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Acts 15:15
The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written:
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Simplified Cowboy Version
Gathering and branding these unbranded mavericks is exactly what the Good Book predicted when it said,
Gathering and branding these unbranded mavericks is exactly what the Good Book predicted when it said,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"With this the words of the Prophets agree, just as it is written,
"With this the words of the Prophets agree, just as it is written,
Legacy Standard Bible
And with this the words of the Prophets agree, just as it is written,
And with this the words of the Prophets agree, just as it is written,
Bible in Basic English
And this is in agreement with the words of the prophets, as it is said,
And this is in agreement with the words of the prophets, as it is said,
Darby Translation
And with this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written:
And with this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written:
New King James Version
And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written:
And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written:
Christian Standard Bible®
And the words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written:
And the words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written:
World English Bible
This agrees with the words of the prophets. As it is written,
This agrees with the words of the prophets. As it is written,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And to this agree the words of the prophets, as it is written, After this I will return and build again the fallen tabernacle of David;
And to this agree the words of the prophets, as it is written, After this I will return and build again the fallen tabernacle of David;
Weymouth's New Testament
And this is in harmony with the language of the Prophets, which says:
And this is in harmony with the language of the Prophets, which says:
King James Version (1611)
And to this agree the words of the Prophets, as it is written,
And to this agree the words of the Prophets, as it is written,
Literal Translation
And with this agree the Words of the prophets, as it has been written,
And with this agree the Words of the prophets, as it has been written,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And vnto this agree ye wordes of the prophetes, as it is wrytte:
And vnto this agree ye wordes of the prophetes, as it is wrytte:
Mace New Testament (1729)
and this is agreeable to the oracles of the prophets: as it is written,
and this is agreeable to the oracles of the prophets: as it is written,
THE MESSAGE
To Let Outsiders Inside It wasn't long before some Jews showed up from Judea insisting that everyone be circumcised: "If you're not circumcised in the Mosaic fashion, you can't be saved." Paul and Barnabas were up on their feet at once in fierce protest. The church decided to resolve the matter by sending Paul, Barnabas, and a few others to put it before the apostles and leaders in Jerusalem. After they were sent off and on their way, they told everyone they met as they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria about the breakthrough to the non-Jewish outsiders. Everyone who heard the news cheered—it was terrific news! When they got to Jerusalem, Paul and Barnabas were graciously received by the whole church, including the apostles and leaders. They reported on their recent journey and how God had used them to open things up to the outsiders. Some Pharisees stood up to say their piece. They had become believers, but continued to hold to the hard party line of the Pharisees. "You have to circumcise the pagan converts," they said. "You must make them keep the Law of Moses." The apostles and leaders called a special meeting to consider the matter. The arguments went on and on, back and forth, getting more and more heated. Then Peter took the floor: "Friends, you well know that from early on God made it quite plain that he wanted the pagans to hear the Message of this good news and embrace it—and not in any secondhand or roundabout way, but firsthand, straight from my mouth. And God, who can't be fooled by any pretense on our part but always knows a person's thoughts, gave them the Holy Spirit exactly as he gave him to us. He treated the outsiders exactly as he treated us, beginning at the very center of who they were and working from that center outward, cleaning up their lives as they trusted and believed him. "So why are you now trying to out-god God, loading these new believers down with rules that crushed our ancestors and crushed us, too? Don't we believe that we are saved because the Master Jesus amazingly and out of sheer generosity moved to save us just as he did those from beyond our nation? So what are we arguing about?" There was dead silence. No one said a word. With the room quiet, Barnabas and Paul reported matter-of-factly on the miracles and wonders God had done among the other