Acts 15:32
Now Judas and Silas, themselves being prophets also, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many words.
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
In Context
31And when they had read it, they rejoiced over its encouragement.
33And after some time, they were dismissed with peace from the brothers to the apostles.
Cross References
Matthew 23:34Therefore, behold, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: some of them you will kill and you will crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and you will persecute from city to city,
Acts 2:17‘ “ And it shall be in the last days,” says God, 1 “ that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh, 1 and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy; 1 and your young men shall see visions, 1 and your old men shall dream dreams; 1
Acts 11:23who, arriving and seeing the grace of God, was glad, and encouraged them all with purpose of heart to continue with the Lord,
Acts 13:1Now there were some in the church being in Antioch who were prophets and teachers: both Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
Acts 15:1And certain men coming down from Judea were teaching the brothers, “If you are not circumcised in the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
Matthew Henry on Acts 15:23-36
Decision of the Council at Jerusalem; The Publication of the Decree. 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: 23 And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia: 24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which… Read the whole commentary →