And (b) being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
(b) Courteously and lovingly brought on their way by the Church, that is, by certain ones appointed by the Church.
Verse Acts 15:3. _BEING BROUGHT ON THEIR WAY BY THE CHURCH_] That is; the members of the Church provided them with all necessaries for their journey; for it does not appear that they had any property...
AND BEING BROUGHT ON THEIR WAY BY THE CHURCH - Being attended and conducted by the Christian brethren. See the notes on Romans 15:24. It was customary for the Christians to attend the apostles in thei...
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...
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...
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...
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...
AND. They indeed therefore. BEING BROUGHT ON THEIR WAY. Greek. _propempo._ Compare App-174. Here, Acts 20:38; Acts 21:5.Romans 15:24;...
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...
_brought on their way_ It was not an uncommon mark of affection or respect that a part of the church at any place should attend its chief teachers for a short way on their journeys. (Cp. _infra_Acts 2...
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...
ΠΡΟΠΕΜΦΘΈΝΤΕΣ, _being brought on their way_. It was not an uncommon mark of affection or respect that a part of the Church at any place should attend its chief teachers for a short way on their journe...
_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...
ΠΡΟΠΕΜΦΘΈΝΤΕΣ _aor. pass. part. от_ ΠΡΟΠΈΜΠΩ (G4311) сопровождать, снабжать путешественника пищей и деньгами, заботясь о сопровождении, средствах передвижения и т.п., отправлять в путь (BAGD). ΔΙΉΡΧΟ...
AND, BEING BROUGHT ON THEIR WAY— _Being brought forward on their journey._ This is plainly the sense of the word προπεμφθεντες; which is constantly used to express the regard shewn to those who travel...
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...
3. Their journey to Jerusalem, which was accomplished by land, lay through two sections of country which had already been evangelized to a considerable extent. (3) "_Being sent forward by the Church,...
And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren. AND BEING BROUGHT...
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...
The journey to Jerusalem partook somewhat of the character of a triumphant progress, or demonstration in favour of Paul and Barnabas. Outside Jerusalem the Pauline party was clearly in the ascendant....
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...
THEY PASSED THROUGH PHENICE AND SAMARIA. — The route lay from Seleucia, at the mouth of the Orontes, along the coast of Sidon, Tyre, and, probably, Cæsarea, and then through Samaria. They might have g...
οἱ μὲν οὖν : Phœnicia and Samaria on the one hand welcome them with joy, but on the other hand the Church in Jerusalem is divided, Acts 15:5, see Rendall, Appendix on μὲν οὖν, p. 161. Blass however th...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
− 3._Being brought on the way by the Church. _Whereas, by the common consent of the Church, there were joined to Paul and Barnabas companions, who might, for duty’s sake, conduct them, we may thereby...
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...
AND BEING BROUGHT ON THEIR WAY BY THE CHURCH,.... That is, either being accompanied by some of the brethren of the church some part of the way, out of respect unto them, or being provided by them with...
And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren. Ver. 3. _By the Churc...
_And being brought on their way by the church_ That is, by several of its members; _they passed through Phenice and Samaria_ Which lay in their way; _declaring_ To their fellow-Christians, whom they m...
AND BEING BROUGHT ON THEIR WAY BY THE CHURCH, THEY PASSED THROUGH PHENICE AND SAMARIA, DECLARING THE CONVERSION OF THE GENTILES; AND THEY CAUSED GREAT JOY UNTO ALL THE BRETHREN....
THE CONVENTION AT JERUSALEM. The question about circumcision:...
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,...
SO, BEING SENT ON THEIR WAY BY THE CHURCH, THEY PASSED THROUGH PHOENICIA AND SAMARIA, DESCRIBING THE CONVERSION OF THE GENTILES; AND THEY CAUSED GREAT JOY TO ALL THE BRETHREN. 1. As the traveled from...
"Sent on their way by the church": "The word sent could either indicate that they were provisioned for the journey (assisted in paying expenses, and encouraged by prayers for. safe journey) by the bre...
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...
BROUGHT ON THEIR WAY BY THE CHURCH; the brethren or believers of Antioch, out of respect, went part of the way with them; as also thereby showing, that Paul and Barnabas did not go upon their own busi...
3. Their journey to Jerusalem, which was accomplished by land, lay through two sections of country which had already been evangelized to a considerable extent. (3) " Being sent forward by the Church,...
Acts 15:3 So G3303 G3767 way G4311 (G5685) by G5259 church G1577 through G1330 (G5711) Phoenicia...
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...
‘They therefore, being brought on their way by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles, and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.' This g...
Acts 15:3. AND BEING BROUGHT ON THEIR WAY BY THE CHURCH. That is, attended by some of the leading members of the Antioch congregation, as a mark of honour and respect. This notice was inserted, no dou...
THEY THEREFORE (ο μεν ουν). Luke's favourite method of resumptive narrative as we have seen (Acts 11:19, etc.), demonstrative ο with μεν (indeed) and ουν (therefore).BEING BROUGHT ON THEIR WAY BY T...
PHENICE Phoenicia....
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...
THEY WERE SENT ON THEIR WAY BY THE CHURCH. This was an official mission. _Johnson_ thinks a special escort of church-members went along with them to Jerusalem. They visited the churches in Phoenicia a...
_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...
_They therefore, being brought on their way._ WORKING ON THE ROAD 1. For a little time the noise of controversy ceases. Paul and Barnabas might have taken a much shorter way to Jerusalem; but Paul, l...
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 15:1_ Judaising Teachers at Antioch; or, the Circumcision Controversy Raised I. THE JUDAISING TEACHERS AND THEIR DOCTRINE.— 1. _The teachers._ Certain men from Judæa. N...
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 Corinthians 16:11; 1 Corinthians 16:6; 3 John 1:6; Acts 11:18;...
Being brought on their way [π ρ ο π ρ μ φ θ ε ν τ ε ς]. Lit., having been sent forth; under escort as a mark of honor. Declaring. See on ch. Acts 13:41. In the various towns along their route....
Here note, 1. How that great but humble apostle, St. Paul, who had learned of his Master to be meek and lowly in spirit, was willing and content to be. servant and messenger of the church to the apost...