1 And some men came down from Judeaand*Here "and" is supplied because the previous participle ("came down") has been translated as a finite verbbegan teaching*The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here ("began teaching")the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom prescribed by Moses, you cannot be saved." 2 And after*Here "after" is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle ("was")there was no little strife and debate by Pauland Barnabasagainst them, they appointed Pauland Barnabasand some others from among them to go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalemconcerning this issue. 3 So they were sent on their way by the church, and*Here "and" is supplied because the previous participle ("were sent on their way") has been translated as a finite verbpassed through both Phoeniciaand Samaria, telling in detail the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers. 4 And when they*Here "when" is supplied as a component of the participle ("arrived") which is understood as temporalarrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and reported all that God had done with them. 5 But some of those who had believed from the party of the Pharisees stood up, saying, "It is necessary to circumcise them and to command them*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translationto observe the law of Moses!"
6 Both the apostles and the elders assembled to deliberate concerning this matter. 7 And after*Here "after" is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle ("was")there was much debate, Peterstood up and*Here "and" is supplied because the previous participle ("stood up") has been translated as a finite verbsaid to them, "Men and brothers, you know that in the early daysOr "from ancient days"God chose among you through my mouth that the Gentiles should hear the message of the gospel and believe. 8 And God, who knows the heart, testified to them by*Here "by" is supplied as a component of the participle ("giving") which is understood as meansgiving them*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translationthe Holy Spirit, just as he also did to us. 9 And he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith. 10 So now why are you putting God to the test by*Here "by" is supplied as a component of the infinitive ("placing") which is understood as meansplacing on the neck of the disciples a yoke that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? 11 But we believe we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus in the sameLiterally "which"way those also are." 12 And the whole group became silent and listened to Barnabasand Pauldescribing all the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them. 13 And after they had stopped speaking, Jamesanswered, saying, "Men and brothers, listen to me! 14 Simeonhas described how God first concerned himself to take from among the Gentiles a people for his name. 15 And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written:
16 ‘After these things I will return
and build up again the tent of Davidthat has fallen,
and the parts of it that had been torn down I will build up again
and will restore it,
17 so that the rest of humanity may seek the Lord,
even all the GentilesThe same Greek word can be translated "nations" or "Gentiles" depending on the contextwho are called by my name,Literally "on whom my name has been called on them"
says the Lord,A quotation from Amos 9:11–12who makes these things 18 known from of old.’The last phrase of v. 17 and all of v. 18 is an allusion to Isa 45:21
19 Therefore I conclude we should not cause difficulty for those from among the Gentiles who turn to God, 20 but we should write a letter to them to abstain from the pollution of idols and from sexual immorality and from what has been strangled and from blood. 21 For Moseshas those who proclaim him in every city from ancient generations, because he*Here "because" is supplied as a component of the participle ("is read aloud") which is understood as causalis read aloud in the synagogues on every Sabbath."
The Letter from the Council
22 Then it seemed best to the apostles and the elders, together with the whole church, to send men chosen from among them to Antiochwith Pauland Barnabas—Judaswho was called Barsabbasand Silas, men who were leaders among the brothers—23 writing this letter*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translationto be delivered by them:Literally "by their hand"
The apostles and the elders, brothers.
To the brothers who are from among the Gentiles in Antiochand Syriaand Cilicia.
Greetings!
24 Because we have heard that some have gone out from among us—to whom we gave no orders—and*Here "and" is supplied because the previous participle ("have gone out") has been translated as a finite verbhave thrown you into confusion by words upsetting your minds,Literally "souls"25 it seemed best to us, having reached a unanimous decision,Literally "having become of one mind"and*Here "and" is supplied in keeping with English stylehaving chosen men, to send them*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translationto you together with our dear friends Barnabasand Paul, 26 men who have risked their lives on behalf of the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27 Therefore we have sent Judasand Silas, and they will report the same things by word of mouth. 28 For it seemed best to the Holy Spirit and to us to place on you no greater burden except these necessary things: 29 that you abstain from food sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you*Here "if" is supplied as a component of the participle ("keep") which is understood as conditionalkeep yourselves from these thingsLiterally "which things"you will do well.
Farewell.
The Letter Is Delivered to Antioch
30 So when*Here "when" is supplied as a component of the participle ("were sent off") which is understood as temporalthey were sent off, they came down to Antioch, and after*Here "after" is supplied as a component of the participle ("calling together") which is understood as temporalcalling together the community, they delivered the letter. 31 And when they*Here "when" is supplied as a component of the participle ("read … aloud") which is understood as temporalread it*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translationaloud, they rejoiced at the encouragement. 32 Both Judasand Silas, who were also prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers by a long message. 33 And after*Here "after" is supplied as a component of the participle ("spending") which is understood as temporalspending some time, they were sent away in peace from the brothers to those who had sent them.A few later manuscripts add v. 34, "But Silas decided to stay there."35 But Pauland Barnabasremained in Antiochteaching and proclaiming the word of the Lord with many others also.