nations through their ministry. The silence deepened; you could hear a pin drop. James broke the silence. "Friends, listen. Simeon has told us the story of how God at the very outset made sure that racial outsiders were included. This is in perfect agreement with the words of the prophets: After this, I'm coming back; I'll rebuild David's ruined house; I'll put all the pieces together again; I'll make it look like new So outsiders who seek will find, so they'll have a place to come to, All the pagan peoples included in what I'm doing. "God said it and now he's doing it. It's no afterthought; he's always known he would do this. "So here is my decision: We're not going to unnecessarily burden non-Jewish people who turn to the Master. We'll write them a letter and tell them, ‘Be careful to not get involved in activities connected with idols, to guard the morality of sex and marriage, to not serve food offensive to Jewish Christians—blood, for instance.' This is basic wisdom from Moses, preached and honored for centuries now in city after city as we have met and kept the Sabbath." Everyone agreed: apostles, leaders, all the people. They picked Judas (nicknamed Barsabbas) and Silas—they both carried considerable weight in the church—and sent them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas with this letter: From the apostles and leaders, your friends, to our friends in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Hello! We heard that some men from our church went to you and said things that confused and upset you. Mind you, they had no authority from us; we didn't send them. We have agreed unanimously to pick representatives and send them to you with our good friends Barnabas and Paul. We picked men we knew you could trust, Judas and Silas—they've looked death in the face time and again for the sake of our Master Jesus Christ. We've sent them to confirm in a face-to-face meeting with you what we've written. It seemed to the Holy Spirit and to us that you should not be saddled with any crushing burden, but be responsible only for these bare necessities: Be careful not to get involved in activities connected with idols; avoid serving food offensive to Jewish Christians (blood, for instance); and guard the morality of sex and marriage. These guidelines are sufficient to keep relations congenial between us. And God be with you! And so off they went to Antioch. On arrival, they gathered the church and read the letter. The people were greatly relieved and pleased. Judas and Silas, good preachers both of them, strengthened their new friends with many words of courage and hope. Then it was time to go home. They were sent off by their new friends with laughter and embraces all around to report back to those who had sent them. Paul and Barnabas stayed on in Antioch, teaching and preaching the Word of God. But they weren't alone. There were a number of teachers and preachers at that time in Antioch. After a few days of this, Paul said to Barnabas, "Let's go back and visit all our friends in each of the towns where we preached the Word of God. Let's see how they're doing." Barnabas wanted to take John along, the John nicknamed Mark. But Paul wouldn't have him; he wasn't about to take along a quitter who, as soon as the going got tough, had jumped ship on them in Pamphylia. Tempers flared, and they ended up going their separate ways: Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus; Paul chose Silas and, offered up by their friends to the grace of the Master, went to Syria and Cilicia to build up muscle and sinew in those congregations.
To Let Outsiders Inside It wasn't long before some Jews showed up from Judea insisting that everyone be circumcised: "If you're not circumcised in the Mosaic fashion, you can't be saved." Paul and Barnabas were up on their feet at once in fierce protest. The church decided to resolve the matter by sending Paul, Barnabas, and a few others to put it before the apostles and leaders in Jerusalem. After they were sent off and on their way, they told everyone they met as they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria about the breakthrough to the non-Jewish outsiders. Everyone who heard the news cheered—it was terrific news! When they got to Jerusalem, Paul and Barnabas were graciously received by the whole church, including the apostles and leaders. They reported on their recent journey and how God had used them to open things up to the outsiders. Some Pharisees stood up to say their piece. They had become believers, but continued to hold to the hard party line of the Pharisees. "You have to circumcise the pagan converts," they said. "You must make them keep the Law of Moses." The apostles and leaders called a special meeting to consider the matter. The arguments went on and on, back and forth, getting more and more heated. Then Peter took the floor: "Friends, you well know that from early on God made it quite plain that he wanted the pagans to hear the Message of this good news and embrace it—and not in any secondhand or roundabout way, but