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Text -- Acts 15:24 (NET)

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15:24 Since we have heard that some have gone out from among us with no orders from us and have confused you, upsetting your minds by what they said,
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Robertson: Act 15:24 - -- Certain which went from us ( tines exō hēmōn , Aleph B omit exelthontes ). A direct blow at the Judaizers, put in delicate language (we heard e...

Certain which went from us ( tines exō hēmōn , Aleph B omit exelthontes ).

A direct blow at the Judaizers, put in delicate language (we heard ēkousamen ) as if only at Antioch (Act 15:1), and not also in Jerusalem in open meeting (Act 15:5).

Robertson: Act 15:24 - -- Have troubled you with words ( etaraxan humas logois ). What a picture of turmoil in the church in Antioch, words, words, words. Aorist tense of the ...

Have troubled you with words ( etaraxan humas logois ).

What a picture of turmoil in the church in Antioch, words, words, words. Aorist tense of the common verb tarassō , to agitate, to make the heart palpitate (Joh 14:1, Joh 14:27) and instrumental case of logois .

Robertson: Act 15:24 - -- Subverting your souls ( anaskeuazontes tas psuchas humōn ). Present active participle of anaskeuazō , old verb (ana and skeuos , baggage) to pa...

Subverting your souls ( anaskeuazontes tas psuchas humōn ).

Present active participle of anaskeuazō , old verb (ana and skeuos , baggage) to pack up baggage, to plunder, to ravage. Powerful picture of the havoc wrought by the Judaizers among the simple-minded Greek Christians in Antioch.

Robertson: Act 15:24 - -- To whom we gave no commandment ( hois ou diesteilametha ). First aorist middle indicative of diastellō , old verb to draw asunder, to distinguish, ...

To whom we gave no commandment ( hois ou diesteilametha ).

First aorist middle indicative of diastellō , old verb to draw asunder, to distinguish, to set forth distinctly, to command. This is a flat disclaimer of the whole conduct of the Judaizers in Antioch and in Jerusalem, a complete repudiation of their effort to impose the Mosaic ceremonial law upon the Gentile Christians.

Vincent: Act 15:24 - -- Subverting ( ἀνασκευάζοντες ) Only here in New Testament, and not found either in the Septuagint or in the Apocrypha. Originall...

Subverting ( ἀνασκευάζοντες )

Only here in New Testament, and not found either in the Septuagint or in the Apocrypha. Originally, it means to pack up baggage, and so to carry away; hence, to dismantle or disfurnish. So Thucydides (iv., 116) relates that Brasidas captured Lecythus, and then pulled it down and dismantled it (ἀνασκευάσας ) . From this comes the more general meaning to lay waste, or ravage. The idea here is that of turning the minds of the Gentile converts upside down; throwing them into confusion like a dismantled house.

Vincent: Act 15:24 - -- We gave no commandment ( οὐ διεστειλάμεθα ) The word originally means to put asunder; hence, to distinguish, and so of a c...

We gave no commandment ( οὐ διεστειλάμεθα )

The word originally means to put asunder; hence, to distinguish, and so of a commandment or injunction, to distinguish and emphasize it. Therefore implying express orders, and so always in the New Testament, where it is almost uniformly rendered charge. The idea here is, then, " we gave no express injunction on the points which these Judaizers have raised."

Wesley: Act 15:24 - -- _The simplicity, weightiness, and conciseness of this letter are highly observable.

_The simplicity, weightiness, and conciseness of this letter are highly observable.

JFB: Act 15:24-27 - -- Without authority or even knowledge of the church at Jerusalem, though they belonged to it, and probably pretended to represent its views.

Without authority or even knowledge of the church at Jerusalem, though they belonged to it, and probably pretended to represent its views.

JFB: Act 15:24-27 - -- Such strong language is evidently designed to express indignation at this attempt, by an unauthorized party, to bring the whole Christian Church under...

