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ACTS 15:7 avnasta.j Pe,troj {A}
In order to enhance the solemnity of the occasion and the authority of
the apostle Peter’s speech, 293 several Western witnesses add,
before or after Pe,troj, “in the...
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Verse Acts 15:7. _WHEN THERE HAD BEEN MUCH DISPUTING_] By those of
the sect of the believing Pharisees; for they strongly contended for
circumcision, and at the head of these, tradition tells us, was...
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MUCH DISPUTING - Or rather, much inquiry or deliberation. With our
word disputing we commonly connect the idea of heat and anger. This is
not necessarily implied in the word used here. It might have b...
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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...
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THE DELIBERATION. The meeting is a public one (see Acts 15:12 and Acts
15:22). In Galatians 2 Paul says he laid his manner of preaching
before those of reputation, in private. Peter comes forward (D s...
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The apostles and elders met together to investigate this question.
After a great deal of discussion Peter stood up and said, "Brethren,
you know that in the early days God made his choice among us, so...
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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...
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DISPUTING. Same as disputation, Acts 15:2. Much feeling would be
exhibited.
ROSE UP. Greek. _anistimi._ App-178.
MEN AND BRETHREN. See note on Acts 1:16.
KNOW. Greek. _epistamai._ App-132.
A GOOD W...
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_much disputing_ [_R. V._ QUESTIONING] For the Pharisaic element would
find its warmest supporters at Jerusalem. And it is to that party that
the disputing must be ascribed, for it is plain, from the...
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THE COUNCIL AT JERUSALEM; THE DEBATE AND THE SPEECH OF PETER.
NARRATION OF THE WORK OF BARNABAS AND PAUL...
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ἘΝ ὙΜΙ͂Ν ἘΞΕΛΈΞΑΤΟ Ὁ ΘΕῸΣ with אABC.
_Vulg_. has ‘Deus in nobis elegit.’
7. ΠΟΛΛΗ͂Σ ΔῈ ΖΗΤΉΣΕΩΣ Κ.Τ.Λ., _and when there
had been much questioning_. For the Pharisaic element would find its
warmest sup...
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_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...
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ΓΕΝΟΜΈΝΗΣ _aor. med. (dep.) part. (temp.), см._ Acts 15:2.
"После многих споров..." ΆΝΑΣΤΆΣ _aor. act.
part. (сопутств.) от_ ΆΝΊΣΤΗΜΙ (G450)
подниматься,
ΕΊΠΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΛΈΓΩ (G3004) говори...
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AND WHEN THERE HAD BEEN MUCH DISPUTING,— The debate which arose in
this assembly, may indeed prove that there were some in thechurch at
Jerusalem who had not a due regard to the authority of the apost...
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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....
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7-11. Luke does not report all that was said, but only those speeches
that were decisive, and that brought the controversy to a close.
Merely alluding, therefore, to the first part of the discussion,...
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And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto
them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made
choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the...
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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...
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15:7 Brethren, (a-13) earliest (b-19) Lit. 'from ancient.'...
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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...
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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...
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WHEN THERE HAD BEEN MUCH DISPUTING. — This implies a full
discussion, in which the Judaising teachers, probably, though not
certainly, presbyters, on the one side, and the advocates of freedom,
on the...
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ἀναστὰς, Lucan, see Acts 5:17; the position of Peter is one
of authority, not of pre-eminence the latter belongs to James. The
part which Peter had formerly taken in the conversion of Cornelius
would...
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ONE WAY OF SALVATION FOR ALL
Acts 15:1-11
Paul and Barnabas were quietly resting in Antioch after their arduous
toils, when these persons from Jerusalem stealthily commenced to
undermine their influe...
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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...
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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...
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A Great Multitude In Iconium Believed
When Paul and Barnabas arrived in Iconium, they immediately went to
the synagogue and seized upon an opportunity to preach. Though no
record is left of their exac...
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And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto
them, (4) Men [and] brethren, ye know how that a (c) good while ago
God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should...
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_Former days. Literally, in the days of old; that is, at the
conversion of Cornelius, many years ago, about the year 35; and it was
now 51. (Witham) --- St. Peter at the head of the Council, spoke
fir...
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Peter certifies before the council that this question had been settled
by the heavenly vision at Joppa and the descension of the Holy Ghost
on the Gentiles at Caesarea, seven years ago, none of whom h...
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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...
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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...
