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Sinceἐπειδὴwe have heardἠκούσαμενthatὅτιsomeτινὲςfromἐξamong usἡμῶνwho went outἐξελθόντεςhave troubledἐτάραξανyouὑμᾶςwith words,λόγοιςunsettlingἀνασκευάζοντεςyourὑμῶνsouls,τὰς ψυχὰςmen to whomοἷςwe gave no instructions,οὐ διεστειλάμεθα
Acts 15:24
Study it in the app“Since we have heard that some from among us who went out have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, men to whom we gave no instructions,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 15:24, word by word
- we have heardἠκούσαμενēkousamen
hear of
To hear about something.
Where else “ēkousamen” appears- who went outἐξελθόντεςexelthontes
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exelthontes” appears- have troubledἐτάραξανetaraxan
trouble
To take away others' peace, confuse them.
Where else “etaraxan” appears- with wordsλόγοιςlogois
word
What someone says or teaches.
Where else “logois” appears- unsettlingἀνασκευάζοντεςanaskeuazontes
unsettle, upset
Unsettle, upset, throw into confusion.
Where else “anaskeuazontes” appears- soulsψυχὰςpsychas
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “psychas” appears- we gave no instructionsδιεστειλάμεθαdiesteilametha
give orders
Give strict orders, command.
Where else “diesteilametha” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Some manuscripts add “saying that you must be circumcised and keep the law.”
The context
23They wrote by their hand: “The apostles and the elders, your brothers, to the brothers throughout Antioch and Syria and Cilicia who are from the nations: greetings.
24 · This verse (above)
25it seemed good to us, having come to one mind, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
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?