause them to be brought.

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    29Then Peter and the Apostles answered, & sayd, We ought rather to obey God then men.

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    1Then came certaine of the Elders of Israel vnto me, and sate before me.