Albert Barnes Commentary Acts 15:4

"And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church and the apostles and the elders, and they rehearsed all things that God had done with them." — Acts 15:4 (ASV)

They were received of the church. By the church, in a hospitable and friendly manner. They were acknowledged as Christian brethren, and received with Christian kindness. See Galatians 2:9.

And they declared. Paul and Barnabas, and those with them. That is, they stated the case: the remarkable conversion of the Gentiles, the evidence of their piety, and the origin of the present dispute.

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