ACTS 15:24 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:”
We have heard that some went out from us without our authorization and disturbed you, troubling your minds by insisting that you be circumcised — the council disavows the Judaizers, stating clearly that they went out from us (exerchomai aph hemōn) without authorization, thus framing the crisis as an internal discipline problem rather than an authentic council ruling.
Church Fathers on Acts 15:24
Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, You must be circumcised, and keep the Law: to whom we gave no such commandment. Acts 15:24 Sufficient was this charge against the temerity of those men, and worthy of the Apostles' moderation, that they said nothing beyond this. Then to show that they do not act despotically, that all are agreed in this, that with deliberation they write this —
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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