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Soοὖνwe have sentἀπεστάλκαμενJudasἸούδανandκαὶSilas,Σιλᾶνandκαὶtheyαὐτοὺςwillreportἀπαγγέλλονταςthe same thingsτὰ αὐτάbyδιὰword of mouth.λόγου
Acts 15:27
Study it in the app“So we have sent Judas and Silas, and they will report the same things by word of mouth.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 15:27, word by word
- we have sentἀπεστάλκαμενapestalkamen
send
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apestalkamen” appears- JudasἸούδανIoudan
Judas
Judas or Judah, depending on the person: Judah the son of Jacob and his tribe, Judas Iscariot, Judas the brother of Jesus, and others with this name.
Where else “Ioudan” appears- SilasΣιλᾶνSilan
Silas
Silas, a leader of the believers in Jerusalem and a companion of Paul; also called Silvanus.
Where else “Silan” appears- reportἀπαγγέλλονταςapangellontas
report, tell
Report, announce, tell what happened.
Where else “apangellontas” appears- word of mouthλόγουlogou
word
What someone says or teaches.
Where else “logou” appears
The context
26men who have handed over their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.
27 · This verse (above)
28For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these necessary things:
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?