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ACTS 15:32 o;ntej
After o;ntej codex Bezae, with its characteristic interest in the Holy
Spirit, 310 adds plh,reij pneu,matoj a`gi,ou (“who were themselves
prophets _filled with the Holy Spirit_”)....
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Verse 32. _JUDAS AND SILAS, BEING PROPHETS_] That is, being _teachers_
in the Church. This signification of the word _prophet_ we have often
already seen. See the notes on Acts 11:27; Acts 13:1.
_EX...
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BEING PROPHETS - See the notes on Acts 11:27. This evidently implies
that they had been preachers before they went to Antioch. What was the
precise nature of the office of a prophet in the Christian c...
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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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EVENTS AT ANTIOCH. At Antioch on the arrival of the party, everything
is quiet and decorous: there is no mention of the disturbers of Acts
15:1; the impression is given that the authority of the Mothe...
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Then the apostles and the elders together with the whole Church took a
decision to choose men from their number and to send them to Antioch
with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas who is called Barsa...
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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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BEING PROPHETS ALSO THEMSELVES. being themselves also prophets. See
App-189.
EXHORTED. Greek. _parakaleo._ App-134.
WITH. by means of. Greek. _dia._ App-104.Acts 15:1.
CONFIRMED. strengthened. Gree...
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_being prophets also themselves_ "Prophet" is here used in the earlier
and less special sense; not as one who foretells the future, but who,
being filled with the Spirit, speaks with His authority in...
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ΚΑῚ ΑΥ̓ΤΟῚ ΠΡΟΦΗ͂ΤΑΙ ὌΝΤΕΣ, _being prophets
also themselves_. προφήτης is here used in the earlier and
less special sense; not as one who foretells the future, but who,
being filled with the Spirit, s...
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RECEPTION OF THE LETTER AND MESSENGERS AT ANTIOCH...
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_A LETTER TO THE GENTILES ACTS 15:22-35:_ The brethren were in
agreement concerning the letter. The letter was written and sent to
Antioch by the hands of Paul and Barnabas along with Silas and Judas....
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ΌΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. (adj.) от_ ΕΙΜΊ (G1510) быть,
ΠΑΡΕΚΆΛΕΣΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΠΑΡΑΚΑΛΈΩ
(G3870) ободрять, бодрить, утешать (MNTW, 134;
TDNT; EDNT).
ΈΠΕΣΤΉΡΙΞΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΠΙΣΤΗΡΊΖ...
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BEING PROPHETS— See on 1 Corinthians 12:28....
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THE WORK IN ANTIOCH. Acts 15:30-35.
Acts 15:30
So they, when they were dismissed, came down to Antioch; and having
gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle.
Acts 15:31
And when t...
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32-34. We have said above, that the purpose for which Judas and Silas
were sent to Antioch was to enforce, by their personal influence, the
authority of the epistle. We find this statement confirmed b...
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And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the
brethren with many words, and confirmed them.
AND JUDAS AND SILAS, BEING PROPHETS ALSO THEMSELVES - as well as Paul
and Barnabas-th...
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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...
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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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JUDAS AND SILAS, BEING PROPHETS ALSO THEMSELVES. — See Note on Acts
15:22.
EXHORTED. — The verb is that from which the Greek for
“consolation” was formed, and includes that meaning here. This was
the...
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καὶ αὐτοὶ προφ. ὄντες : Wendt, so Meyer, takes
καὶ αὐτοί not with προφ. ὄντες (these words in
commas), but with the words which follow, indicating that Judas and
Silas gave encouragement to the brethr...
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“CONFIRMING THE CHURCHES”
Acts 15:22-41
This letter was a noble document and fitted for its immediate purpose,
but it does not apply directly to us, as the circumstances which
called it forth have lo...
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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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A Letter for the Gentiles
The group decided to send Paul and Barnabas back to the Gentiles along
with some men closely associated with the apostles and elders in
Jerusalem. Judas Barsabas and Silas we...
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_Judas and Silas, being prophets, that is, preachers, as the word
prophet, is divers times taken. (Witham) --- Not only such were called
prophets, as had the gift of predicting future events, but such...
