Acts 15:26

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

King James Version (1611)
Men that haue hazarded their liues for the Name of our Lord Iesus Christ.

King James Version
Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

English Standard Version
men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

New American Standard Bible
men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

New Century Version
people who have given their lives to serve our Lord Jesus Christ.

Amplified Bible
men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Legacy Standard Bible
men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Berean Standard Bible
men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Contemporary English Version
These men have risked their lives for our Lord Jesus Christ.

Complete Jewish Bible
who have dedicated their lives to upholding the name of our Lord, Yeshua the Messiah.

Darby Translation
men who have given up their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Easy-to-Read Version
Barnabas and Paul have given their lives to serve our Lord Jesus Christ.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Men that haue giuen vp their liues for the Name of our Lord Iesus Christ.

George Lamsa Translation
Men who have dedicated their lives for the name of our LORD Jesus Christ.

Good News Translation
who have risked their lives in the service of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Lexham English Bible
men who have risked their lives on behalf of the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Literal Translation
men who have given up their souls on behalf of the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

American Standard Version
men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Bible in Basic English
Men who have given up their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Hebrew Names Version
men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah.

International Standard Version
who have risked their lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.Acts 13:50; 14:19; 1 Corinthians 15:30; 2 Corinthians 11:23,26;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
men who have delivered their lives for the sake of the name of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.

Murdock Translation
men who have given up their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Messiah.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Men that haue ieoparded their lyues, for ye name of our Lorde Iesus Christe.

English Revised Version
men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

World English Bible
men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, Men that have hazarded their lives, for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Weymouth's New Testament
who have endangered their very lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
men that yauen her lyues for the name of oure Lord Jhesu Crist.

Update Bible Version
men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Webster's Bible Translation
Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

New English Translation
who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

New King James Version
men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

New Living Translation
who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

New Life Bible
Their lives have been in danger for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

New Revised Standard
who have risked their lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
men who have given up their lives in behalf of the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Men that have given their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Revised Standard Version
men who have risked their lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
men that have ieoperded their lyves for the name of oure Lorde Iesus Christ.

Young's Literal Translation
men who have given up their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ --

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
men that haue ioperded their lyues for ye name of oure LORDE Iesus Christ.

Mace New Testament (1729)
men that have exposed their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Simplified Cowboy Version
who have risked their lives for Jesus Christ, so you will know this is from us.

