“And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.”
The church sent them on their way, and as they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria, they told how the Gentiles had been converted. This news made all the believers very glad — the missionaries' report (diegesumenoi) of gentile conversions provides positive preface to the formal hearing in Jerusalem. The disciples' gladness (chara) in Phoenicia and Samaria suggests sympathy for gentile inclusion among diaspora communities.
Church Fathers on Acts 15:3
And being brought on their way by the Church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren. Acts 15:3 And observe, the consequence is that all the Samaritans also, learn what has come to the Gentiles: and they rejoiced. And when they had come to Jerusalem, they were received of the Church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them. Acts 15:4…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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