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Text -- Acts 15:1-7 (NET)
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The Jerusalem Council
15:1 Now some men came down from Judea and began to teach the brothers , “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses , you cannot cannot be saved .”
15:2 When Paul and Barnabas had a major argument and debate with them , the church appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to meet with the apostles and elders in Jerusalem about this point of disagreement .
15:3 So they were sent on their way by the church , and as they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria , they were relating at length the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers .
15:4 When they arrived in Jerusalem , they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders , and they reported all the things God had done with them .
15:5 But some from the religious party of the Pharisees who had believed stood up and said , “It is necessary to circumcise the Gentiles and to order them to observe the law of Moses .”
15:6 Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate about this matter .
15:7 After there had been much debate , Peter stood up and said to them , “Brothers , you know that some time ago God chose me to preach to the Gentiles so they would hear the message of the gospel and believe .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Paul |
Council |
Titus |
Barnabas |
Peter |
PAUL, THE APOSTLE, 5 |
PAUL, THE APOSTLE, 1 |
PAUL, THE APOSTLE, 4 |
LAW IN THE NEW TESTAMENT |
HOLY SPIRIT, 2 |
KEYS, POWER OF THE |
PETER, SIMON |
SILAS |
Inclusiveness |
Law |
Synagogue |
Elder |
Bigotry |
GALATIANS, EPISTLE TO THE |
Antioch |
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NET Notes: Act 15:1 Unless you are circumcised. These teachers from Judea were teaching that Gentiles could not be saved unless they kept the law of Moses in regard to ci...
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NET Notes: Act 15:2 Or “point of controversy.” It is unclear whether this event parallels Gal 2:1-10 or that Gal 2 fits with Acts 11:30. More than likely Gal ...
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NET Notes: Act 15:3 For ἐποίουν (epoioun) in this verse BDAG 839 s.v. ποιέω 2.c has “they brought joy t...
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NET Notes: Act 15:4 “They reported all the things God had done with them” – an identical phrase occurs in Acts 14:27. God is always the agent.
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NET Notes: Act 15:6 The translation for ἰδεῖν (idein) in this verse is given by BDAG 279-80 s.v. εἶδον 3 as “de...
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