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Because we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, `You must be circumcised and keep the law,` to whom we gave no commandment;
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They Don't Speak for Us
The Jerusalem council makes it unequivocally clear that the Judaizers who troubled the Antioch church were acting without any authority. Commentators call this a 'flat disclaimer' and a 'complete repudiation.' These teachers were self-appointed, falsely claiming to represent the apostles, which serves as a powerful warning against those who teach without a proper commission from the church.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Forasmuch. Since we have heard.
That certain. That some (Acts 15:1).
Have troubled you with words
Certain which went from us (τινες εξ ÂημÂων, Aleph B omit εξελθοντες). A direct blow at the Judaizers, put in delicate language (w…
19th Century
Anglican
Certain who went out from us.—The reference is obviously to the teachers (their names are wisely and charitably suppressed) who ha…
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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…
16th Century
Protestant
Certain which went out from us. We see that there was no partiality among these holy men, a practice that always corrupts sound and right …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Forasmuch as we have heard By the report of Paul and Barnabas, who were sent by the church at Antioch to Jerusalem, …
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Authorized to declare they were directed by the immediate influence of the Holy Spirit, the apostles and disciples were assured that it seemed good…
