Acts 15:4

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Acts 14:27 : 27 When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported all the things God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.
  • Acts 15:12 : 12 The 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.
  • Acts 15:3 : 3 So 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.
  • Acts 21:17 : 17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly.
  • Acts 21:19 : 19 When Paul had greeted them, he began to explain in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
  • Rom 15:7 : 7 Exhortation to Mutual Acceptance Receive one another, then, just as Christ also received you, to God’s glory.
  • Rom 15:18 : 18 For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in order to bring about the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,
  • 1 Cor 15:10 : 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been in vain. In fact, I worked harder than all of them– yet not I, but the grace of God with me.
  • 2 Cor 5:19 : 19 In other words, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting people’s trespasses against them, and he has given us the message of reconciliation.
  • 2 Cor 6:1 : 1 God’s Suffering Servants Now because we are fellow workers, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
  • Col 4:10 : 10 Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, sends you greetings, as does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas(about whom you 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 and do not give him any greeting,
  • 3 John 1:8-9 : 8 Therefore we ought to support such people, so that we become coworkers in cooperation with the truth. 9 Diotrephes the Troublemaker I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not acknowledge us. 10 Therefore, if I come, I will call attention to the deeds he is doing– the bringing of unjustified charges against us with evil words! And not being content with that, he not only refuses to welcome the brothers himself, but hinders the people who want to do so and throws them out of the church!
  • Acts 18:27 : 27 When Apollos wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he assisted greatly those who had believed by grace,
  • Matt 10:40 : 40 Rewards“Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 15:2-3
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    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.

    3 So 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.

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    26 From there they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had now completed.

    27 When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported all the things God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.

    28 So they spent considerable time with the disciples.

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    17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly.

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

    19 When Paul had greeted them, he began to explain in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

    20 When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to him,“You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all ardent observers of the law.

  • Acts 15:5-6
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    5 But some from the religious party of the Pharisees who had believed stood up and said,“It is necessary to circumcise the Gentiles and to order them to observe the law of Moses.”

    6 Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate about this matter.

  • Acts 11:1-2
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    1 Peter Defends His Actions to the Jerusalem Church Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God.

    2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him,

  • Acts 8:14-15
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    14 Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

    15 These two went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.

  • 4 As 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.

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    22 A report about them came to the attention of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

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

  • 30 So when they were dismissed, they went down to Antioch, and after gathering the entire group together, they delivered the letter.

  • 23 The Followers of Jesus Pray for Boldness When they were released, Peter and John went to their fellow believers and reported everything the high priests and the elders had said to them.

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

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

  • 12 The 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.

  • Acts 14:3-4
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    3 So they stayed there for a considerable time, speaking out courageously for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace, granting miraculous signs and wonders to be performed through their hands.

    4 But the population of the city was divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

  • 30 The Feeding of the Five Thousand Then the apostles gathered around Jesus and told him everything they had done and taught.

  • Acts 9:30-31
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    30 When the brothers found out about this, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.

    31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace and thus was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the church increased in numbers.

  • 23 When 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.

  • 15 But when they had ordered them to go outside the council, they began to confer with one another,

  • 21 Paul and Barnabas Return to Antioch in Syria After they had proclaimed the good news in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, to Iconium, and to Antioch.

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

  • 21 They replied,“We have received no letters from Judea about you, nor have any of the brothers come from there and reported or said anything bad about you.

  • 22 What then should we do? They will no doubt hear that you have come.

  • 27 When Apollos wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he assisted greatly those who had believed by grace,

  • 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!

  • 21 After threatening them further, they released them, for they could not find how to punish them on account of the people, because they were all praising God for what had happened.

  • 45 So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him because they had seen all the things he had done in Jerusalem at the feast(for they themselves had gone to the feast).

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

  • 27 When they had brought them, they stood them before the council, and the high priest questioned them,

  • 25 So after Peter and John had solemnly testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they started back to Jerusalem, proclaiming the good news to many Samaritan villages as they went.

  • Acts 9:27-28
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    27 But Barnabas took Saul, brought him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus.

    28 So he was staying with them, associating openly with them in Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord.

  • 4 But Peter began and explained it to them point by point, saying,

  • 17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on the Samaritans, and they received the Holy Spirit.

  • 15 After these days we got ready and started up to Jerusalem.

  • 22 and when he arrived at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem and then went down to Antioch.

  • 7 There they continued to proclaim the good news.

  • 33 Therefore I sent for you at once, and you were kind enough to come. So now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to say to us.”

  • 12 The Apostles Perform Miraculous Signs and Wonders Now many miraculous signs and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By common consent they were all meeting together in Solomon’s Portico.