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ACTS 15:2 e;taxan … evx auvtw/n {A}
The Western text has introduced several extensive alterations into the
text of verses Acts 15:1-5. “And some men of those who had believed
from the party of th...
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Verse Acts 15:2. _NO SMALL DISSENSION AND DISPUTATION_] Paul and
Barnabas were fully satisfied that God did not design to bring the
converted Gentiles under the yoke of circumcision: they knew that
J...
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HAD NO SMALL DISSENSION AN DISPUTATION - The word rendered
“dissension” στάσις stasis denotes sometimes
“sedition” or “intestine war,” and sometimes “earnest and
violent disputation or controversy,”...
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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 QUESTION OF CIRCUMCISION AT ANTIOCH AND AT JERUSALEM. IF. THE
CUSTOM OF MOSES (_cf. Acts 6:14_) is the law of Moses as practised.
Circumcision was no doubt the most important question to be settle...
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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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Some men came down from Judaea and tried to teach the brethren, "If
you are not circumcised according to the practice of Moses you cannot
be saved." When Paul and Barnabas had a great dispute and argu...
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_When therefore Paul and Barnabas_ These Apostles would at once repeat
their testimony of what "God had done with them" among the Gentiles,
and thus become the opponents of the "men from Judæa."
_diss...
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Acts 15:1. At Antioch some maintain that Gentile converts must be
circumcised. A Mission to Jerusalem about the question. Reception of
those who were sent
The history now approaches that subject of c...
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ΓΕΝΟΜΈΝΗΣ ΔῈ ΣΤΆΣΕΩΣ ΚΑῚ ΖΗΤΉΣΕΩΣ, _and
when there arose a debate and questioning_. στάσις does not
necessarily imply angry dissension, but only a division. The members
of the Church took opposite sid...
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Acts 15:1-5. AT ANTIOCH SOME MAINTAIN THAT GENTILE CONVERTS MUST BE
CIRCUMCISED. A MISSION TO JERUSALEM ABOUT THE QUESTION. RECEPTION OF
THOSE WHO WERE SENT
The history now approaches that subject of...
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_A CONTROVERSY OVER "LAW KEEPING” ACTS 15:1-5:_ Some people came
from Judea to Antioch and started teaching the Gentile Christians that
they could not be saved unless they were circumcised as Moses ha...
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ΓΕΝΟΜΈΝΗΣ _aor. med. (dep.) part. (temp.) от_
ΓΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G1096) становиться, быть,
наступать, возникать. _Gen. abs._
ΣΤΆΣΙΣ (G4714) восстание, противостояние
или несогласив с кем-л., раскол,
противореч...
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THEY DETERMINED THAT PAUL AND BARNABAS, &C.— It is generally
allowed, that this is the journey to which St. Paul refers, Galatians
2:1 when he says, that _he went up by revelation;_ which is very
cons...
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PAUL AND BARNABAS SENT TO JERUSALEM. Acts 15:2-3.
Acts 15:2
And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and questioning
with them, the brethren appointed that Paul and Barnabas, and certain
o...
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2. If Paul and Barnabas had ever been, since their conversion, blinded
by these narrow views, their labors among the Gentiles would have
wrought a change in their feelings, and prepared them to see th...
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When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and
disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and
certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and...
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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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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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BARNABAS] St. Luke passes over Peter's visit to Antioch, and
Barnabas's temporary 'dissimulation '(Galatians 2:12)....
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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 THEREFORE PAUL AND BARNABAS. — The two Apostles must obviously
have agreed in feeling that the teaching of the Judaisers (it will be
convenient to use that term henceforth) involved a direct cond...
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CHAPTER 10
THE FIRST CHRISTIAN COUNCIL.
Acts 15:1; Acts 15:6; Acts 15:19
I HAVE headed this chapter, which treats of Acts 15:1 and its
incidents, th
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στάσεως : the word, with the exception of Mark 15:7, and
Hebrews 9:8 (in a totally different sense), is peculiar to St. Luke:
twice in his Gospel, and five times in Acts; used in classical Greek
of se...
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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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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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The Teachings of Certain Men
The teachings of certain men, who were apparently Pharisees in close
association with James, caused a great uproar in the Gentile churches.