Such strong language is evidently designed to express indignation at this attempt, by an unauthorized party, to bring the whole Christian Church under judicial and legal bondage.

Clarke: Act 15:24 - -- Certain which went out from us - So the persons who produced these doubtful disputations at Antioch, etc., had gone out from the apostles at Jerusal...

Certain which went out from us - So the persons who produced these doubtful disputations at Antioch, etc., had gone out from the apostles at Jerusalem, and were of that Church: persons zealous for the law, and yet, strange to tell, so conscientiously attached to the Gospel that they risked their personal safety by professing it

Clarke: Act 15:24 - -- To whom we gave no such commandment - As, therefore, they went out from that Church, they should have taught nothing which was not owned and taught ...

To whom we gave no such commandment - As, therefore, they went out from that Church, they should have taught nothing which was not owned and taught by it; much less should they have taught in opposition to it.

Calvin: Act 15:24 - -- 24.Certain which went out from us We see that there was no respect of persons among these holy men, which doth always corrupt sound and right judgmen...

24.Certain which went out from us We see that there was no respect of persons among these holy men, which doth always corrupt sound and right judgments. They confess that there were knaves of their own company; and yet they do no whit flatter them, or, through corrupt favor, incline to cover their error; yea, rather in condemning them freely, they spare not even themselves. And, first, they pluck from their faces that visure [mask] which they had abused, to deceive withal. They boasted that they were privy to the meaning of the apostles. − 144 The apostles reprove them, and condemn them of and for lying in that false pretense, when they utterly deny that they did command any such thing. Again, they accuse them far more sharply, that they troubled the Church and subverted souls. For by this means they bring them in contempt and detestation with the godly, because they cannot be admitted but to their destruction. But false teachers are said to subvert souls, because the truth of God doth edify or build them up, and so this speech containeth a [this] general doctrine, Unless we will willingly have our souls drawn headlong from being any longer temples of the Holy Ghost, and unless we desire their ruin, we must beware of those which go about to lead us away from the pure gospel. That which they say touching the keeping of the law doth only appertain unto ceremonies, though we must always remember, that they did so intreat of ceremonies; that [as if] both the salvation and also the righteousness of men did therein consist. For the false apostles did command that they should be kept, as if righteousness came by the law and salvation did depend upon works. −

TSK: Act 15:24 - -- that certain : Jer 23:16; Gal 2:4, Gal 5:4, Gal 5:12; 2Ti 2:14; Tit 1:10,Tit 1:11; 1Jo 2:19 Ye must : Act 15:1, Act 15:9, Act 15:10; Gal 2:3, Gal 2:4,...

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)

Barnes: Act 15:24 - -- Forasmuch - Since we have heard. That certain - That some, Act 15:1. Have troubled you with words - With doctrines. They have distu...

Forasmuch - Since we have heard.

That certain - That some, Act 15:1.

Have troubled you with words - With doctrines. They have disturbed your minds, and produced contentions.

Subverting your souls - The word used here occurs nowhere else in the New Testament ἀνασκευάζοντες anaskeuazontes . It properly means "to collect together the vessels used in a house the household furniture - for the purpose of removing it."It is applied to marauders, robbers, and enemies who remove and bear off property, thus producing distress, confusion, and disorder. It is thus used in the sense of disturbing or destroying, and here denotes that they "unsettled their minds"- that they produced anxiety, disturbance, and distress by these doctrines about Moses.

To whom we gave no such commandment - They went, therefore, without authority. Self-constituted and self-sent teachers not infrequently produce disturbance and distress. Had the apostles been consulted on this subject, the difficulty would have been avoided. By thus saying that they had not given them a command to teach these things, they practically assured the Gentile converts that they did not approve of the course which those who went from Judea had taken.

Poole: Act 15:24 - -- Certain which went out from us for these false apostles were such as came from Judea, Act 15:1 , that is, from the church there. It is Satan’ s ...