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7._And when there had been great disputation. _Though there were
choice made of grave men, and such as were public teachers of the
Church, yet could not they agree by and by. − (93) Whereby appearet...
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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...
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AND WHEN THERE HAD BEEN MUCH DISPUTING,.... Pro and con upon this
subject; many had spoken; and much had been said, and a great deal of
time had been taken up about the thing in controversy:
PETER RO...
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And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto
them, Men _and_ brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made
choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the...
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_And the apostles, &c., came together to consider of this matter_ As
the apostles commonly resided at Jerusalem, the greater part of them
may have come together on this occasion; and the elders likewi...
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BY MY MOUTH SHOULD HEAR THE WORD OF THE GOSPEL; Peter was the first
who preached the gospel to the Gentiles, and thus opened the way for
their admission into the Christian church. Acts 10:34-48....
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The demand of the former Pharisees and Peter's answer:...
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AND WHEN THERE HAD BEEN MUCH DISPUTING, PETER ROSE UP AND SAID UNTO
THEM, MEN AND BRETHREN, YE KNOW HOW THAT A GOOD WHILE AGO GOD MADE
CHOICE AMONG US THAT THE GENTILES BY MY MOUTH SHOULD HEAR THE WOR...
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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,...
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AND WHEN THERE HAD BEEN MUCH DISPUTE, PETER ROSE UP AND SAID TO THEM:
" MEN AND BRETHREN, YOU KNOW THAT A GOOD WHILE AGO GOD CHOSE AMONG US,
THAT BY MY MOUTH THE GENTILES SHOULD HEAR THE WORD OF THE G...
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"After there had been much debate": Apparently the Judiazers are
allowed to present their arguments, but the Holy Spirit records none
of their arguments. After they had run out of arguments, the apost...
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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...
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MUCH DISPUTING; they argued on both sides, and considered what might
be said for either opinion: some of them that met here seem at first
to have been for the retaining of circumcision; for we _know b...
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7-11. Luke does not report all that was said, but only those speeches
that were decisive, and that brought the controversy to a close.
Merely alluding, therefore, to the first part of the discussion,...
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Tertullian On Modesty
Moreover, in that dispute about the observance or non-observance of
the Law, Peter was the first of all to be endued with the Spirit, and,
after making preface touching the call...
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‘And when there had been much questioning, Peter rose up, and said
to them, “Brethren, you know that a good while ago God made choice
among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of t...
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Acts 15:7. AND WHEN THERE HAD BEEN MUCH DISPUTING. ‘Questioning' or
‘debating' would better represent the Greek word translated
‘disputing.' It can easily be conceived that the mixed assembly
containe...
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WHEN THERE HAD BEEN MUCH QUESTIONING
(πολλης ζητησεως γενομενης). Genitive absolute
with second aorist middle participle of γινομα. Evidently the
Judaizers were given full opportunity to air all th...
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MY MOUTH
See (Matthew 16:19).
Peter used the keys first for the Jews on the day of Pentecost;
secondly, in the house of Cornelius for the Gentiles, (Acts 15:14);
But Paul was distinctively the apost...
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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...
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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...
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AFTER A LONG DEBATE. Some Jews believed God was their personal
property, and that the Gentiles had to accept their Law and Tradition
and come to God through them. Paul and others knew that God had
ter...
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_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...
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_And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up._
PETER’S SPEECH
Mark--
I. The time when peter spoke. “When there had been much
disputing.” That was the critical moment. Speeches acquire forc...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 15:7 AFTER THERE HAD BEEN MUCH DEBATE. This
important theological issue in the early church was decided by careful
reasoning and thoughtful discussion based on Scripture. Peter’s
ref...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 15:6 Peter defended Paul’s Gentile mission.
⇐ ⇔...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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,...
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1 Chronicles 28:4; 1 Chronicles 28:5; Acts 1:16; Acts 1:24; Acts 10:20
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The word of the gospel [τ ο ν λ ο γ ο υ τ ο υ ε υ α γ
γ ε λ ι ο υ]. This phrase occurs nowhere else; and eujaggelion,
gospel, is found only once more in Acts (ch. 20 24)....
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After much debate — It does not appear that this was among the
apostles themselves. But if it had, if they themselves had debated at
first, yet might their final decision be from an unerring direction...
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Observe here, 1. The council assembled, the first and most famous
council of councils. In other councils were holy bishops; in this,
inspired apostles, who could not err in matters of faith.
Observe,...