Charles Ellicott Commentary Acts 15:32

"And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them." — Acts 15:32 (ASV)

Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves.—See Note on Acts 15:22.

Exhorted.—The verb is that from which the Greek word for “consolation” was formed, and includes that meaning here. This was the chief end to which the gift of prophecy was directed. The two teachers thus showed that they had not come only as formal representatives of the Church in Jerusalem, but took a personal interest in the work. Their work was the very reverse of those who had previously come from Judea, subverting the souls of the disciples (Acts 15:24).