Acts 15:6

“And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations

¶ And the Apostles & Elders came together for to consider of this matter.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

The apostles and the elders came together to look into this matter.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider of this matter.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And the Apostles and the rulers of the church came together and gave thought to the question.
- Basic English Bible

And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.
- Darby Bible

And the apostles and elders came together to consider of this matter.
- Webster's Bible

Then the Apostles and Elders met to consider the matter;
- Weymouth Bible

The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.
- World English Bible

And the apostlis and eldre men camen togidre, to se of `this word.
- Wycliffe Bible

And there were gathered together the apostles and the elders, to see about this matter,
- Youngs Literal Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for Acts 15:6


15:4 They were received - That is solemnly welcomed.

15:5 But certain Pharisees - For even believers are apt to retain their former turn of mind, and prejudices derived therefrom. The law of Moses - The whole law, both moral and ritual.

15:7 After much debate - It does not appear that this was among the apostles themselves. But if it had, if they themselves had debated at first, yet might their final decision be from an unerring direction. For how really soever they were inspired, we need not suppose their inspiration was always so instantaneous and express, as to supersede any deliberation in their own minds, or any consultation with each other. Peter rose up - This is the last time he is mentioned in the Acts.

15:8 God bare them witness - That he had accepted them, by giving them the Holy Ghost.


People's Bible Notes for Acts 15:6


Ac 15:6 The apostles and elders came together. A meeting of the apostles and the elders of Jerusalem was called. It was in the year A.D. 51, about twenty years after the ascension of Christ. One apostle had suffered martyrdom; eleven, including Matthias, remained, though some might have been in distant parts. James, the "brother of the Lord" (Ga 1:19), though not one of the Twelve, was a chief man now in the Jerusalem church, and is often spoken of by historians as its pastor, or bishop. Though his sentiment decided the question this day, he has been regarded as a leader of the Judaizing Christians. See Ga 2:12.

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