Acts 15:6

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

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5And some of those who were of the sect of the Pharisees, who believed, rose up from among [them], saying that they ought to circumcise them and enjoin them to keep the law of Moses.

7And much discussion having taken place, Peter, standing up, said to them, Brethren, *ye* know that from the earliest days God amongst you chose that the nations by my mouth should hear the word of the glad tidings and believe.

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Cross References

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

Acts 15:4And being arrived at Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly, and the apostles, and the elders, and related all that God had wrought with them.

Acts 21:18And on the morrow Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders came there.

Hebrews 13:17Obey your leaders, and be submissive; for *they* watch over your souls as those that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not groaning, for this [would be] 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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