Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 15

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Acts 15 . 1 , Great dissensions arise touching circumcision; Acts 15 . 5 , The apostles consult about it , Acts 15 . 22. and send their determination by letters to the churches; Acts 15 . 36 , Paul and Barnabas , thinking to visit the brethren together , disagree , and travel different ways.

Acts 15:1

Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

Acts 15:1 · BSB

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Acts 15:2

And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.

Acts 15:2 · BSB

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Acts 15:3

Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.

Acts 15:3 · BSB

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Acts 15:4

On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.

Acts 15:4 · BSB

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Acts 15:5

But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”

Acts 15:5 · BSB

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Acts 15:6

So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.

Acts 15:6 · BSB

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Acts 15:7

After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.

Acts 15:7 · BSB

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Acts 15:8

And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us.

Acts 15:8 · BSB

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Acts 15:9

He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.

Acts 15:9 · BSB

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Acts 15:10

Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?

Acts 15:10 · BSB

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Acts 15:11

On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”

Acts 15:11 · BSB

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Acts 15:12

The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.

Acts 15:12 · BSB

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Acts 15:13

When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me!

Acts 15:13 · BSB

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Acts 15:14

Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own.

Acts 15:14 · BSB

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Acts 15:15

The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written:

Acts 15:15 · BSB

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Acts 15:16

‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,

Acts 15:16 · BSB

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Acts 15:17

so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things

Acts 15:17 · BSB

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Acts 15:18

that have been known for ages.’

Acts 15:18 · BSB

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Acts 15:19

It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not cause trouble for the Gentiles who are turning to God.

Acts 15:19 · BSB

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Acts 15:20

Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood.

Acts 15:20 · BSB

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Acts 15:21

For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”

Acts 15:21 · BSB

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Acts 15:22

Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,

Acts 15:22 · BSB

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Acts 15:23

and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.

Acts 15:23 · BSB

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Acts 15:24

It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.

Acts 15:24 · BSB

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Acts 15:25

So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

Acts 15:25 · BSB

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Acts 15:26

men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 15:26 · BSB

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Acts 15:27

Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing.

Acts 15:27 · BSB

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Acts 15:28

It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements:

Acts 15:28 · BSB

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Acts 15:29

You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.

Acts 15:29 · BSB

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Acts 15:30

So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.

Acts 15:30 · BSB

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Acts 15:31

When the people read it, they rejoiced at its encouraging message.

Acts 15:31 · BSB

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consolation or , exhortation

Acts 15:32

Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.

Acts 15:32 · BSB

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Acts 15:33

After spending some time there, they were sent off by the brothers in peace to return to those who had sent them.

Acts 15:33 · BSB

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Acts 15:34

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Acts 15:35

But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.

Acts 15:35 · BSB

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Acts 15:36

Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”

Acts 15:36 · BSB

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Acts 15:37

Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark.

Acts 15:37 · BSB

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Acts 15:38

But Paul thought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.

Acts 15:38 · BSB

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Acts 15:39

Their disagreement was so sharp that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,

Acts 15:39 · BSB

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Acts 15:40

but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.

Acts 15:40 · BSB

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Acts 15:41

And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

Acts 15:41 · BSB

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web17 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations Acts 15:15-18 → Amos 9:11-12
Allusions Acts 15:1 → Genesis 17:1-27, Acts 15:14 → Exodus 19:5, Acts 15:15-18 → Isaiah 45:21, Acts 15:15-18 → Jeremiah 12:15, Acts 15:15-18 → Zechariah 8:22, Acts 15:19-20 → Leviticus 17-18
Echoes Acts 15:3 → Habakkuk 1:5
Trajectories
Abraham (Father of Faith), Church as Israel (New Covenant People), Circumcision (Circumcision of the Heart), Covenant Succession (Inheritance and Election), Pentecost (Outpouring of the Spirit)
Chiasms
Shaped Acts 15:01–05, Acts 15:06–21, Acts 15:22–35, Acts 15:36–16:05
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