ACTS 15:25 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,”
So we all agreed to choose some men and send them to you with our dear friends Paul and Barnabas — the unanimous decision (dokeo) reassures the recipients of collective council support for Paul and Barnabas, positioning the two apostles as the council's representatives rather than rebels.
Church Fathers on Acts 15:25
It seemed good to us, being assembled with one accord, to send men of ours whom we have chosen Acts 15:25— then, that it may not look like disparagement of Paul and Barnabas, that those men are sent, observe the encomium passed upon them — together with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. We have sent therefore Judas and Silas; who shall also tell you the same things by mouth. For it seemed good to the Holy…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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