15:30 So when they were dismissed, 1 they went down to Antioch, 2 and after gathering the entire group 3 together, they delivered the letter. 15:31 When they read it aloud, 4 the people 5 rejoiced at its encouragement. 6
1 tn Or “sent away.”
2 sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia).
3 tn Or “congregation” (referring to the group of believers).
4 tn Grk “read it.” The translation “read aloud” is used to indicate the actual practice of public reading; translating as “read” could be misunderstood to mean private, silent, or individual reading.
5 tn Grk “they”; the referent (the people) is specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Or “at its encouraging message.”