Paul and Barnabas Disagree and Part Company
36 And after some days, Paulsaid to Barnabas, "Come then,let us return and*Here "and" is supplied because the previous participle ("return") has been translated as a finite verbvisit the brothers in every town in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing." 37 Now Barnabaswanted to take Johnwho was called Markalong also, 38 but Paulheld the opinion they should not take this one along, who departed from them in Pamphyliaand did not accompany them in the work. 39 And a sharp disagreement took place, so that they separated from one another. And Barnabastook along Markand*Here "and" is supplied because the previous participle ("took along") has been translated as a finite verbsailed away to Cyprus, 40 but Paulchose Silasand*Here "and" is supplied because the previous participle ("chose") has been translated as a finite verbdeparted, after*Here "after" is supplied as a component of the participle ("being commended") which is understood as temporalbeing commended to the grace of the Lord by the brothers. 41 And he traveled through Syriaand Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
Lugar Bíblico
Região / Território
Judea
Hoje: Judea (Southern Israel)
ἸουδαίαIoudaiaיְהוּדָהyehudah
Judea is the land where Bethlehem is located, the town where Jesus was born during the time of King Herod. Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and there the Jews sought to kill Jesus (Matthew 2:1).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Barnabas, a Levite of Cyprus, brought Saul to the apostles and was sent by the church in Jerusalem to Antioch, where he was a prophet and teacher; an apostle like Paul, he reported with him the signs God had done among the Gentiles (Acts 15:12).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Barnabas, a Levite of Cyprus, brought Saul to the apostles and was sent by the church in Jerusalem to Antioch, where he was a prophet and teacher; an apostle like Paul, he reported with him the signs God had done among the Gentiles (Acts 15:12).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Phoenicia was one of the lands, along with Cyprus and Antioch, reached by those scattered by the persecution that followed Stephen’s death; they spread the word only among Jews (Acts 11:19).
Samaria is the region Jesus passed through and where, in a city, Philip preached the Christ; when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John (Acts 8:14).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Peter, called Simon, a fisherman of Galilee, was one of the twelve apostles; he confessed Jesus as the Christ, denied him three times, and later preached at Pentecost (Matthew 16:16).
Barnabas, a Levite of Cyprus, brought Saul to the apostles and was sent by the church in Jerusalem to Antioch, where he was a prophet and teacher; an apostle like Paul, he reported with him the signs God had done among the Gentiles (Acts 15:12).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Peter, called Simon, a fisherman of Galilee, was one of the twelve apostles; he confessed Jesus as the Christ, denied him three times, and later preached at Pentecost (Matthew 16:16).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Antioch is the city where the disciples were called Christians first. Barnabas and Saul spent a whole year there meeting with the church and teaching great numbers of people (Acts 11:26).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Barnabas, a Levite of Cyprus, brought Saul to the apostles and was sent by the church in Jerusalem to Antioch, where he was a prophet and teacher; an apostle like Paul, he reported with him the signs God had done among the Gentiles (Acts 15:12).
Silas was a leading man among the brothers, also a prophet, sent to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. Later Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord (Acts 15:40).
Antioch is the city where the disciples were called Christians first. Barnabas and Saul spent a whole year there meeting with the church and teaching great numbers of people (Acts 11:26).
Syria is the region throughout which news about Jesus spread, and people brought to him the sick, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and he healed them (Matthew 4:24).
Barnabas, a Levite of Cyprus, brought Saul to the apostles and was sent by the church in Jerusalem to Antioch, where he was a prophet and teacher; an apostle like Paul, he reported with him the signs God had done among the Gentiles (Acts 15:12).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Silas was a leading man among the brothers, also a prophet, sent to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. Later Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord (Acts 15:40).
Antioch is the city where the disciples were called Christians first. Barnabas and Saul spent a whole year there meeting with the church and teaching great numbers of people (Acts 11:26).
Silas was a leading man among the brothers, also a prophet, sent to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. Later Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord (Acts 15:40).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Barnabas, a Levite of Cyprus, brought Saul to the apostles and was sent by the church in Jerusalem to Antioch, where he was a prophet and teacher; an apostle like Paul, he reported with him the signs God had done among the Gentiles (Acts 15:12).
Antioch is the city where the disciples were called Christians first. Barnabas and Saul spent a whole year there meeting with the church and teaching great numbers of people (Acts 11:26).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Barnabas, a Levite of Cyprus, brought Saul to the apostles and was sent by the church in Jerusalem to Antioch, where he was a prophet and teacher; an apostle like Paul, he reported with him the signs God had done among the Gentiles (Acts 15:12).
Barnabas, a Levite of Cyprus, brought Saul to the apostles and was sent by the church in Jerusalem to Antioch, where he was a prophet and teacher; an apostle like Paul, he reported with him the signs God had done among the Gentiles (Acts 15:12).
Mark, also called John, assisted Barnabas and Paul on their journey to Cyprus and Pamphylia, but left them at Perga and returned to Jerusalem; later, Barnabas took him along to Cyprus (Acts 15:39).
Mark, also called John, assisted Barnabas and Paul on their journey to Cyprus and Pamphylia, but left them at Perga and returned to Jerusalem; later, Barnabas took him along to Cyprus (Acts 15:39).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Pamphylia is the region where Perga is located, a city to which Paul and his companions sailed from Paphos, and where John left them and returned to Jerusalem (Acts 13:13).
Barnabas, a Levite of Cyprus, brought Saul to the apostles and was sent by the church in Jerusalem to Antioch, where he was a prophet and teacher; an apostle like Paul, he reported with him the signs God had done among the Gentiles (Acts 15:12).
Mark, also called John, assisted Barnabas and Paul on their journey to Cyprus and Pamphylia, but left them at Perga and returned to Jerusalem; later, Barnabas took him along to Cyprus (Acts 15:39).
Cyprus is the homeland of Joseph the Levite, called Barnabas, and of Mnason, an early disciple; those sent by the Holy Spirit sailed there from Seleucia (Acts 13:4).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Silas was a leading man among the brothers, also a prophet, sent to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. Later Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord (Acts 15:40).
Syria is the region throughout which news about Jesus spread, and people brought to him the sick, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and he healed them (Matthew 4:24).