Certain which went out from us for these false apostles were such as came from Judea, Act 15:1 , that is, from the church there. It is Satan’ s great policy to divide, that he may rule; he will have at least one share where there is more than one. No such sad divisions as church divisions, when that some of ourselves preach perverse things, as Act 20:30 .

Have troubled you with words as if in the professing of Christianity there would be no salvation unless Judaism be embraced, and circumcision admitted. No greater trouble to a considerate mind, than about the concern of salvation, when they say, Where is thy God?

Saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law these they did well put together; for by circumcision they engaged to the observance of the whole law of Moses; and by the decreeing the omission, that whole law of ceremonies is declared void, and of no effect. What truth and unity build up, discord and error pull down.

Haydock: Act 15:24 - -- Some who went out from us, from Jerusalem, and pretended to speak our mind, and in our name, but we gave them no such commission. (Witham) --- A pro...

Some who went out from us, from Jerusalem, and pretended to speak our mind, and in our name, but we gave them no such commission. (Witham) ---

A proper description of heretics, schismatics, and seditious preachers, who go out from their own superiors, and pretend to teach and preach without any mission, et quomodo prædicabunt nisi mittantur; how can they preach, unless they are sent? (Romans x. 15.)

Gill: Act 15:24 - -- Forasmuch as we have heard,.... By the report of Paul and Barnabas, who were sent by the church at Antioch to Jerusalem, to acquaint them with the sta...

Forasmuch as we have heard,.... By the report of Paul and Barnabas, who were sent by the church at Antioch to Jerusalem, to acquaint them with the state of their case:

that certain which went out from us; Act 15:1

have troubled you with words, or doctrines:

subverting your souls; removing them from the doctrine of grace to another Gospel, and which deserved not the name of a Gospel; and was very destructive to their souls, at least to the peace and com fort of them: this shows what an opinion the apostles, and elders, and members of the church at Jerusalem had of these "judaizing" preachers, and their tenets; they looked upon them as troublers of God's Israel, and upon their doctrines as subversive of spiritual joy and comfort.

Saying, ye must be circumcised and keep the law; the ceremonial law; the Alexandrian copy, and the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions leave out this clause; See Gill on Act 15:1, Act 15:5.

to whom we gave no such commandment: it looks as if these "judaizing preachers" not only pretended to be sent out by the apostles, to preach; but that they had particularly this in their instructions from them, that they should insist upon it, that the Gentiles that were received into the churches, should be circumcised, and be obliged to keep the other parts of the ceremonial law, when they had no such orders from them.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Act 15:24 Grk “by words”; L&N 25.231 translates the phrase “they troubled and upset you by what they said.”

Geneva Bible: Act 15:24 ( 10 ) Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which ( k ) went out from us have troubled you with words, ( l ) subverting your souls, saying, [Ye mu...

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TSK Synopsis: Act 15:1-41 - --1 Great dissensions arise touching circumcision.5 The apostles consult about it,22 and send their determination by letters to the churches.36 Paul and...

Combined Bible: Act 15:24 - --notes on verse 22     

Maclaren: Act 15:12-29 - --The Charter Of Gentile Liberty Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God h...

MHCC: Act 15:22-35 - --Being warranted to declare themselves directed by the immediate influence of the Holy Ghost, the apostles and disciples were assured that it seemed go...

Matthew Henry: Act 15:22-35 - -- We have here the result of the consultation that was held at Jerusalem about the imposing of the ceremonial law upon the Gentiles. Much more, it is ...

Barclay: Act 15:22-35 - --Once the Church had come to its decision, it acted with both efficiency and courtesy. The terms of the decision were embodied in a letter. But the ...

Constable: Act 9:32--Rom 1:1 - --III. THE WITNESS TO THE UTTERMOST PART OF THE EARTH 9:32--28:31 Luke next recorded the church's expansion beyond...

Constable: Act 12:25--16:6 - --B. The extension of the church to Cyprus and Asia Minor 12:25-16:5 Luke recorded that Jesus came to brin...

