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Leaders as Brothers
Scholars highlight the letter's opening: "The apostles and the elders, brethren..." Many commentators see this as the leaders identifying as brothers to the Gentile believers they are addressing. Instead of a top-down command, this was a "brothers to brothers" communication, modeling humility and unity within the family of God.
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Albert Barnes
On Acts 15:23
18th Century
Theologian
And wrote letters. Greek, Having written. He does not mean that they wrote more than one epistle.
By them. Greek,…
AT Robertson
On Acts 15:23
And they wrote (γραψαντες). First aorist active participle of γραφω and the nominative as if a principal verb επεμψαν had been use…
Charles Ellicott
On Acts 15:23
19th Century
Bishop
And they wrote letters by them.—Literally, wrote letters by their hands. What follows, unless we assume a delibe…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Acts 15:23
With Judas, Silas, Paul, and Barnabas, who were going to Antioch, the Jerusalem church sent a letter, recorded here in Ac 15. The placing of “broth…
John Gill
On Acts 15:23
17th Century
Pastor
And wrote letters by them after this manner
Not that they made use of them as their amanuenses, to write their lette…
Matthew Henry
On Acts 15:22–35
17th Century
Minister
Authorized to declare they were directed by the immediate influence of the Holy Spirit, the apostles and disciples were assured that it seemed good…