Acts 15:3

They therefore, being sent by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria and announced the conversion of the Gentiles. They brought great joy to all the brothers.

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In The King James Version

And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

In Context

2This brought Paul and Barnabas into a sharp dispute and debate with them. So Paul and Barnabas along with some others from among them were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to meet with the apostles and elders about this question.

4When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all the things that God had done with them.

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Cross References

Isaiah 66:12This is what Yahweh says, 1 “I am about to spread prosperity over her like a river, 1 and the riches of the nations like an overflowing stream. 1 You will nurse at her side, be carried in her arms, and be dandled on her knees. 1

Luke 15:23Then bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us celebrate with a feast!

Acts 8:14Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John.

Acts 13:48As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and praised the word of the Lord. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

Acts 14:27When they arrived in Antioch and gathered the church together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.

Acts 21:5When our days there were over, we left and went on our way, and they all, with their wives and children, accompanied out of the city. Then we knelt down on the beach, prayed,

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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