They were saying that submissio...
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(2) When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and
disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and
certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles a...
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To the apostles and priests, [1] where we find again presbyters in
Greek, meaning bishops and priests. (Witham) --- Paul...should go
to...Jerusalem. We learn from Galatians ii. 2. 4. that St. Paul
und...
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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 certain men which came down from Judea taught the brethren, and
said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be
saved. (2) When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small diss...
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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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2._When there was sedition arisen. _This was no small trial, in that
Paul and Barnabas are haled into a troublesome tumult. There was
mischief enough already in the matter [dissension] itself; but i...
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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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WHEN THEREFORE PAUL AND BARNABAS,.... Who were the ministers of the
uncircumcision, and were just returned from preaching the Gospel among
the Gentiles, with success, and were advocates for them, bein...
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When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and
disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and
certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and
e...
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WHEN THEREFORE PAUL AND BARNABAS HAD NO SMALL DISSENSION AND
DISPUTATION WITH THEM, THEY DETERMINED THAT PAUL AND BARNABAS AND
CERTAIN OTHER OF THEM SHOULD GO UP TO JERUSALEM UNTO THE APOSTLES AND
ELD...
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THE CONVENTION AT JERUSALEM.
The question about circumcision:...
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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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THEREFORE, WHEN PAUL AND BARNABAS HAD NO SMALL DISSENSION AND DISPUTE
WITH THEM, THEY DETERMINED THAT PAUL AND BARNABAS AND CERTAIN OTHERS
OF THEM SHOULD GO UP TO JERUSALEM, TO THE APOSTLES AND ELDERS...
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"Had great dissension and debate with them": Note that debating is not
wrong, especially when truth is on the line (Judges 1:3; 1 Peter
1:17). God expects us to stand up for the truth and oppose what...
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1-6 Some from Judea taught the Gentile converts at Antioch, that they
could not be saved, unless they observed the whole ceremonial law as
given by Moses; and thus they sought to destroy Christian li...
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PAUL, that meek apostle, who was willing to become all things unto all
men, yet he enters into a holy war with them that would introduce
circumcision into the Christian church; because,
1. He would h...
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2. If Paul and Barnabas had ever been, since their conversion, blinded
by these narrow views, their labors among the Gentiles would have
wrought a change in their feelings, and prepared them to see th...
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Acts 15:2 Therefore G3767 Paul G3972 and G2532 Barnabas G921 had G1096
(G5637) no G3756 small G3641 dissension...
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THE DEMAND THAT ALL BELIEVERS IN CHRIST BE CIRCUMCISED AND ITS
CONSEQUENCE (15:1-3).
News had reached Judaea of the many Gentiles who had become Christians
and had not been circumcised. This had horri...
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‘And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and questioning
with them, the brethren appointed that Paul and Barnabas, and certain
other of them, should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and e...
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Acts 15:2. NO SMALL DISSENSION AND DISPUTATION WITH THEM. It has been
suggested that not improbably these Judaizing teachers succeeded in
persuading certain of the Antioch Christians to adopt at least...
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WHEN PAUL AND BARNABAS HAD NO SMALL DISSENSION AND QUESTIONING WITH
THEM
(Γενομενης στασεως κα ζητησεως ουκ
ολιγης τω Παυλω κα Βαρναβα προς
αυτους). Genitive absolute of second aorist middle partici...
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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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HAD A FIERCE ARGUMENT. This shows the importance of the issue. These
men were from Jerusalem, and could claim they were acting by the
authority of the apostles. SHOULD GO TO JERUSALEM. The Twelve were...
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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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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 15:1_
Judaising Teachers at Antioch; or, the Circumcision Controversy Raised
I. THE JUDAISING TEACHERS AND THEIR DOCTRINE.—
1. _The teachers._ Certain men from Judæa. N...
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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 1:1; 1 Corinthians 9:19; 1 Samuel 8:7; 2 Corinthians
11:5;...
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Question [ζ η τ η μ α τ ο ς]. Found only in the Acts, and
alwaye of a question in dispute....
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They (the brethren) determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain
others should go up to Jerusalem about this question — This is the
journey to which St. Paul refers, Galatians 2:1, when he says he w...