Acts 15:25

γενομ. ὁμοθυμαδόν : “having come to one accord,” “einmutig geworden,” Weiss: ὁμοθ., though frequent in Acts, see Acts 1:14, only here with γεν. For the form of the phrase as indicating mutual deliberation on the part of the Church collectively see “Council,” Dict. of Chr. Ant., i., 474. ἐκλεξ. ἄνδρας : “to choose out men and send them unto you,” R.V., whether we read accusative or dative see critical note, and cf. Acts 15:22. ἀγαπητοῖς : very frequent in St. Paul's Epistles; used three times by St. James in his Epistle, twice by St. Peter in his First Epistle, four times in the Second, cf. Acts 3:15, where the word is used by St. Peter of St. Paul, ten times by St. John: it was therefore a very natural word to occur in the letter, and we may compare it with the right hand of fellowship given by the three Apostles just named to Barnabas and Paul, Galatians 2:9. Β. καὶ Π.: this order because in Jerusalem Church; see above on Acts 15:12. Meyer, Bleek, Nösgen, Wendt, all note its truthful significance.