Acts 15:6

And the apostles and the elders were assembled together to see about this matter.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.

In Context

5But some of the men who believed from the sect of the Pharisees rose up, saying, It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

7And when much debate occurred, Peter having risen up, he said to them, Men, brothers, ye know that from past days among us, God chose the Gentiles to hear through my mouth the word of the good-news, and to believe.

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Cross References

Matthew 18:20For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

Acts 15:4And after arriving in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders. And they reported as many things as God did with them.

Acts 21:18And on the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.

Hebrews 13:17Have confidence in those who lead you, and yield yourselves, for they watch for your souls as men who will render account, so that they may do this with joy, and not groaning, for this is unprofitable for you.

Matthew Henry on Acts 15:2-6

Controversy Raised at Antioch; Bigotry of the Jewish Converts. 1 And certain men which came down from Judæa taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. 2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question. 3 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and… Read the whole commentary →

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