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AndΚαίsomeτινεςwho had come downκατελθόντεςfromἀπὸJudeaτῆς Ἰουδαίαςwere teachingἐδίδασκονthe brothers:τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς“UnlessἘὰν μὴyou are circumcisedπεριτμηθῆτεaccording to the customτῷ ἔθειof Moses,τῷ Μωϋσέωςyou cannotοὐ δύνασθεbe saved.”σωθῆναι
Acts 15:1
Study it in the app“And some who had come down from Judea were teaching the brothers: “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 15:1, word by word
- who had come downκατελθόντεςkatelthontes
come down
Come down, go down from a higher place.
Where else “katelthontes” appears- JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaias
Judea
See it on the mapWhere else “Ioudaias” appears- were teachingἐδίδασκονedidaskon
teach
Teach.
Where else “edidaskon” appears- the brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphous
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphous” appears- you are circumcisedπεριτμηθῆτεperitmēthēte
circumcise
Circumcise.
Where else “peritmēthēte” appears- according to the customἔθειethei
custom
Custom.
Where else “ethei” appears- of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōyseōs
Moses
Moses, who led Israel out of Egypt and received God's law.
Where else “Mōyseōs” appears- you cannotδύνασθεdynasthe
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynasthe” appears- be savedσωθῆναιsōthēnai
save
To rescue from sin and ruin.
Where else “sōthēnai” appears
Places in this verse
Judea
Today: southern Israel and West Bank, Judean hills
The southern region of Israel, including Jerusalem; in Jesus' time it was a Roman province.
Jesus was born there, and John the Immerser preached there (Matt 2:1; 3:1). Jesus told his disciples to be witnesses in Judea (Acts 1:8).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And when there was no small dissension and debate between Paul and Barnabas and them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others of them to go up to Jerusalem, to the apostles and elders, about this question.
To study Acts 15 in a group
1. What it says
What disagreement arose in Antioch, and whom did they send to Jerusalem to deal with it? (vv. 1-2)
2. What it means
How did the apostles and elders reach a decision? Who spoke, and what weighed in it? (vv. 6-22)
3. How I live it
They listened to everyone before deciding (vv. 7, 12). How can you listen better to someone you disagree with?