Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Book of Acts
Chapter 15  -  Read Chapter
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 15:22 DSN -> Synopsis on 15:22 GEB -> Study Notes on 15:22 GSB -> Study Notes on 15:22 JFB -> Commentary on 15:22 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 15:22 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 15:22 OCA -> Commentary on 15:22 PNT -> Commentary on 15:22 RWP -> Study Notes on 15:22 TSK -> Commentary on 15:22 TSK -> Entry for 15:22 WEN -> Notes on 15:22 NTB -> Antioch; Barsabas; Catholicity; Church; Circumcision; Council; Doctrines; Elder; Gentiles; Judas (Jude); Law; Silas; Titus TTT -> Justification before God EBD -> Antioch; James; Judas; Peter; Silas SBD -> Judas; Paul; Silas 15:22 - [In Context] The apostles, F315 the elders, F316 and the whole church (group of believers) wanted to send some men with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. The group decided to choose some of their own men. They chose Judas (also called Barsabbas) and Silas. These men were respected by the brothers {in Jerusalem}.
FOOTNOTES: F315: apostles   The men that Jesus chose to be his special helpers. F316: elders   A group of men chosen to lead a church. Also called "overseers" and "pastors" ("shepherds"), they have the work of caring for God's people. See Acts 20:28; Eph. 4:11; Tit. 1:7,9.

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; OCA - Original Commentary on Acts; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.