Postulasagan 15:23

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Bible Verse Review
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The apostles: Acts 15:4, Acts 15:22

greeting: Acts 23:26, Romans 16:3-16, James 1:1, 2 John 1:3, 2 John 1:13, 3 John 1:14

brethren: Acts 11:18, Acts 14:27, Acts 21:25

Syria: Acts 15:41, Acts 18:18, Acts 21:3, Galatians 1:21

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 29:1 - of the letter Matthew 4:24 - Syria Matthew 18:18 - General Acts 6:3 - brethren Acts 6:9 - Cilicia Acts 11:30 - to the Acts 14:23 - elders Acts 15:1 - the brethren Acts 18:22 - he went Acts 20:17 - the elders Acts 21:18 - all Acts 21:39 - Cilicia Acts 22:3 - a city Acts 27:5 - Cilicia Romans 1:7 - To all Galatians 2:9 - we should 1 Peter 5:1 - elders

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And wrote letters by them after this manner,.... Not that they made use of them as their amanuenses, to write their letters for them; but being written they put them into their hands, and sent them by them, and they were written in the following form:

the apostles, and elders, and brethren; which belonged to, or were members of the church at Jerusalem; they are severally set in their proper place and order: the apostles, Peter, and James, and John, and it may be some others first; for these God had set in the first place in the church; then the elders, or preachers of the Gospel, such as were Judas and Silas: and then the brethren, or private members of the church; who are called so, because they are of one family, and have one Father, and are partakers of the same grace and privileges: these,

send greeting; or their Christian salutation, wishing all peace and prosperity, both for soul and body, temporal, spiritual and eternal:

unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch, and Syria and Cilicia; the brethren or members of the several churches in these parts, who were Gentiles, are particularly sent to; and not the brethren who were Jews; because they were especially concerned, and to them is the advice directed: Antioch is first mentioned, that being the place where the controversy began; but there being other churches in Syria, besides Antioch, in which were many Gentiles, and also in Cilicia, and particularly at Tarsus, Paul's native place, and where he had preached, Acts 9:30 they are therefore mentioned, and being countries near to one another, it is very likely that the controversy had spread itself among them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And wrote letters - Greek: “Having written.” It does not mean that they wrote more than one epistle.

By them - Greek: by their hand.”

After this manner - Greek: these things.

Send greeting - A word of salutation, expressing their desire of the happiness (χαίρειν chairein) of the persons addressed. Compare Matthew 26:49; Matthew 27:29; Luke 1:28; John 19:3.

In Antioch - Where the difficulty first arose.

And Syria - Antioch was the capital of Syria, and it is probable that the dispute was not confined to the capital.

And Cilicia - See the notes on Acts 6:9. Cilicia was adjacent to Syria. Paul and Barnabas had traveled through it, and it is probable that the same difficulty would exist there which had disturbed the churches in Syria.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 15:23. Send greeting unto the brethren - of the Gentiles — There was no occasion to send such a letter to the brethren which were of the Jews, because that law which had been so long read in their synagogues taught them all those things; and therefore the epistle is sent exclusively to the Gentiles. The word greeting is in the original χαιρειν, to be well, to be safe; a very usual form in Greek epistles, the word ευχομαι being understood, I wish thee to be well.