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Great is the delectation thrilling all of the Gentile churches upon
the reading of the decrees, corroborated by the faithful testimonies
and fervent exhortations of Judas and Silas, thus abundantly
co...
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Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to
send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and
Barnabas: namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among
t...
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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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32._Judeas and Silas. _These two brethren were sent for this cause,
that they might also testify the same thing by word which was
contained in the letters, and more also; otherwise the apostles woul...
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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 JUDAS AND SILAS BEING ALSO PROPHETS THEMSELVES,.... As well as
Paul and Barnabas, and others, that were at Antioch; see
Acts 13:1 and by prophets are meant, not only such who had the gift of
fore...
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And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the
brethren with many words, and confirmed _them_.
Ver. 32. _See Trapp on "_ Act 15:27 _"_...
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_So when they_ Paul, Barnabas, Judas, and Silas; _came to Antioch,
they gathered the multitude_ The private Christians, as well as the
elders, and other official members of the church; for as they had...
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PROPHETS; chap Acts 11:27....
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The delegates in Antioch:...
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AND JUDAS AND SILAS, BEING PROPHETS ALSO THEMSELVES, EXHORTED THE
BRETHREN WITH MANY WORDS AND CONFIRMED THEM....
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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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NOW JUDAS AND SILAS, THEMSELVES BEING PROPHETS ALSO, EXHORTED AND
STRENGTHENED THE BRETHREN WITH MANY WORDS.
1. Judas and Silas reaffirmed what the letter said.
2. They were prophets (inspired teach...
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Acts 15:30-35 The new Christians in Antioch immediately embraced the
message in the letter and rejoiced. "Encouraged and strengthened the
brethren with. lengthy message": "These men took. personal int...
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22-35 Being warranted to declare themselves directed by the immediate
influence of the Holy Ghost, the apostles and disciples were assured
that it seemed good unto God the Holy Spirit, as well as to...
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PROPHETS; not properly so called, from any gift of foretelling things
to come, but as doctors and teachers in the church, EPHESIANS 4:11,
expounding Moses and the prophets, and showing how and what th...
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32-34. We have said above, that the purpose for which Judas and Silas
were sent to Antioch was to enforce, by their personal influence, the
authority of the epistle. We find this statement confirmed b...
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Acts 15:32 Judas G2455 and G2532 Silas G4609 themselves G846 being
G5607 (G5752) prophets G4396 also G2532 exhorted...
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‘And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the
brethren with many words, and confirmed them.'
Meanwhile they also enjoyed the ministry of Judas and Silas who as
prophets exhorted t...
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THE VIEW OF THE APOSTLES AND THE JERUSALEM CHURCH IS RELAYED TO SYRIAN
ANTIOCH (15:22-35)....
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Acts 15:32. JUDAS AND SILAS BEING PROPHETS. In the Church of the first
days existed a certain number of men known as ‘prophets.' We hear of
them, by chance it seems, but still frequently, in the varie...
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PROPHETS
See (1 Corinthians 14:3) defines the New Testament gift of prophecy....
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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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THEY WERE FILLED WITH JOY. Because the Law did not apply to them, and
because of the good will of their Jewish brothers in Christ. JUDAS AND
SILAS. _Prophets:_ see note on Ephesians 4:11. They had sup...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 15:32 PROPHETS were gifted to speak what the Holy
Spirit revealed to them (see notes on 1 Cor. 12:10; and other notes on...
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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 15:22_
The Letter from the Church at Jerusalem; or, the Publication of the
Settlement
I. THE RESOLUTION OF THE CHURCH.—
1. _To prepare an encyclical letter_, to be sent...
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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 Corinthians 1:8; 1 Corinthians 12:28; 1 Corinthians 12:29; 1
Corinthians 14:29;...
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Many words. Or, lit., much discourse; adding the spoken to the written
consolation.
Exhorted. Or comforted. See on ver. 31. The latter agrees better with
consolation there.
Confirmed. See on ch. Act...
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JUDAS AND SILAS BEING PROPHETS; that is, persons extraordinarily
inspired, and endued with eminent gifts for teaching and interpreting
the holy scriptures; they employed themselves at Antioch, confirm...