Acts 15:22

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to send men chosen from among them, Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, leaders among the brothers, to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas.

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  • Acts 15:27 : 27 Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas who will tell you these things themselves in person.
  • Acts 15:32 : 32 Both Judas and Silas, who were prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with a long speech.
  • Acts 15:40 : 40 but Paul chose Silas and set out, commended to the grace of the Lord by the brothers and sisters.
  • 1 Pet 5:12 : 12 Final Greetings Through Silvanus, whom I know to be a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, in order to encourage you and testify that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.
  • Acts 1:23 : 23 So they proposed two candidates: Joseph called Barsabbas(also called Justus) and Matthias.
  • Acts 16:19 : 19 But when her owners saw their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities.
  • Acts 16:25 : 25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the rest of the prisoners were listening to them.
  • Acts 16:29 : 29 Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell down trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas.
  • Acts 17:4 : 4 Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large group of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.
  • Acts 17:10 : 10 Paul and Silas at Berea The brothers sent Paul and Silas off to Berea at once, during the night. When they arrived, they went to the Jewish synagogue.
  • Acts 17:14 : 14 Then the brothers sent Paul away to the coast at once, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
  • Acts 18:5 : 5 Now when Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul became wholly absorbed with proclaiming the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
  • 1 Thess 1:1 : 1 ¶ Salutation From Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace and peace to you!
  • 2 Thess 1:1 : 1 ¶ Salutation From Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Acts 6:4-5 : 4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” 5 The proposal pleased the entire group, so they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a Gentile convert to Judaism from Antioch.
  • Acts 8:14 : 14 Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
  • Acts 11:22 : 22 A report about them came to the attention of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
  • Acts 15:1-2 : 1 The Jerusalem Council Now some men came down from Judea and began to teach the brothers,“Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” 2 When Paul and Barnabas had a major argument and debate with them, the church appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to meet with the apostles and elders in Jerusalem about this point of disagreement.
  • Acts 15:23 : 23 They sent this letter with them: From the apostles and elders, your brothers, to the Gentile brothers and sisters in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia, greetings!
  • Acts 15:25 : 25 we have unanimously decided to choose men to send to you along with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,
  • 2 Sam 3:36 : 36 All the people noticed this and it pleased them. In fact, everything the king did pleased all the people.
  • 2 Chr 30:4 : 4 The proposal seemed appropriate to the king and the entire assembly.
  • 2 Chr 30:12 : 12 In Judah God moved the people to unite and carry out the edict of the king and the officers in keeping with the LORD’s message.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 15:23-28
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    23They sent this letter with them: From the apostles and elders, your brothers, to the Gentile brothers and sisters in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia, greetings!

    24Since we have heard that some have gone out from among us with no orders from us and have confused you, upsetting your minds by what they said,

    25we have unanimously decided to choose men to send to you along with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,

    26who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

    27Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas who will tell you these things themselves in person.

    28For it seemed best to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place any greater burden on you than these necessary rules:

  • Acts 15:32-33
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    32Both Judas and Silas, who were prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with a long speech.

    33After they had spent some time there, they were sent off in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.

  • Acts 11:29-30
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    29So the disciples, each in accordance with his financial ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

    30They did so, sending their financial aid to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

  • Acts 15:40-41
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    40but Paul chose Silas and set out, commended to the grace of the Lord by the brothers and sisters.

    41He passed through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

  • Acts 15:2-4
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    2When Paul and Barnabas had a major argument and debate with them, the church appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to meet with the apostles and elders in Jerusalem about this point of disagreement.

    3So they were sent on their way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, they were relating at length the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.

    4When 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.

  • Acts 11:22-23
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    22A report about them came to the attention of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

    23When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,

  • Acts 15:6-7
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    6Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate about this matter.

    7After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them,“Brothers, you know that some time ago God chose me to preach to the Gentiles so they would hear the message of the gospel and believe.

  • Acts 1:23-25
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    23So they proposed two candidates: Joseph called Barsabbas(also called Justus) and Matthias.

    24Then they prayed,“Lord, you know the hearts of all. Show us which one of these two you have chosen

    25to assume the task of this service and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”

  • Acts 13:1-3
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    1The Church at Antioch Commissions Barnabas and Saul Now there were these prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen(a close friend of Herod the tetrarch from childhood) and Saul.

    2While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

    3Then, after they had fasted and prayed and placed their hands on them, they sent them off.

  • Gal 2:9
    69%

    9and when James, Cephas, and John, who had a reputation as pillars, recognized the grace that had been given to me, they gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, agreeing that we would go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

  • Acts 15:35-37
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    35But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and proclaiming(along with many others) the word of the Lord.

    36Paul and Barnabas Part Company After some days Paul said to Barnabas,“Let’s return and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord to see how they are doing.”

    37Barnabas wanted to bring John called Mark along with them too,

  • Acts 14:23
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    23When they had appointed elders for them in the various churches, with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the protection of the Lord in whom they had believed.

  • Acts 1:16
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    16“Brothers, the scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through David concerning Judas– who became the guide for those who arrested Jesus–

  • Acts 15:12-13
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    12The whole group kept quiet and listened to Barnabas and Paul while they explained all the miraculous signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.

    13After they stopped speaking, James replied,“Brothers, listen to me.

  • Acts 13:7
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    7who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The proconsul summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God.

  • Acts 25:15
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    15When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me about him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him.

  • Acts 13:5
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    5When they arrived in Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the Jewish synagogues.(Now they also had John as their assistant.)

  • 2 Cor 8:19
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    19In addition, this brother has also been chosen by the churches as our traveling companion as we administer this generous gift to the glory of the Lord himself and to show our readiness to help.

  • Acts 11:25
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    25Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to look for Saul,

  • Acts 16:4
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    4As they went through the towns, they passed on the decrees that had been decided on by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the Gentile believers to obey.

  • Acts 1:13
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    13When they had entered Jerusalem, they went to the upstairs room where they were staying. Peter and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James were there.

  • Acts 6:3
    67%

    3But carefully select from among you, brothers, seven men who are well-attested, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this necessary task.

  • Acts 6:5
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    5The proposal pleased the entire group, so they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a Gentile convert to Judaism from Antioch.

  • Acts 12:25
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    25So Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had completed their mission, bringing along with them John Mark.

  • Acts 17:10
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    10Paul and Silas at Berea The brothers sent Paul and Silas off to Berea at once, during the night. When they arrived, they went to the Jewish synagogue.

  • Acts 17:14
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    14Then the brothers sent Paul away to the coast at once, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.

  • Acts 15:21
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    21For Moses has had those who proclaim him in every town from ancient times, because he is read aloud in the synagogues every Sabbath.”

  • Acts 13:15
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    15After the reading from the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent them a message, saying,“Brothers, if you have any message of exhortation for the people, speak it.”

  • Acts 21:18
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    18The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were there.

  • Acts 8:14
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    14Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.