Acts 15:15

13 And after they had¹ become silent, ^aJames answered, saying, “Men and brethren, listen to me:

14 ^aSimon has declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take out of them a people for His name.

15 And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written:

16 ‘After^a this I will return
And will rebuild the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down;
I will rebuild its ruins,
And I will set it up;

17 So that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord,
Even all the Gentiles who are called by My name,
Says the¹ Lord who does all these things.’

18 ¹“Known to God from eternity are all His works.

19 Therefore ^aI judge that we should not trouble those from among the Gentiles who ^bare turning to God,

20 but that we ^awrite to them to abstain ^bfrom things polluted by idols, ^cfrom sexual immorality, ^dfrom things strangled, and from blood.

21 For Moses has had throughout many generations those who preach him in every city, ^abeing read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”

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22 Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas who was also named ^aBarsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren.

23 They wrote this letter by them:
The apostles, the elders, and the brethren,
To the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia:
Greetings.

24 Since we have heard that ^asome who went out from us have troubled you with words, ^bunsettling your souls, saying, “You must be circumcised and keep the law” —to whom we gave no such commandment—

25 it seemed good to us, being assembled with one¹ accord, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

26 ^amen who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

27 We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who will also report the same things by word of mouth.

Commentaries:

No entry exists in Adam Clarke for Acts 15:15.

Other Adam Clarke entries containing Acts 15:15:

Acts 12:17
Acts 21:25
Galatians 1:19

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