Acts 15:30-35
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Outcome of the Jerusalem Letter
30 Then, being sent off, they went down to Antioch, and after gathering the assembly, they delivered the letter. 31 When they read it, they rejoiced because of its encouragement. 32 Both Judas and Silas, who were also prophets themselves, encouraged the brothers and strengthened them with a long message.(A) 33 After spending some time there, they were sent back in peace(B) by the brothers to those who had sent them.[a][b] 35 But Paul and Barnabas, along with many others, remained in Antioch teaching and proclaiming the message of the Lord.(C)
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- Acts 15:33 Other mss read the brothers to the apostles
- Acts 15:33 Other mss add v. 34: But Silas decided to stay there.
Acts 15:30-35
Lexham English Bible
The Letter Is Delivered to Antioch
30 So when[a] they were sent off, they came down to Antioch, and after[b] calling together the community, they delivered the letter. 31 And when they[c] read it[d] aloud, they rejoiced at the encouragement. 32 Both Judas and Silas, who were also prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers by a long message. 33 And after[e] spending some time, they were sent away in peace from the brothers to those who had sent them.[f] 35 But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch teaching and proclaiming the word of the Lord with many others also.
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- Acts 15:30 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“were sent off”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 15:30 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“calling together”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 15:31 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“read … aloud”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 15:31 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 15:33 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“spending”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 15:33 A few later manuscripts add v. 34, “But Silas decided to stay there.”
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