firsthand, straight from my mouth. And God, who can't be fooled by any pretense on our part but always knows a person's thoughts, gave them the Holy Spirit exactly as he gave him to us. He treated the outsiders exactly as he treated us, beginning at the very center of who they were and working from that center outward, cleaning up their lives as they trusted and believed him. "So why are you now trying to out-god God, loading these new believers down with rules that crushed our ancestors and crushed us, too? Don't we believe that we are saved because the Master Jesus amazingly and out of sheer generosity moved to save us just as he did those from beyond our nation? So what are we arguing about?" There was dead silence. No one said a word. With the room quiet, Barnabas and Paul reported matter-of-factly on the miracles and wonders God had done among the other nations through their ministry. The silence deepened; you could hear a pin drop. James broke the silence. "Friends, listen. Simeon has told us the story of how God at the very outset made sure that racial outsiders were included. This is in perfect agreement with the words of the prophets: After this, I'm coming back; I'll rebuild David's ruined house; I'll put all the pieces together again; I'll make it look like new So outsiders who seek will find, so they'll have a place to come to, All the pagan peoples included in what I'm doing. "God said it and now he's doing it. It's no afterthought; he's always known he would do this. "So here is my decision: We're not going to unnecessarily burden non-Jewish people who turn to the Master. We'll write them a letter and tell them, ‘Be careful to not get involved in activities connected with idols, to guard the morality of sex and marriage, to not serve food offensive to Jewish Christians—blood, for instance.' This is basic wisdom from Moses, preached and honored for centuries now in city after city as we have met and kept the Sabbath." Everyone agreed: apostles, leaders, all the people. They picked Judas (nicknamed Barsabbas) and Silas—they both carried considerable weight in the church—and sent them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas with this letter: From the apostles and leaders, your friends, to our friends in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Hello! We heard that some men from our church went to you and said things that confused and upset you. Mind you, they had no authority from us; we didn't send them. We have agreed unanimously to pick representatives and send them to you with our good friends Barnabas and Paul. We picked men we knew you could trust, Judas and Silas—they've looked death in the face time and again for the sake of our Master Jesus Christ. We've sent them to confirm in a face-to-face meeting with you what we've written. It seemed to the Holy Spirit and to us that you should not be saddled with any crushing burden, but be responsible only for these bare necessities: Be careful not to get involved in activities connected with idols; avoid serving food offensive to Jewish Christians (blood, for instance); and guard the morality of sex and marriage. These guidelines are sufficient to keep relations congenial between us. And God be with you! And so off they went to Antioch. On arrival, they gathered the church and read the letter. The people were greatly relieved and pleased. Judas and Silas, good preachers both of them, strengthened their new friends with many words of courage and hope. Then it was time to go home. They were sent off by their new friends with laughter and embraces all around to report back to those who had sent them. Paul and Barnabas stayed on in Antioch, teaching and preaching the Word of God. But they weren't alone. There were a number of teachers and preachers at that time in Antioch. After a few days of this, Paul said to Barnabas, "Let's go back and visit all our friends in each of the towns where we preached the Word of God. Let's see how they're doing." Barnabas wanted to take John along, the John nicknamed Mark. But Paul wouldn't have him; he wasn't about to take along a quitter who, as soon as the going got tough, had jumped ship on them in Pamphylia. Tempers flared, and they ended up going their separate ways: Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus; Paul chose Silas and, offered up by their friends to the grace of the Master, went to Syria and Cilicia to build up muscle and sinew in those congregations.
Amplified Bible
"The words of the Prophets agree with this, just as it is written [in Scripture],
"The words of the Prophets agree with this, just as it is written [in Scripture],
American Standard Version
And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
Revised Standard Version
And with this the words of the prophets agree, as it is written,
And with this the words of the prophets agree, as it is written,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And to this agreith ye wordes of ye Prophetes as it is written.
And to this agreith ye wordes of ye Prophetes as it is written.
