Acts 15:27

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Therefore we have sent Judas and Silas, who will personally report the same things by word of mouth.

King James Version (1611)
Wee haue sent therefore Iudas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.

King James Version
We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.

English Standard Version
We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth.

New American Standard Bible
Therefore, we have sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will also report the same things by word of mouth.

New Century Version
So we are sending Judas and Silas, who will tell you the same things.

Amplified Bible
So we have sent Judas and Silas, who will report by word of mouth the same things [that we decided in our meeting].

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Therefore we have sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will also report the same things by word of mouth.

Legacy Standard Bible
Therefore we have sent Judas and Silas, and they themselves will report the same things by word of mouth.

Berean Standard Bible
Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing you.

Contemporary English Version
We are also sending Judas and Silas, who will tell you in person the same things that we are writing.

Complete Jewish Bible
So we have sent Y'hudah and Sila, and they will confirm in person what we are writing.

Darby Translation
We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves also will tell you by word [of mouth] the same things.

Easy-to-Read Version
So we have sent Judas and Silas with them. They will tell you the same things.

Geneva Bible (1587)
We haue therefore sent Iudas and Silas, which shall also tell you ye same things by mouth.

George Lamsa Translation
And we have sent with them Judas and Silas, so that they may tell you the same things by word of mouth.

Good News Translation
We send you, then, Judas and Silas, who will tell you in person the same things we are writing.

Lexham English Bible
Therefore we have sent Judas and Silas, and they will report the same things by word of mouth.

Literal Translation
Therefore, we have sent Judas and Silas, they by word also announcing the same things.

American Standard Version
We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also shall tell you the same things by word of mouth.

Bible in Basic English
And so we have sent Judas and Silas, who will say the same things to you themselves, by word of mouth.

Hebrew Names Version
We have sent therefore Yehudah and Sila, who themselves will also tell you the same things by word of mouth.

International Standard Version
We have therefore sent Judas and Silas to tell you the same things by word of mouth.

Etheridge Translation
And we have sent with them Jihuda and Shilo, that by word they may tell you the same things.

Murdock Translation
And we have sent with them Jude and Silas, that they may tell you the same things orally.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
We haue sent therefore Iudas and Silas, which shall also tell you ye same thynges by mouth.

English Revised Version
We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also shall tell you the same things by word of mouth.

World English Bible
We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves will also tell you the same things by word of mouth.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who will also tell you the same things by mouth.

Weymouth's New Testament
We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who are themselves bringing you the same message by word of mouth.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor we senten Judas and Silas, and thei schulen telle the same thingis to you bi wordis.

Update Bible Version
We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also shall tell you the same things by word of mouth.

Webster's Bible Translation
We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who will also tell [you] the same things by mouth.

New English Translation
Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas who will tell you these things themselves in person.

New King James Version
We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who will also report the same things by word of mouth.

New Living Translation
We are sending Judas and Silas to confirm what we have decided concerning your question.

New Life Bible
So now we send Judas and Silas to you. They will tell you the same things.

New Revised Standard
We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
We have sent, therefore, Judas and Silas, who also, themselves, by word of mouth, can tell you the same things.

Douay-Rheims Bible
We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also will, by word of mouth, tell you the same things.

Revised Standard Version
We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
We have sent therfore Iudas and Sylas which shall also tell you the same thinges by mouth.

Young's Literal Translation
we have sent, therefore, Judas and Silas, and they by word are telling the same things.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Therfore haue we sent Iudas and Sylas, which shal also tell you the same with wordes.

Mace New Testament (1729)
we therefore send Judas and Silas to inform you in person of this affair.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Judas and Silas will confirm what we've come up with regarding those other fellow's wrong teachings.

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

Judas: Acts 15:22

who: 2 John 1:12, 3 John 1:13

mouth: Gr. word

Reciprocal: Acts 15:25 - to send Acts 17:4 - Silas 1 Thessalonians 1:1 - Silvanus

Gill's Notes on the Bible

We have sent therefore Judas and Silas,.... The chosen men before mentioned,

who shall also tell you the same things by mouth; as are written in these letters; which would both confirm and explain things unto them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The same things - The same things that we wrote to you They will confirm all by their own statements.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 15:27. Judas and Silas - shall - tell you the same things — These were proofs that the testimony of Paul and Barnabas was true; and that the letter was not forged, as they could witness the same things which the letter contained.