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Acts 15:30

New Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Acts 15:30 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So they, when they were dismissed, came down to Antioch; and having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

So they, when they were dismissed, came down to Antioch; and having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle.
Acts 15:30 — American Standard Version

Context — Acts 15

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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:
29that ye abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication; from which if ye keep yourselves, it shall be well with you. Fare ye well.
30So they, when they were dismissed, came down to Antioch; and having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle.
31And when they had read it, they rejoiced for the consolation.
32And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.
33And after they had spent some time [there], they were dismissed in peace from the brethren unto those that had sent them forth.
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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
“So when they were dismissed, etc.] That is, Paul and Barnabas, with Judas and Silas, by the apostles, elders, and church at Jerusalem: they came to Antioch; or “came down to Antioch”, as the Alexandrian copy, the Vulgate Latin, and Ethiopic versions read, agreeably to (<441501>Acts 15:1) and when they had gathered the multitude together; the whole church, which consisted of many members; the company, or congregation of the faithful, as the Arabic version renders it: and as Paul and Barnabas were sent by the church at Antioch; and as the letter, which they, with Judas and Silas, brought from Jerusalem, was directed and sent to the brethren at Antioch, it was highly reasonable, and necessary,…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“15:30-31 The believers at Antioch received the decision with great joy that conversion to Judaism and keeping all the requirements of the law of Moses was not required of them. The dispute had been resolved, so the work of teaching and preaching in Antioch could continue unimpeded.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“and: Act 6:2, Act 21:22 delivered: Act 16:4, Act 23:33 Acts 15:31”
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