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Acts 15:25

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What does Acts 15:25 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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,
Acts 15:25 — American Standard Version

Context — Acts 15

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
22Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; [namely], Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:
23and they wrote [thus] by them, The apostles and the elders, brethren, unto the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting:
24Forasmuch as we have heard that certain who went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls; to whom we gave no commandment;
25it seemed good unto us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
26men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
27We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also shall tell you the same things by word of mouth.
28For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, etc.] Or together; in one place, as the Vulgate Latin and Arabic versions render it; (see <440201>Acts 2:1) though certain it is, that as they were in one place, so they were in one mind; and their unanimity was proper to be mentioned, in order to engage a regard to their advice: to send men chosen unto you; men chosen for this purpose; namely, Judas and Silas: with our beloved Barnabas and Paul; who are commended thus, partly to express their affection to them; and partly to observe the wisdom of the church at Antioch, in sending two such agreeable persons; and chiefly to testify their approbation of the doctrine and conduct of these…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“our beloved Barnabas and Paul--Barnabas is put first here, and in Act 15:12, on account of his former superior position in the church at Jerusalem (see Act 9:27; Act 11:22) --an evidence this that we have the document precisely as written, as also of the credibility of this precious history.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“seemed: Act 15:28; Mat 11:26; Luk 1:3 being: Act 15:6, Act 1:14, Act 2:1, Act 2:46; Co1 1:10 to send: Act 15:22, Act 15:27 our: Rom 16:12; Eph 6:21; Col 4:7, Col 4:9; Plm 1:16; Pe2 3:15 Barnabas: Act 15:2, Act 15:35; Gal 2:9 Acts 15:26”
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