ACTS 15:15 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,”
The words of the prophets are in agreement with this, as it is written — James now grounds the decision in Scripture, as 15:14-18 forms a proof from the prophets. This hermeneutical move appeals to the authority Paul and the Pharisaic believers both acknowledged.
Church Fathers on Acts 15:15
This (James) was bishop, as they say, and therefore he speaks last, and herein is fulfilled that saying, In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established. Deuteronomy 17:6; Matthew 18:16 But observe the discretion shown by him also, in making his argument good from the prophets, both new and old. For he had no acts of his own to declare, as Peter had and Paul. And indeed it is wisely ordered that this (the active) part is assigned to those, as not…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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