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Andτεthe apostlesοἱ ἀπόστολοιandκαὶthe eldersοἱ πρεσβύτεροιwere gathered togetherΣυνήχθησάνto lookἰδεῖνintoπερὶthisτούτουmatter.τοῦ λόγου
Acts 15:6
Study it in the app“And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to look into this matter.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 15:6, word by word
- the apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloi
apostle
One of those Jesus chose and sent.
Where else “apostoloi” appears- the eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbyteroi
elder
A leader of the people or of believers.
Where else “presbyteroi” appears- were gathered togetherΣυνήχθησάνSynēchthēsan
gather
To bring people or things together into one place.
Where else “Synēchthēsan” appears- to lookἰδεῖνidein
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idein” appears- matterλόγουlogou
account
Explaining what one did; a why, or a topic.
Where else “logou” appears
The context
5But some of those from the party of the Pharisees who had believed stood up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses.”
6 · This verse (above)
7And when there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that from early days God chose among you that through my mouth the nations should hear the word of the good news and believe.
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?