Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament
Acts 15:19
“Therefore I judge that we trouble not those from the Gentiles turning unto God,
“Therefore I judge that we trouble not those from the Gentiles turning unto God,
Verse Acts 15:19. _WHEREFORE MY SENTENCE IS_] Διο εγω κρινω, _Wherefore I_ _judge_. There is an authority here that does not appear in the speech of St. Peter; and this authority was felt and bowed to...
MY SENTENCE - Greek: I judge κρίνω krinō that is, I give my opinion. It is the usual language in which a judge delivers his opinion; but it does not imply here that James assumed authority to settle...
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 b...
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...
After they had been silent James replied, "Brothers, listen to me. Symeon has told you how God first made provision for the Gentiles, to take from them a people for his name, With this the words of th...
MY SENTENCE IS. I judge, or decide. Greek. _krino._ App-122. THAT WE TROUBLE NOT. not (Greek. _me_. App-105) to trouble or harass. Greek. _parenochleo._ Only here. Compare kindred verbs in Acts 5:16;...
_Wherefore my sentence is_ Lit. I DECIDE. The pronoun is emphatically expressed, and indicates that the speaker is deciding with authority. _that we trouble not them_ The verb is only found here in N...
JAMES SUMS UP THE DISCUSSION, AND PRONOUNCES THE DECISION OF THE CHURCH ON THIS CONTROVERSY...
ΔΙῸ ἘΓῺ ΚΡΊΝΩ, _wherefore I decide_. The pronoun is emphatically expressed, and indicates that the speaker is one who may decide with authority. ΜῊ ΠΑΡΕΝΟΧΛΕΙ͂Ν Κ.Τ.Λ., _that we trouble not them, &_c....
_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...
ΚΡΊΝΩ (G2919) _praes. ind. act._ судить, учреждать закон. Это определенное решение суда, имеется в виду, что судья руководствуется своим личным авторитетом (LC). ΠΑΡΕΝΟΧΛΕΪ́Ν _praes. act. inf. от_ Π...
WHEREFORE MY SENTENCE IS, &C.— This passage, on which the critics have so much differed in sentiment, and written so much, may, I think, be thus paraphrased: "Wherefore I cannot but determine in my ow...
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....
See notes on verse 13...
Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God: WHEREFORE MY SENTENCE - rather, 'judgment' [ egoo (G1473) krinoo (G2919)] - is, that we trouble...
18 James does not refer to the report of Barnabas and Paul, when he quotes Amo_9:11-12, but to Peter's address. The prophet, speaking of the time when the kingdom will be set up, refers to those among...
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...
WHEREFORE MY SENTENCE IS. — Literally, _Wherefore I judge._ The tone is that of one who speaks with authority, but what follows is not given as a decree, but as a resolution which was submitted to the...
διὸ ἐγὼ κρίνω : “wherefore my judgment is”. St. James apparently speaks as the president of the meeting, Chrysostom, _Hom._, xxxiii., and his words with the emphatic ἐγώ (Weiss) may express more than...
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 metho...
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...
(8) Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God: (8) In indifferent matters, we may be patient with the weakness of our brethren with the end i...
_Wherefore I judge, and join my judgment with Peter. St. John Chrysostom thinks that James had a special authority in the Council, as bishop of Jerusalem, and because of the great veneration, which th...
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...
− 19._That we must not trouble. _He denieth that the Gentiles must be driven from the Church through the disagreement about ceremonies, seeing they were admitted by God; yet it [he] seemeth contrary t...
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...
WHEREFORE MY SENTENCE IS,.... Opinion or judgment in this case, or what he reckoned most advisable to be done; for he did not impose his sense upon the whole body, but proposed it to them: THAT WE TR...
Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God: Ver. 19. _That we trouble not_] Gr. παρενοχλειν. Trouble them more than needs; they will meet with...
_Wherefore my sentence_ My judgment in this matter; _is, that we trouble not_ With such observances as those now in question; _them which from among the Gentiles_ The ignorant and idolatrous Gentiles;...
SENTENCE; opinion, or judgment. THAT WE TROUBLE NOT THEM; by imposing upon them Jewish ceremonies. In the primitive church, Peter had no preeminence above James and the other apostles. He alone did no...
The proposal of James:...
WHEREFORE MY SENTENCE IS THAT WE TROUBLE NOT THEM WHICH FROM AMONG THE GENTILES A RETURNED TO GOD,...
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,...
THEREFORE I JUDGE THAT WE SHOULD NOT TROUBLE THOSE FROM AMONG THE GENTILES WHO ARE TURNING TO GOD, 1. James says that we should not impose burdens on them. God accepts them - AS IS. The Jewish conver...
"Therefore it is my judgment": This is the only conclusion that James can reach from the facts presented. Notice how the apostles have argued. Both Peter and Paul had offered approved examples and nec...
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...
St. James here gives his opinion, confirming and approving what Peter had done in conversing with and baptizing of the Gentiles; whom he would not have afflicted or disturbed with such things as were...
Acts 15:19 Therefore G1352 I G1473 judge G2919 (G5719) not G3361 trouble G3926 (G5721) those G3588 among...
“Wherefore my judgment is, that we trouble not those who from among the Gentiles turn to God.” Having satisfactorily settled from Scripture that God had promised in the last days to call many Gentiles...
Acts 15:19. WHEREFORE MY SENTENCE IS. Better rendered, ‘My decision,' that is, ‘I for my part decide we ought not to burden them,' etc. There is no authoritative judgment here on the part of James. It...
WHEREFORE (διο). "Because of which," this plain purpose of God as shown by Amos and Isaiah.MY JUDGMENT IS (εγω κρινω). Note expression of εγω.I GIVE MY JUDGMENT . (Εγο χενσεο). James sums up the...
WHEREFORE The scope of the decision goes far beyond the mere question of circumcision. The whole question of the relation of the law to Gentile believers had been put in issue (Acts 15:5), and their...
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...
IT IS MY OPINION. James can plainly see that this is God's will, so he must agree with it. SEE NOTE ON ACTS 15:6....
_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...
_And after they had held their peace, James answered._ THE DECISION OF THE COUNCIL This was a crisis in the history of the Church. The greatest disasters might have befallen it at this critical time....
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 15:19 James agreed with Peter that they should not TROUBLE the Gentiles with the ritual laws. But he knew that Gentile Christians would have contact with Jewish Christians who still...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 15:12 When some apostles had begun to leave Jerusalem for a wider witness, the Jerusalem leadership was continued by others. Jesus’ brother James had a prominent role (see Acts 12:17...
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 the...
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 Thessalonians 1:9; Acts 26:20; Acts 15:10; Acts 15:24; Acts 15:28;...
Trouble [π α ρ ε ν ο χ λ ε ι ν]. Only here in New Testament. See on vexed, Luke 6:18....
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...