Acts 15:27
We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.
Acts 15:27 in other translations
| BSB | Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing. |
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| WEB | We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves will also tell you the same things by word of mouth. |
| ASV | We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also shall tell you the same things by word of mouth. |
| YLT | we have sent, therefore, Judas and Silas, and they by word are telling the same things. |
| DARBY | We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves also will tell you by word of mouth the same things. |
| BBE | And so we have sent Judas and Silas, who will say the same things to you themselves, by word of mouth. |
| Webster | We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who will also tell you the same things by mouth. |
What does Acts 15:27 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 15:24-27
24-27. Forasmuch as we have heard that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words--without authority or even knowledge of the church at Jerusalem, though they belonged to it, and probably pretended to represent its views. subverting your souls--Such strong language is evidently designed to express indignation at this attempt, by an unauthorized party, to bring the whole Christian Church under…
Barnes' Notes
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 15:22-35
Being warranted to declare themselves directed by the immediate influence of the Holy Ghost, the apostles and disciples were assured that it seemed good unto God the Holy Spirit, as well as to them, to lay upon the converts no other burden than the things before mentioned, which were necessary, either on their own account, or from present circumstances. It was a comfort to hear that carnal ordinances were no longer…
Acts 15:27 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 15:27
- Acts 15:22
Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:
- 2 John 1:12
Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
- Acts 15:32
And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.
- 3 John 1:13
I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee:
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Context
- Acts 15:26
Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Acts 15:27
We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.
- Acts 15:28
For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
Acts 15:27 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Así que, enviamos á Judas y á Silas, los cuales también por palabra os harán saber lo mismo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Nous avons donc envoyé Judas et Silas, qui vous annonceront de bouche les mêmes choses. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wir haben nun Judas und Silas gesandt, die auch selbst mündlich dasselbe verkündigen werden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Misimus ergo Judam et Silam, qui et ipsi vobis verbis referent eadem. |