Acts 15:35

THE MESSAGE

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.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But Paul and Barnabas, along with many others, remained in Antioch, teaching and proclaiming the word of the Lord.

King James Version (1611)
Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

King James Version
Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

English Standard Version
But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

New American Standard Bible
But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

New Century Version
But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch and, along with many others, preached the Good News and taught the people the message of the Lord.

Amplified Bible
But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, and with many others also continued teaching and proclaiming the good news, the word of the Lord [concerning eternal salvation through faith in Christ].

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching with many others also, the word of the Lord.

Legacy Standard Bible
But Paul and Barnabas spent a long time in Antioch, teaching and preaching with many others also, the word of the Lord.

Berean Standard Bible
But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.

Complete Jewish Bible
But Sha'ul and Bar-Nabba stayed in Antioch, where they and many others taught and proclaimed the Good News of the message about the Lord.

Darby Translation
And Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and announcing the glad tidings, with many others also, of the word of the Lord.

Easy-to-Read Version
But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch. They and many others taught the believers and told other people the Good News about the Lord.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antiochia, teaching and preaching with many other, the worde of the Lord.

George Lamsa Translation
Paul also and Bar''na-bas remained in An''ti-och, teaching and preaching the word of God, with many others also.

Good News Translation
Paul and Barnabas spent some time in Antioch, and together with many others they taught and preached the word of the Lord.

Lexham English Bible
But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch teaching and proclaiming the word of the Lord with many others also.

Literal Translation
And Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and announcing the gospel, the Word of the Lord, with many others also.

American Standard Version
But Paul and Barnabas tarried in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

Bible in Basic English
But Paul and Barnabas kept on in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of God, with a number of others.

Hebrew Names Version
But Sha'ul and Bar-Nabba stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

International Standard Version
Both Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch and taught and proclaimed the word of the Lord, as did many others.Acts 13:1;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
BUT Paulos and Bar Naba remained in Antiokia, and taught and preached, with many others, the word of Aloha.

Murdock Translation
Paul also and Barnabas remained at Antioch; and they taught and proclaimed, with many others, the word of God.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioche, teachyng and preachyng the worde of the Lorde, with other many.

English Revised Version
But Paul and Barnabas tarried in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

World English Bible
But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Paul also and Barnabas abode in Antioch, teaching and preaching with many others also the word of the Lord.

Weymouth's New Testament
But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and, in company with many others, telling the Good News of the Lord's Message.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Poul and Barnabas dwelten at Antioche, techinge and prechinge the word of the Lord, with othere manye.

Update Bible Version
But Paul and Barnabas tarried in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

Webster's Bible Translation
Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

New English Translation
But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and proclaiming (along with many others) the word of the Lord.

New King James Version
Paul and Barnabas also remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

New Living Translation
Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch. They and many others taught and preached the word of the Lord there.

New Life Bible
Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch. With the help of many others, they preached and taught the Word of God.

New Revised Standard
But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, and there, with many others, they taught and proclaimed the word of the Lord.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, Paul and Barnabas, tarried in Antioch, teaching and telling the joyful tidings, - along with many others also, - of the word of the Lord.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Paul and Barnabas continued at Antioch, teaching and preaching, with many others, the word of the Lord.

Revised Standard Version
But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Paul and Barnabas continued in Antioche teachynge and preachynge the worde of the Lorde with other many.

Young's Literal Translation
And Paul and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and proclaiming good news -- with many others also -- the word of the Lord;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Paul and Barnabas cotynued at Antioche, teachinge and preachinge the worde of the LORDE, with other many.

Mace New Testament (1729)
where Paul and Barnabas continued, teaching and preaching the doctrine of the Lord, with many others.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch and taught folks how to ride for the Lord.

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

continued: Acts 13:1, Acts 14:28

teaching: Acts 28:31, Matthew 28:19, Matthew 28:20, Colossians 1:28, 1 Timothy 2:7, 2 Timothy 4:2

Reciprocal: Acts 9:27 - Barnabas Acts 11:19 - Antioch Acts 11:22 - and they Acts 15:25 - Barnabas Acts 18:22 - he went 1 Corinthians 14:36 - came

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch,.... As well as Silas: teaching and preaching the word of the Lord; the Gospel of Christ; not the word of men, but the word of the Lord, of which he is both the author and subject: this they preached in season, and out of season, with power, purity, plainness, and faithfulness.

And many others also; who either came along with them from Jerusalem, when they brought the letter from thence, or were here before; who came hither upon the persecution raised at the death of Stephen, Acts 11:19 or they were the prophets which afterwards came from Jerusalem thither, Acts 11:27 such as Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, Acts 13:1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Paul also, and Barnabas, continued in Antioch - How long a time is unknown. It is probable that at this time the unhappy incident occurred between Paul and Peter which is recorded in Galatians 2:11-14.