15 [a]At this time Peter stood up among (A)the brothers and sisters (a group of about 120 [b]people was there together), and said,

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 1:15 Lit In these days
  2. Acts 1:15 Lit names

15 In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about a hundred and twenty)

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Therefore, after being (A)sent on their way by the church, they were passing through both (B)Phoenicia and Samaria, (C)describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and they were bringing great joy to all (D)the brothers and sisters.

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The church sent them on their way, and as they traveled through Phoenicia(A) and Samaria, they told how the Gentiles had been converted.(B) This news made all the believers very glad.

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22 Then it seemed good to (A)the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them to send to (B)Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas who was called Barsabbas, and (C)Silas, leading men among (D)the brothers,

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The Council’s Letter to Gentile Believers

22 Then the apostles and elders,(A) with the whole church, decided to choose some of their own men and send them to Antioch(B) with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas (called Barsabbas) and Silas,(C) men who were leaders among the believers.

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32 (A)Judas and (B)Silas, also being (C)prophets themselves, [a]encouraged and strengthened (D)the brothers and sisters with a lengthy message.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 15:32 Or exhorted

32 Judas and Silas,(A) who themselves were prophets,(B) said much to encourage and strengthen the believers.

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