When they had read it (αναγνοντες). Second aorist active participle of αναγινωσκω. Public reading, of course, to the church.

They rejoiced for the consolation. They acquiesced in the decision of the apostles and elders, and rejoiced that they were not to be subje…

They rejoiced for the consolation.—We ought not to forget that the letter was probably read out by one who was himself emphaticall…

At Antioch of Syria the delegation on returning from Jerusalem “gathered the church together and delivered the letter,” with Judas and Silas saying…

They rejoiced over the consolation (Acts 15:31). Since the epistle is so short and contains nothing but a bare narration, what…

Which when they had read
That is, when the brethren of the church at Antioch had read the letter delivered to them; …

Authorized to declare they were directed by the immediate influence of the Holy Spirit, the apostles and disciples were a ured that it seemed good …