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The Council at Jerusalem

Acts 15:6

In 9 translations

BSB
So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.
KJV
¶ And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.
WEB
The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.
ASV
And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider of this matter.
LSV
And there were gathered together the apostles and the elders, to see about this matter,
YLT
And there were gathered together the apostles and the elders, to see about this matter,
DBY
And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.
DRC
And the apostles and ancients assembled to consider of this matter.
GNV
Then the Apostles and Elders came together to looke to this matter.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read τε (“then”); Tyndale House, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read δὲ (“now”).
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Συνήχθησάν τε οἱ ἀπόστολοι καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ἰδεῖν περὶ τοῦ λόγου τούτου.
RP2018
Συνήχθησαν δὲ οἱ ἀπόστολοι καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ἰδεῖν περὶ τοῦ λόγου τούτου.
TR-Boyd
Συνήχθησαν δὲ οἱ ἀπόστολοι καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ἰδεῖν περὶ τοῦ λόγου τούτου.
SCR1894
συνηχθησαν δε οι αποστολοι και οι πρεσβυτεροι ιδειν περι του λογου τουτου

Who and where

◆ Jerusalem Council◆ Second Missionary Journey

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Proverbs 15:22Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
  • Acts 15:25So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
  • Hebrews 13:7Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
  • Hebrews 13:17Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.
  • Acts 21:18The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.
  • Acts 6:2So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.
  • Acts 15:4On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.
  • Matthew 18:20For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”

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