Acts 15:13
What meaning of the acts 15:13 in the Bible?
What does Acts 15:13 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:"
What does Acts 15:13 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:"
Verse Acts 15:13. _JAMES ANSWERED_] He was evidently _president_ of the council, and is generally called bishop of Jerusalem. The rest either _argued_ on the subject, or gave their _opinion_; James a...
JAMES ANSWERED - James the Less, son of Alpheus. See the notes on Acts 12:1. HEARKEN UNTO ME - This whole transaction shows that Peter had no such authority in the church as the papists pretend, for o...
CHAPTER 15 _ 1. The false teachers from Judea. Paul and Barnabas sent to Jerusalem (Acts 15:1)._ 2. The Council in Jerusalem (Acts 15:6). 3. The Result made known (Acts 15:22). 4. The Consolation...
SPEECH OF JAMES. Who is this James? In Galatians 2:9 Paul tells us of the agreement he made with James and Cephas and John. James and John in this account are _prima facie_ to be taken as the two sons...
THE CRUCIAL PROBLEM (Acts 15:1-5) The influx of Gentiles into the Church produced a problem which had to be solved. The mental background of the Jew was founded on the fact that he belonged to the ch...
HELD THEIR PEACE. Same as kept silence in Acts 15:12. JAMES. See note on Acts 12:17. ANSWERED. App-122. HEARKEN UNTO. hear. Same word as "gave audience" in Acts 15:12, and "hear", verses: Acts 15:7...
James sums up the discussion, and pronounces the decision of the Church on this Controversy 13. _James_ i.e. the brother of the Lord, and bishop of Jerusalem, see above on Acts 12:17. _Men and breth...
ΑΥ̓ΤΟΎΣ, i.e. Paul and Barnabas. ἸΆΚΩΒΟΣ, _James_, i.e. the brother of our Lord who was so called, and who was at the head of the Church in Jerusalem. See above on Acts 12:17. ἈΚΟΎΣΑΤΈ ΜΟΥ, _hearken...
_AN ACCOUNT OF THE DISCUSSION ACTS 15:6-21:_ The church, with the apostles and elders, came together to discuss this problem concerning the Gentiles and the Law. Peter said that "God made choice among...
ΣΙΓΉΣΑΙ _aor. act. inf., см._ Acts 15:12. _Inf._ с _предл._ ΜΕΤΆ выражает время ("после"), ΆΠΕΚΡΊΘΗ _aor. ind. pass. (dep.) от_ ΆΠΟΚΡΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G611) отвечать, ΆΚΟΎΣΑΤΕ _aor. imper. act., см._ Acts 15...
AND AFTER THEY HAD HELD THEIR PEACE,— The silence being renewed, the apostle James made a speech, in which he summed up the debate, and formed the question, to which they all unanimously agreed. Hence...
THE ELDERS AND APOSTLES MEET TO SETTLE THE DISPUTE. Acts 15:6-29 a. Peter's speech. Acts 15:6-11. Acts 15:6 And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider of this matter. Acts...
13-21. So far as recent indications of God's will were concerned, the argument was now complete and unanswerable; but the Jewish mind was prone to an underestimate of passing events, while they looked...
And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me: AND AFTER THEY HAD HELD THEIR PEACE, JAMES ANSWERED. Whether this was James the son of Alphaeus, or J...
21 The report in Antioch that God _ had opened the door of faith to the nations _ sums up Paul's first missionary journey. This is given out as something new, unknown before. It is evident that Antioc...
15:13 Brethren, (a-11) Lit. 'Men brethren.' as ch. 1.16, so ver. 13....
THE QUESTION OF CIRCUMCISION 1-35. The Council of Jerusalem, 49 a.d. The usual view is that Galatians 2:1 describes the visit of St. Paul to Jerusalem on the occasion of this Council. Adopting this, t...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 15 AN IMPORTANT MEETING IN *JERUSALEM, 15:1-21 V1 Some men came from *Judea to Antioch. They were teaching the *believers like this. ‘You must...
JAMES ANSWERED. — The position which James the brother of the Lord (see Notes on Acts 12:17; and Matthew 12:46; Matthew 13:55) occupies in the Council is clearly that of pre-eminence, justifying the t...
μετὰ δὲ τὸ σ., _i.e._, after Barnabas and Paul had ceased speaking. ἀπεκ. Ἰ. λ.: his speech may be divided into two parts: (1) reference to the prophecy foretelling the reception of the Gentiles; (2)...
A GENEROUS CONCLUSION Acts 15:12-21 When their turn came to speak, Paul and Barnabas contented themselves with emphasizing the signs and wonders by which God had set His seal on their words and meth...
In the work among Gentiles the question of circumcision very naturally arose, and its difficulty is revealed in the calling of a council. That council seems to have opened with much desultory discussi...
Resolving Conflict The matter was placed before the apostles and elders to be considered. Quite a discussion followed. Though Peter's actions were not always commendable, as when he dissembled in Anti...
And after they had held their peace, (g) James answered, saying, Men [and] brethren, hearken unto me: (g) The son of Alphaeus, who is also called the Lord's brother....
Now James, the brother of our Lord and pastor of the Apostolic church at Jerusalem, rises after Peter and proceeds, delivering a number of focalized statements, which speak volumes appertaining to the...
And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter. (7) And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while...
We now enter on the missionary journeys, as they are called, of the apostle Paul. The work, under the Spirit, opens to the glory of the Lord. Not merely are Gentiles met in grace and brought into the...
