The Letter to the Gentile Believers

Acts 15:25

In 9 translations

BSB: So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
KJV: It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
WEB: it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
ASV: it seemed good unto us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
LSV: it seemed good to us, having come together with one accord, to send to you chosen men, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul—
YLT: it seemed good to us, having come together with one accord, chosen men to send unto you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul —
DBY: it seemed good to us, having arrived at a common judgment, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
DRC: It hath seemed good to us, being assembled together, to choose out men, and to send them unto you, with our well beloved Barnabas and Paul:
GNV: It seemed therefore good to vs, when we were come together with one accord, to send chosen men vnto you, with our beloued Barnabas and Paul,

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NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἐκλεξαμένοις (“having chosen”); Tyndale House, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐκλεξαμένους (“having chosen”).

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SBLGNT: ἐκλεξαμένοις. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐκλεξαμένοις; Robinson–Pierpont read ἐκλεξαμένους.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: ἔδοξεν ἡμῖν γενομένοις ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐκλεξαμένοις ἄνδρας πέμψαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς σὺν τοῖς ἀγαπητοῖς ἡμῶν Βαρναβᾷ καὶ Παύλῳ,
RP2018: ἔδοξεν ἡμῖν γενομένοις ὁμοθυμαδόν, ἐκλεξαμένους ἄνδρας πέμψαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς, σὺν τοῖς ἀγαπητοῖς ἡμῶν Βαρνάβᾳ καὶ Παύλῳ,
TR-Boyd: ἔδοξεν ἡμῖν γενομένοις ὁμοθυμαδόν, ἐκλεξαμένους ἄνδρας πέμψαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς, σὺν τοῖς ἀγαπητοῖς ἡμῶν Βαρνάβᾳ καὶ Παύλῳ,
SCR1894: εδοξεν ημιν γενομενοις ομοθυμαδον εκλεξαμενους ανδρας πεμψαι προς υμας συν τοις αγαπητοις ημων βαρναβα και παυλω

Who and where

👤 Barnabas 👤 Paul◆ Jerusalem Council◆ Second Missionary Journey

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Paul Council Silas Apostolical Council Epistles Apocryphal Gospels Antioch, in Syria Barnabas Antioch Galatians, Epistle to

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Cross-references most cited first

Luke 1:3Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
Acts 15:22Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,
Acts 1:14With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
Acts 15:2And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
2 Peter 3:15Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.
1 Corinthians 1:10I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction.
Galatians 2:9And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
Acts 15:6So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.
Acts 15:35But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.
Acts 15:27–28Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing. It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements:
Romans 16:12Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, women who have worked hard in the Lord. Greet my beloved Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord.
Acts 2:46With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
Colossians 4:9With him I am sending Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.
Ephesians 6:21Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know about me and what I am doing.
Colossians 4:7Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.
Acts 2:1When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.

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