Constable: Act 15:1-35 - --4. The Jerusalem Council 15:1-35 The increasing number of Gentiles who were becoming Christians ...

Constable: Act 15:22-29 - --The official formulation of the decision 15:22-29 15:22 The Jerusalem leaders chose two witnesses to return to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas to confi...

College: Act 15:1-41 - --ACTS 15 B. THE COUNCIL AT JERUSALEM (15:1-35) 1. The Visit of Judaizers to Antioch (15:1-2) 1 Some men came down from Judea to Antioch and were tea...

McGarvey: Act 15:22-29 - --22-29. The speech of James brought the discussion to a close. The will of God upon the subject was now so clearly exhibited that the opposition was to...

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Introduction / Outline

Robertson: Acts (Book Introduction) THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES By Way of Introduction But for the Acts we should know nothing of the early apostolic period save what is told in the Epi...

JFB: Acts (Book Introduction) THIS book is to the Gospels what the fruit is to the tree that bears it. In the Gospels we see the corn of wheat falling into the ground and dying: in...

JFB: Acts (Outline) INTRODUCTION--LAST DAYS OF OUR LORD UPON EARTH--HIS ASCENSION. (Act 1:1-11) RETURN OF THE ELEVEN TO JERUSALEM--PROCEEDINGS IN THE UPPER ROOM TILL PEN...

TSK: Acts (Book Introduction) The Acts of the Apostles is a most valuable portion of Divine revelation; and, independently of its universal reception in the Christian church, as an...

TSK: Acts 15 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Act 15:1, Great dissensions arise touching circumcision; Act 15:5, The apostles consult about it, Act 15:22. and send their determination...

Poole: Acts 15 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 15

MHCC: Acts (Book Introduction) This book unites the Gospels to the Epistles. It contains many particulars concerning the apostles Peter and Paul, and of the Christian church from th...

MHCC: Acts 15 (Chapter Introduction) (Act 15:1-6) The dispute raised by Judaizing teachers. (Act 15:7-21) The council at Jerusalem. (Act 15:22-35) The letter from the council. (Act 15:...

Matthew Henry: Acts (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Acts of the Apostles We have with an abundant satisfaction seen the foundation of our holy religion...

Matthew Henry: Acts 15 (Chapter Introduction) Hitherto we have, with a great deal of pleasure, attended the apostles in their glorious travels for the propagating of the gospel in foreign parts...

Barclay: Acts (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES A Precious Book In one sense Acts is the most important book in the New Testament. It is the simple truth t...

Barclay: Acts 15 (Chapter Introduction) The Crucial Problem (Act_15:1-5) A Problem Becomes Acute (Act_15:1-5 Continued) Peter States The Case (Act_15:6-12) The Leadership Of James (Act...

Constable: Acts (Book Introduction) Introduction Title The title "Acts of the Apostles" is very ancient. The Anti-Marcioni...

Constable: Acts (Outline) Outline I. The witness in Jerusalem 1:1-6:7 A. The founding of the church 1:1-2:46 ...

Constable: Acts Acts Bibliography Albright, William Foxwell. The Archaeology of Palestine. 1949. Revised ed. Pelican Archaeolog...

Haydock: Acts (Book Introduction) THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. INTRODUCTION. St. Luke, who had published his gospel, wrote also a second volume, which, from the first ages, hath bee...

Gill: Acts (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO ACTS This book, in some copies, is called, "The Acts of the holy Apostles". It contains an history of the ministry and miracles of ...

College: Acts (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION As early as the second century the title "The Acts of the Apostles" was given to this document. Before that time the work probably circu...

College: Acts (Outline) OUTLINE I. THE CHURCH IN JERUSALEM - 1:1-8:1a A. INTRODUCTION OF THE BOOK - 1:1-3 B. THE COMMISSIONING OF THE APOSTLES - 1:4-8 C. THE ASCENSI...

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