− 13._James answered, saying. _Some old writers of the Church think that this James was one of the disciples, whose surname was Justus and Oblia, whose cruel death is recorded by Josephus in the Twent...
Chapter 15 contains the account of this. Certain persons come from Jerusalem, where all was still going on in connection with the requirements of the law; and they seek to impose these requirements on...
AND AFTER THEY HAD HELD THEIR PEACE,.... Meaning not the multitude, but Paul and Barnabas; when they had finished their account, and had done speaking: JAMES ANSWERED; or rose up, as the Syriac versi...
And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men _and_ brethren, hearken unto me: Ver. 13. _James answered_] Who seemed to be a pillar, Galatians 2:9, and was so, both of the college...
_Then all the multitude kept silence_ Having nothing further to object to what had been advanced; _and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul_ Who confirmed Peter's reasoning, by _declaring what miracles...
JAMES; see note to chap Acts 12:17....
AND AFTER THEY HAD HELD THEIR PEACE, JAMES ANSWERED, SAYING, MEN AND BRETHREN, HEARKEN UNTO ME:...
However, here at Antioch a matter arose of deeply serious significance, and it was clearly God's wisdom to have Paul and Barnabas there at the time. Men from Judea, professing the knowledge of Christ,...
AND AFTER THEY HAD BECOME SILENT, JAMES ANSWERED, SAYING, " MEN _AND_ BRETHREN, LISTEN TO ME: 1. The background was laid by Peter at Cornelius' house. 2. The Gentile conversions were multiplied by P...
"James": Most feel that this is James the Lord's brother, who became. prominent voice in the early church (Galatians 1:19; Acts 21:18), and who wrote the book of James around 62 AD...
7-21 We see from the words "purifying their hearts by faith," and the address of St. Peter, that justification by faith, and sanctification by the Holy Ghost, cannot be separated; and that both are t...
AFTER THEY HAD HELD THEIR PEACE; Barnabas and Paul had finished their narrative. JAMES, who was surnamed the Just, and was the son of Alpheus, and a kinsman to our Saviour, now being president of this...
13-21. So far as recent indications of God's will were concerned, the argument was now complete and unanswerable; but the Jewish mind was prone to an underestimate of passing events, while they looked...
Seventh Council of Carthage Under Cyprian Cyprian of Carthage said: The letter which was written to our colleague Jubaianus very fully expresses my opinion, that, according to evangelical and apostol...
Acts 15:13 And G1161 after G3326 become G846 silent G4601 (G5658) James G2385 answered G611 (G5662) saying G3004 (G5723) Men G435 brethren G80 listen G191 (G5657) me G3450 after - 1 Corinthians 14:30...
‘And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying,' Once all had listened to the long account of what God had done through Barnabas and Paul, there was silence. They had been given much to...
Acts 15:13. AND AFTER THEY HAD HELD THEIR PEACE, JAMES ANSWERED. The discussion was closed by a very famous character in the early Church. James, the so-called brother of the Lord (see Galatians 1:19;...
AFTER THEY HAD HELD THEIR PEACE (μετα το σιγησα αυτους). Literally, "after the becoming silent (ingressive aorist active of the articular infinitive) as to them (Barnabas and Paul, accusative of ge...
MEN AND BRETHREN dispensationally, this is the most important passage in the New Testament It gives the divine purpose for this age, and for the beginning of the next. (1) The taking out from among...
CONTENTS: The council at Jerusalem and the question of circumcision. Paul's second missionary journey. Silas chosen. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Moses, Paul, Barnabas, apostles, elders, Phar...
Acts 15:1. _Certain men which came down from Judea._ Epiphanius says, Cerinthus the heretic was one of the principals in this dissension. But they were, no doubt, of the devil's sending, to disquiet t...
JAMES SPOKE UP. Note it is James, the brother of Jesus, who takes charge of the situation. See Galatians 2:9 and the introduction to_ James._...
_And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised … ye cannot be saved._ DISTURBERS OF THE CHURCH I. Certain men came down from Judea. 1. Probably...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 15:1 The Jerusalem Council. A conference was held in Jerusalem (c. A.D. 48 or 49) to discuss conditions for Gentile membership in the church. The “Pharisaic” group in the Jerusalem c...
_HOMILETICAL ANALYSIS_.—_Acts 15:6_ The Council at Jerusalem; or, the Circumcision Controversy Settled I. THE COMPOSITION OF THE COUNCIL.— 1. The _apostles_. The twelve; Paul not yet included in th...
EXPOSITION ACTS 15:1 _Came down … and taught _for _which came down_ …_ taught, _A.V.; _saying _for _and said, _A.V._; custom _(ἔθος) for _manner, _A.V. EXCEPT YE BE CIRCUMCISED, etc. The question t...
And certain men which came down from Judea [to the church in Antioch] taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved (Acts 15:1). Unfortunately,...
1 Corinthians 14:30; Acts 12:17; Acts 2:14; Acts 2:22; Acts 2:29; Acts 21:18; Acts 22:1; Acts 7:2; Galatians 1:19; Galatians 2:12;...
James. See Introduction to Catholic Epistles....
THE PLAN AND PURPOSE OF GOD Acts 15:13 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are once more back in Jerusalem in attendance at the council called by the Church at Jerusalem to consider the demands of certain from t...
Observe here, 1. The excellent order in which this grand debate was managed by the apostles; they do not break in upon one another like proud magisterial talkers, so full of themselves that they could...