Study it in the app“So they, being sent on their way by the assembly, were passing through both Phoenicia and Samaria, telling in detail of the turning of the nations, and they were bringing great joy to all the brothers.”
Soοὖνthey,οἱbeing sent on their wayπροπεμφθέντεςbyὑπὸthe assembly,τῆς ἐκκλησίαςwere passing throughδιήρχοντοbothτεPhoeniciaτήν ΦοινίκηνandκαὶSamaria,Σαμάρειανtelling in detailἐκδιηγούμενοιof the turningτὴν ἐπιστροφὴνof the nations,τῶν ἐθνῶνandκαὶthey were bringingἐποίουνgreatμεγάληνjoyχαρὰνto allπᾶσιthe brothers.τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς
send on one's way
To send someone off with what is needed for the journey, to accompany him part of the way.
Where else “propemphthentes” appearschurch
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsias” appearspass through
To travel through a place or over to the far shore.
Where else “diērchonto” appearsPhoenicia
Phoenicia, the coastal strip north of Galilee, with the cities of Tyre and Sidon.
Where else “Phoinikēn” appearsSamaria
See it on the mapWhere else “Samareian” appearstell in detail
Tell in detail, relate fully.
Where else “ekdiēgoumenoi” appearsturning, conversion
Turning, conversion: turning back to God.
Where else “epistrophēn” appearsGentile
The peoples who are not Israel.
Where else “ethnōn” appearsdo
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “epoioun” appearsintense
Of great force or intensity, like an enormous joy or fear.
Where else “megalēn” appearsjoy
Joy, gladness.
Where else “charan” appearsbrother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphois” appearsSamaria
Today: northern West Bank (Sebastia, Samaria hills)
A city and region in central Israel, between Judea and Galilee.
Omri founded the city as capital of the northern kingdom (1 Kgs 16:24); the Assyrians conquered it (2 Kgs 17:6). Jesus passed through the region, and Philip preached there (John 4:4; Acts 8:5).
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.
3 · This verse (above)
4And when they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all that God had done with them.
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?
