Postulasagan 15:21

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21 Frá fornu fari hafa menn prédikað Móse í öllum borgum. Hann er lesinn upp í samkundunum hvern hvíldardag."

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sabbath: Acts 13:15, Acts 13:27, Nehemiah 8:1-12, Luke 4:16

Reciprocal: Leviticus 3:17 - blood Leviticus 23:3 - General Deuteronomy 31:11 - shalt read 2 Chronicles 17:9 - the book Nehemiah 8:2 - congregation Nehemiah 8:3 - he read Nehemiah 13:1 - they read Ezekiel 33:25 - Ye eat Mark 7:15 - nothing Luke 16:29 - have Acts 6:11 - against Moses Acts 17:1 - where 1 Timothy 4:4 - and James 1:1 - scattered Revelation 2:14 - eat

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him,.... That is, for many years past, even from the times of Ezra, the law of Moses has been publicly expounded by them, whom the Jews call Derashim, preachers, or expounders, in every city where there was a synagogue; and every city belonging to the Jews, were obliged to build a synagogue, yea, they were obliged to do it where there were but ten Israelites n: this is given by James as a reason why the Gentiles should be wrote unto concerning the above things; because that they hearing the law read and expounded every week, would be ready to conclude that they were obliged to submit unto it, as to circumcision, and other things; unless they were told that they were free from it; only in order to maintain peace with their brethren the Jews, it would be necessary for them to abstain from the above things: and it may also carry in it a reason, why the Jews need not be wrote unto, and why they had no reason to complain for thus writing to the Gentiles; since they had the law read and explained to them every week, and there would be no attempt to make any alteration in that form of service:

being read in the synagogues every sabbath day;

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n Maimon. Tephilla, c. 11. sect. 1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For Moses - The meaning of this verse is, that the Law of Moses, prohibiting these things, was read in the synagogues constantly. As these commands wore constantly read, and as the Jewish converts would not soon learn that their ceremonial law had ceased to be binding, it was deemed to be a matter of expediency that no needless offence should be given to them. For the sake of peace, it was better that they should abstain from meat offered to idols than to give offence to the Jewish converts. Compare 1 Corinthians 8:10-13.Of old time - Greek: from ancient generations. It is an established custom, and therefore his laws are well known, and have, in their view, not only the authority of revelation, but the venerableness of antiquity.

In every city - Where there were Jews. This was the case in all the cities to which the discussion here had reference.

Them that preach him - That is, by reading the Law of Moses. But, in addition to reading the Law, it was customary also to offer an explanation of its meaning. See the notes on Luke 4:16-22.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 15:21. Moses of old time hath in every city — The sense of this verse seems to be this: As it was necessary to write to the Gentiles what was strictly necessary to be observed by them, relative to these points, it was not so to the converted Jews; for they had Moses, that is, the law, preached to them, κατα πολιν, in the city, that is, Antioch; and, by the reading of the law in the synagogues every Sabbath day, they were kept in remembrance of those institutions which the Gentiles, who had not the law, could not know. Therefore, James thought that a letter to the converted Gentiles would be sufficient, as the converted Jews had already ample instruction on these points.