Acts 15:22

15:22 Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided ¹  to send men chosen from among them, Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, ²  leaders among the brothers, to Antioch ³  with Paul and Barnabas.

Acts 15:27

15:27 Therefore we are sending ⁴  Judas and Silas ⁵  who will tell you these things themselves in person. ⁶ 

Acts 10:23

10:23 So Peter ⁷  invited them in and entertained them as guests.

On the next day he got up and set out ⁸  with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa ⁹  accompanied him.

Acts 11:12

11:12 The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers ¹⁰  also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.

¹ tn BDAG 255 s.v. δοκέω 2.b.β lists this verse under the meaning “it seems best to me, I decide, I resolve.”

² sn Silas. See 2 Cor 1:19; 1 Thess 1:1; 2 Thess 1:1 (= Silvanus).

³ sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia).

⁴ tn This verb has been translated as an epistolary aorist.

⁵ sn Judas and Silas were the “two witnesses” who would vouch for the truth of the recommendation.

⁶ tn Grk “by means of word” (an idiom for a verbal report).

⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸ tn Or “went forth.”

⁹ sn Some of the brothers from Joppa. As v. 45 makes clear, there were Jewish Christians in this group of witnesses.

¹⁰ sn Six witnesses is three times more than what would normally be required. They could confirm the events were not misrepresented by Peter.