KJV King James Version
It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
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Acts 15:25
It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
WEB World English Bible
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 American Standard Version
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,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
it seemed good to us, having come together with one accord, chosen men to send unto you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul—
Surrounding context — Acts 15
22 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:
23 And they wrote [letters] by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren [send] greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:
24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, [Ye must] be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no [such] commandment:
25 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell [you] the same things by mouth.
28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἔδοξενG1380 · dokeōto thinkἡμῖνG3165 · memeγενομένοιςG1096 · ginomaito beὁμοθυμαδὸνG3661 · homothumadonunitedἐκλεξαμένοιςG1586 · eklegōto selectἄνδραςG435 · anērmanπέμψαιG3992 · pempōto sendπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withὑμᾶςG4771 · suyouσὺνG4862 · sunwithτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀγαπητοῖςG27 · agapētosbelovedἡμῶνG3165 · memeΒαρναβᾷG921 · BarnabasBarnabasκαὶG2532 · kaiandΠαύλῳ,G3972 · PaulosPaul
Cross-references
2 Peter 3:15And account [that] the longsuffering of our Lord [is] salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;Acts 1:14These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.Acts 15:22Then 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:Luke 1:3It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,Acts 15:2When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.Acts 2:46And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,Ephesians 6:21But that ye also may know my affairs, [and] how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:Colossians 4:7All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, [who is] a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:Galatians 2:9And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we [should go] unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.Matthew 11:26Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.Philemon 1:16Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?1 Corinthians 1:10Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and [that] there be no divisions among you; but [that] ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.Acts 15:27-28We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell [you] the same things by mouth.Colossians 4:9With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is [one] of you. They shall make known unto you all things which [are done] here.Acts 15:35Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.Acts 2:1And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.Acts 15:6And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.Romans 16:12Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.
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