Charles Ellicott Commentary Acts 15:25

"it seemed good unto us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul," — Acts 15:25 (ASV)

Being assembled with one accord.—Literally, being of one mind, unanimously.

To send chosen men to you.—Literally, to choose men and send them to you. The men are, of course, Barsabas and Silas.

With our beloved Barnabas and Paul.—The order in which the names stand is, perhaps, characteristic of the Church of Jerusalem, to whom Barnabas was still the more conspicuous teacher of the two. The way in which the two are named may be taken as illustrating St. Paul’s statement that the pillars of the Church of Jerusalem gave to him and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship (Galatians 2:9).