Update Bible Version
And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
Webster's Bible Translation
And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
Young's Literal Translation
and to this agree the words of the prophets, as it hath been written:
and to this agree the words of the prophets, as it hath been written:
New Century Version
The words of the prophets agree with this too:
The words of the prophets agree with this too:
New English Translation
The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written,
The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written,
Contemporary English Version
This agrees with what the prophets wrote,
This agrees with what the prophets wrote,
Complete Jewish Bible
And the words of the Prophets are in complete harmony with this for it is written,
And the words of the Prophets are in complete harmony with this for it is written,
English Standard Version
And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written,
And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And to this agree the woordes of the Prophets, as it is written,
And to this agree the woordes of the Prophets, as it is written,
George Lamsa Translation
And with this the words of the prophets agree, as it is written,
And with this the words of the prophets agree, as it is written,
Hebrew Names Version
This agrees with the words of the prophets. As it is written,
This agrees with the words of the prophets. As it is written,
International Standard Version
This agrees with the words of the prophets. As it is written,
This agrees with the words of the prophets. As it is written,
Etheridge Translation
And with this accord the words of the prophets; as when it is written,
And with this accord the words of the prophets; as when it is written,
Murdock Translation
And with this the words of the prophets accord, as it is written:
And with this the words of the prophets accord, as it is written:
New Living Translation
And this conversion of Gentiles is exactly what the prophets predicted. As it is written:
And this conversion of Gentiles is exactly what the prophets predicted. As it is written:
New Life Bible
This agrees with what the early preacher said,
This agrees with what the early preacher said,
English Revised Version
And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
New Revised Standard
This agrees with the words of the prophets, as it is written,
This agrees with the words of the prophets, as it is written,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, with this, agree the words of the prophets, according as it is written -
And, with this, agree the words of the prophets, according as it is written -
Douay-Rheims Bible
And to this agree the words of the prophets, as it is written:
And to this agree the words of the prophets, as it is written:
King James Version
And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
Lexham English Bible
And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written:
And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And to this agree the wordes of the prophetes, as it is written:
And to this agree the wordes of the prophetes, as it is written:
Easy-to-Read Version
The words of the prophets agree with this too:
The words of the prophets agree with this too:
New American Standard Bible
"The words of the Prophets agree with this, just as it is written:
"The words of the Prophets agree with this, just as it is written:
Good News Translation
The words of the prophets agree completely with this. As the scripture says,
The words of the prophets agree completely with this. As the scripture says,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the wordis of prophetis acorden to him,
And the wordis of prophetis acorden to him,
Contextual Overview
6So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter. 7After 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. 8And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us. 9He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith. 10Now 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? 11On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are." 12The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them. 13When they had finished speaking, James declared, "Brothers, listen to me! 14Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own. 15The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written:
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Acts 13:47, Romans 15:8-12
Reciprocal: Daniel 10:21 - I will Amos 9:11 - that day Galatians 3:8 - foreseeing 1 John 5:8 - and these
Cross-References
Genesis 15:1
After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward."
After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward."
Genesis 15:2
But Abram replied, "O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"
But Abram replied, "O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"
Genesis 15:7
The LORD also told him, "I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess."
The LORD also told him, "I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess."
Genesis 15:9
And the LORD said to him, "Bring Me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a turtledove and a young pigeon."
And the LORD said to him, "Bring Me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a turtledove and a young pigeon."
Genesis 15:13
Then the LORD said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own; they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
Then the LORD said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own; they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
Genesis 15:16
In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete."
In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete."
Genesis 15:19
the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites,
the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites,
Genesis 23:4
"I am a stranger and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead."
"I am a stranger and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead."
Genesis 23:19
After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 35:29
Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And to this agree the words of the prophets,.... In several of the prophecies of the Old Testament, which plainly speak of the calling of the Gentiles; though James thought it sufficient to produce only one instead of many:
as it is written; in Amos 9:11 and this is agreeably to the Jewish way of citing Scriptures, as Surenhusius observes; so it is said q, in twenty four places the priests are called Levites, and this is one of them, Ezekiel 44:15 where only one place is mentioned, instead of the twenty four.
q T. Bab. Yebamot, fol. 86, 2. & Beracot, fol. 4. 1, 2.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The words of the prophets - Amos 9:11-12. It was a very material point with them, as Jews, to inquire whether this was in accordance with the predictions of the Scriptures. The most powerful revivals of religion, and the most striking demonstrations of the divine presence, will be in accordance with the Bible, and should be tested by them. This habit was always manifested by the apostles and early Christians, and should be followed by Christians at all times. Unless a supposed work of grace accords with the Bible, and can be defended by it, it must be false, and should be opposed. Compare Isaiah 8:20.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 15:15. And to this agree the words of the prophets — Peter had asserted the fact of the conversion of the Gentiles; and James shows that that fact was the fulfilment of declarations made by the prophets.
