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Judas Barsabbas
5 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- John 14:22ISBE
Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
- Acts 15:22ISBE
Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:
- Acts 15:34ISBE
Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.
- Acts 15:40ISBE
And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.
- Acts 15:41ISBE
And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 10 references
bar-sab-'as (Ioudas Barsabbas): Judas was, with Silas, a delegate from the church in Jerusalem to the GentileChristians of Antioch, Syria and Cilicia. They were appointed to convey the letter containing the decision of "the apostles and the elders, with the whole church" regarding the attitude to be taken by GentileChristians toward the Mosaic law, and also to explain "the same things by word of mouth." They accompanied Paul and Barnabas to Antioch, and, "being themselves also prophets," i.e. preachers, they not only handed over the epistle but stayed some time in the city preaching and teaching. They seem to have gone no farther than Antioch, for "they were dismissed in peace from the brethren unto those that had sent them forth," and it was Paul and Silas who some time afterward strengthened the churches in Syria and Cilicia (Ac 15:40,41).
According to Ac 15:34 the King James Version, Judas returned to Jerusalem without Silas, who remained at Antioch and afterward became Paul's companion (Ac 15:40). The oldest manuscripts, however, omit Ac 15:34, and it is therefore omitted from the Revised Version (British and American). It was probably a marginal note to explain Ac 15:40, and in time it crept into the text. Judas and Silas are called "chief men among the brethren" (15:22), probably elders, and "prophets" (15:32).
Barsabbas being a patronymic, Judas was probably the brother of Joseph Barsabbas. He cannot be identified with any other Judas, e.g. "Judas not Iscariot" (Joh 14:22). We hear no more of Judas after his return to Jerusalem (Ac 15:22).
S. F. Hunter
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.