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 15:32

15:32 Both Judas and Silas, who were prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with a long speech. ⁷ 

[15:22]  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.”

[15:22]  ² sn Silas. See 2 Cor 1:19; 1 Thess 1:1; 2 Thess 1:1 (= Silvanus).

[15:22]  ³ sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia).

[15:27]  ⁴ tn This verb has been translated as an epistolary aorist.

[15:27]  ⁵ sn Judas and Silas were the “two witnesses” who would vouch for the truth of the recommendation.

[15:27]  ⁶ tn Grk “by means of word” (an idiom for a verbal report).

[15:32]  ⁷ tn Here λόγου (logou) is singular. BDAG 599-600 s.v. λόγος 1.a.β has “in a long speech” for this phrase.