Acts 15:2

Context
15:2 When Paul and Barnabas had a major argument and debate¹ with them, the church² appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to meet with³ the apostles and elders in Jerusalem⁴ about this point of disagreement.⁵

Acts 15:6

Context

15:6 Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate⁶ about this matter.

Acts 15:23

Context
15:23 They sent this letter with them:⁷

From the apostles⁸ and elders, your brothers,⁹ to the Gentile brothers and sisters¹⁰ in Antioch,¹¹ Syria,¹² and Cilicia, greetings!

[15:2] ¹tn Grk “no little argument and debate” (an idiom).

[15:2] ²tn Grk “they”; the referent (the church, or the rest of the believers at Antioch) has been specified to avoid confusion with the Judaizers mentioned in the preceding clause.

[15:2] ³tn Grk “go up to,” but in this context a meeting is implied.

[15:2] ⁴map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[15:2] ⁵tn 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 2:1-10 is to be related to Acts 11:30.

[15:6] ⁶tn 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.

[15:23] ⁷tn Grk “writing by their hand” (an idiom for sending a letter).

[15:23] ⁸tn Grk “The apostles.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[15:23] ⁹tn Grk “brothers,” but “your” is supplied to specify the relationship, since without it “brothers” could be understood as vocative in English.

[15:23] ¹⁰tn Grk “to the brothers who are from the Gentiles.”

[15:23] ¹¹sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia).

[15:23] ¹²tn Grk “and Syria,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.