Acts 6:4

6:4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

Acts 15:6

15:6 Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate ¹  about this matter.

Acts 15:27

15:27 Therefore we are sending ²  Judas and Silas ³  who will tell you these things themselves in person. ⁴ 

¹ tn The translation for ἰδεῖν (idein) in this verse is given by BDAG 279-80 s.v. εἶδον 3 as “deliberate concerning this matter.” A contemporary idiom would be to “look into” a matter.

¹ tn This verb has been translated as an epistolary aorist.

² sn Judas and Silas were the “two witnesses” who would vouch for the truth of the recommendation.

³ tn Grk “by means of word” (an idiom for a verbal report).