Contextual Overview

²²Everyone agreed: apostles, leaders, all the people. They picked Judas (nicknamed Barsabbas) and Silas—they both carried considerable weight in the church—and sent them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas with this letter: From the apostles and leaders, your friends, to our friends in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Hello! ²⁴We heard that some men from our church went to you and said things that confused and upset you. Mind you, they had no authority from us; we didn't send them. We have agreed unanimously to pick representatives and send them to you with our good friends Barnabas and Paul. We picked men we knew you could trust, Judas and Silas—they've looked death in the face time and again for the sake of our Master Jesus Christ. We've sent them to confirm in a face-to-face meeting with you what we've written. ²⁸It seemed to the Holy Spirit and to us that you should not be saddled with any crushing burden, but be responsible only for these bare necessities: Be careful not to get involved in activities connected with idols; avoid serving food offensive to Jewish Christians (blood, for instance); and guard the morality of sex and marriage. These guidelines are sufficient to keep relations congenial between us. And God be with you! ³⁰And so off they went to Antioch. On arrival, they gathered the church and read the letter. The people were greatly relieved and pleased. Judas and Silas, good preachers both of them, strengthened their new friends with many words of courage and hope. Then it was time to go home. They were sent off by their new friends with laughter and embraces all around to report back to those who had sent them. Paul and Barnabas stayed on in Antioch, teaching and preaching the Word of God. But they weren't alone. There were a number of teachers and preachers at that time in Antioch. After a few days of this, Paul said to Barnabas, "Let's go back and visit all our friends in each of the towns where we preached the Word of God. Let's see how they're doing." Barnabas wanted to take John along, the John nicknamed Mark. But Paul wouldn't have him; he wasn't about to take along a quitter who, as soon as the going got tough, had jumped ship on them in Pamphylia. Tempers flared, and they ended up going their separate ways: Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus; Paul chose Silas and, offered up by their friends to the grace of the Master, went to Syria and Cilicia to build up muscle and sinew in those congregations. ³⁴To Let Outsiders Inside It wasn't long before some Jews showed up from Judea insisting that everyone be circumcised: "If you're not circumcised in the Mosaic fashion, you can't be saved." Paul and Barnabas were up on their feet at once in fierce protest. The church decided to resolve the matter by sending Paul, Barnabas, and a few others to put it before the apostles and leaders in Jerusalem. After they were sent off and on their way, they told everyone they met as they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria about the breakthrough to the non-Jewish outsiders. Everyone who heard the news cheered—it was terrific news! When they got to Jerusalem, Paul and Barnabas were graciously received by the whole church, including the apostles and leaders. They reported on their recent journey and how God had used them to open things up to the outsiders. Some Pharisees stood up to say their piece. They had become believers, but continued to hold to the hard party line of the Pharisees. "You have to circumcise the pagan converts," they said. "You must make them keep the Law of Moses." The apostles and leaders called a special meeting to consider the matter. The arguments went on and on, back and forth, getting more and more heated. Then Peter took the floor: "Friends, you well know that from early on God made it quite plain that he wanted the pagans to hear the Message of this good news and embrace it—and not in any secondhand or roundabout way, but firsthand, straight from my mouth. And God, who can't be fooled by any pretense on our part but always knows a person's thoughts, gave them the Holy Spirit exactly as he gave him to us. He treated the outsiders exactly as he treated us, beginning at the very center of who they were and working from that center outward, cleaning up their lives as they trusted and believed him. "So why are you now trying to out-god God, loading these new believers down with rules that crushed our ancestors and crushed us, too? Don't we believe that we are saved because the Master Jesus amazingly and out of sheer generosity moved to save us just as he did those from beyond our nation? So what are we arguing about?" There was dead silence. No one said a word. With the room quiet, Barnabas and Paul reported matter-of-factly on the miracles and wonders God had done among the other nations through their ministry. The silence deepened; you could hear a pin drop. James broke the silence. "Friends, listen. Simeon has told us the story of how God at the very outset made sure that racial outsiders were included. This is in perfect agreement with the words of the prophets: After this, I'm coming back; I'll rebuild David's ruined house; I'll put all the pieces together again; I'll make it look like new So outsiders who seek will find, so they'll have a place to come to, All the pagan peoples included in what I'm doing. "God said it and now he's doing it. It's no afterthought; he's always known he would do this. "So here is my decision: We're not going to unnecessarily burden non-Jewish people who turn to the Master. We'll write them a letter and tell them, ‘Be careful to not get involved in activities connected with idols, to guard the morality of sex and marriage, to not serve food offensive to Jewish Christians—blood, for instance.' This is basic wisdom from Moses, preached and honored for centuries now in city after city as we have met and kept the Sabbath." Everyone agreed: apostles, leaders, all the people. They picked Judas (nicknamed Barsabbas) and Silas—they both carried considerable weight in the church—and sent them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas with this letter: From the apostles and leaders, your friends, to our friends in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Hello! We heard that some men from our church went to you and said things that confused and upset you. Mind you, they had no authority from us; we didn't send them. We have agreed unanimously to pick representatives and send them to you with our good friends Barnabas and Paul. We picked men we knew you could trust, Judas and Silas—they've looked death in the face time and again for the sake of our Master Jesus Christ. We've sent them to confirm in a face-to-face meeting with you what we've written. It seemed to the Holy Spirit and to us that you should not be saddled with any crushing burden, but be responsible only for these bare necessities: Be careful not to get involved in activities connected with idols; avoid serving food offensive to Jewish Christians (blood, for instance); and guard the morality of sex and marriage. These guidelines are sufficient to keep relations congenial between us. And God be with you! And so off they went to Antioch. On arrival, they gathered the church and read the letter. The people were greatly relieved and pleased. Judas and Silas, good preachers both of them, strengthened their new friends with many words of courage and hope. Then it was time to go home. They were sent off by their new friends with laughter and embraces all around to report back to those who had sent them. ³⁵ Paul and Barnabas stayed on in Antioch, teaching and preaching the Word of God. But they weren't alone. There were a number of teachers and preachers at that time in Antioch.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

hazarded: Acts 13:50, Acts 14:19, Judges 5:18, 1 Corinthians 15:30, 2 Corinthians 11:23-27, Philippians 2:29, Philippians 2:30

Reciprocal: Acts 9:27 - Barnabas Acts 16:19 - they Galatians 2:7 - when

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Men that have hazarded their lives,.... As at Antioch, in Pisidia, where a persecution was raised against them, and they were expelled out of the coasts of that place; and at Lystra, where Paul was stoned, and left for dead, Acts 13:50 and this they did, not for any sinister and selfish ends, for any worldly gain, or vain glory, and popular applause, but

for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; for the sake of his Gospel, and the enlargement of his interest, and kingdom in the world; and therefore were worthy of esteem, and ought to be regarded and attended to, and greatly to be preferred to false teachers; who only sought themselves, their worldly honour, and ease, and would sacrifice nothing, nor hazard anything, for the sake of Christ.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Men that have hazarded their lives ... - See Acts 14:0: This was a noble testimony to the character of Barnabas and Paul. It was a commendation of them to the confidence of the churches, and an implied expression that they wished their authority to be regarded in the establishment and organization of the church.

For the name - In the cause of the Lord Jesus.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 15:26. Men that have hazarded their lives — This was a high character of Paul and Barnabas: they had already suffered much in the cause of Christ, and exposed their lives to the most imminent danger, and were intent on the same work, notwithstanding the increasing dangers in the way.