Acts 15:37 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | RSV

But Paul thought best not to take with them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphyl'ia, and had not gone with them to the work.

Commentaries

19th Century

Southern Baptist

19th Century

Was minded to take with them (εβουλετο συνπαραλαβειν). Imperfect middle (εβουλετο), not aorist middle εβουλευσατο of the Textus Re…

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

And Barnabas determined. Greek: willed, or was disposed to ebouleusato.

John, etc. (See Barnes on Acts 12:12).

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Barnabas determined.—The Greek verb is hardly so strong, better, was minded. The ties of relationship led the uncle, or c…

20th Century

John Mark, Barnabas’s cousin (cf. Colossians 4:10), probably became convinced of the appropriateness of Paul’s Gentile policy by the act…

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

And Barnabas gave counsel. Luke here records that sorrowful disagreement which ought to make all the godly afraid for good reason. The par…

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And Barnabas determined Or consulted, and contrived in his own mind, and purposed within himself; the Alexandrian copy, a…

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Here we have a private quarrel between two ministers, no less than Paul and Barnabas, yet it was made to end well. Barnabas wished his nephew John …

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