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ButδὲPaulΠαῦλοςchoseἐπιλεξάμενοςSilasΣιλᾶνanddeparted,ἐξῆλθενhaving been commendedπαραδοθεὶςto the graceτῇ χάριτιof the Lordτοῦ κυρίουbyὑπὸthe brothers.τῶν ἀδελφῶν
Acts 15:40
Study it in the app“But Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended to the grace of the Lord by the brothers.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 15:40, word by word
- PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appears- choseἐπιλεξάμενοςepilexamenos
choose
To pick one out of several to go with you.
Where else “epilexamenos” appears- SilasΣιλᾶνSilan
Silas
Silas, a leader of the believers in Jerusalem and a companion of Paul; also called Silvanus.
Where else “Silan” appears- departedἐξῆλθενexēlthen
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exēlthen” appears- having been commendedπαραδοθεὶςparadotheis
hand over
To put something or someone into another's hands.
Where else “paradotheis” appears- to the graceχάριτιchariti
grace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “chariti” appears- of the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- the brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōn
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphōn” appears
The context
39And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other, and Barnabas, taking along Mark, sailed away to Cyprus.
40 · This verse (above)
41And he was passing through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies.
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?