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Acts 15

Hch. 15:25 KJV (With Strong’s)

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It seemed good
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
dokeo (Greek #1380)
to think; by implication, to seem (truthfully or uncertainly)
KJV usage: be accounted, (of own) please(-ure), be of reputation, seem (good), suppose, think, trow.
Pronounce: dok-eh'-o
Origin: a prolonged form of a primary verb, δόκω (dok'-o) (used only in an alternate in certain tenses; compare the base of 1166) of the same meaning
unto us
hemin (Greek #2254)
to (or for, with, by) us
KJV usage: our, (for) us, we.
Pronounce: hay-meen'
Origin: dative case plural of 1473
, being assembled
ginomai (Greek #1096)
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
KJV usage: arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
Pronounce: ghin'-om-ahee
Origin: a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb
with one accord
homothumadon (Greek #3661)
unanimously
KJV usage: with one accord (mind).
Pronounce: hom-oth-oo-mad-on'
Origin: adverb from a compound of the base of 3674 and 2372
, to send
pempo (Greek #3992)
to dispatch (from the subjective view or point of departure, whereas ἵημι (as a stronger form of εἶμι) refers rather to the objective point or terminus ad quem, and 4724 denotes properly, the orderly motion involved), especially on a temporary errand; also to transmit, bestow, or wield
KJV usage: send, thrust in.
Pronounce: pem'-po
Origin: apparently a primary verb
chosen
eklegomai (Greek #1586)
to select
KJV usage: make choice, choose (out), chosen.
Pronounce: ek-leg'-om-ahee
Origin: middle voice from 1537 and 3004 (in its primary sense)
men
aner (Greek #435)
a man (properly as an individual male)
KJV usage: fellow, husband, man, sir.
Pronounce: an'-ayr
Origin: a primary word (compare 444)
unto
pros (Greek #4314)
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
KJV usage: about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, X at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), X together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.
Pronounce: pros
Origin: a strengthened form of 4253
you
humas (Greek #5209)
you (as the objective of a verb or preposition)
KJV usage: ye, you (+ -ward), your (+ own).
Pronounce: hoo-mas'
Origin: accusative case of 5210
with
sun (Greek #4862)
with or together (but much closer than 3326 or 3844), i.e. by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc.
KJV usage: beside, with. In composition it has similar applications, including completeness.
Pronounce: soon
Origin: a primary preposition denoting union
our
hemon (Greek #2257)
of (or from) us
KJV usage: our (company), us, we.
Pronounce: hay-mone'
Origin: genitive case plural of 1473
beloved
agapetos (Greek #27)
beloved
KJV usage: (dearly, well) beloved, dear.
Pronounce: ag-ap-ay-tos'
Origin: from 25
Barnabas
Barnabas (Greek #921)
son of Nabas (i.e. prophecy); Barnabas, an Israelite
KJV usage: Barnabas.
Pronounce: bar-nab'-as
Origin: of Chaldee origin (01247 and 05029)
and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
Paul
Paulos (Greek #3972)
(little; but remotely from a derivative of 3973, meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle
KJV usage: Paul, Paulus.
Pronounce: pow'-los
Origin: of Latin origin
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Ministry on This Verse

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seemed.
Hch. 15:28• 28Que ha parecido bien al Espíritu Santo, y á nosotros, no imponeros ninguna carga más que estas cosas necesarias: (Hch. 15:28)
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Mt. 11:26• 26Así, Padre, pues que así agradó en tus ojos. (Mt. 11:26)
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Lc. 1:3• 3Me ha parecido también á mí, después de haber entendido todas las cosas desde el principio con diligencia, escribírtelas por orden, oh muy buen Teófilo, (Lc. 1:3)
being.
Hch. 15:6• 6Y se juntaron los apóstoles y los ancianos para conocer de este negocio. (Hch. 15:6)
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Hch. 1:14• 14Todos éstos perseveraban unánimes en oración y ruego, con las mujeres, y con María la madre de Jesús, y con sus hermanos. (Hch. 1:14)
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Hch. 2:1,46• 1Y como se cumplieron los días de Pentecostés, estaban todos unánimes juntos;
 46Y perseverando unánimes cada día en el templo, y partiendo el pan en las casas, comían juntos con alegría y con sencillez de corazón, (Hch. 2:1,46)
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1 Co. 1:10• 10Os ruego pues, hermanos, por el nombre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, que habléis todos una misma cosa, y que no haya entre vosotros disensiones, antes seáis perfectamente unidos en una misma mente y en un mismo parecer. (1 Co. 1:10)
to send.
Hch. 15:22,27• 22Entonces pareció bien á los apóstoles y á los ancianos, con toda la iglesia, elegir varones de ellos, y enviarlos á Antioquía con Pablo y Bernabé: á Judas que tenía por sobrenombre Barsabas, y á Silas, varones principales entre los hermanos;
 27Así que, enviamos á Judas y á Silas, los cuales también por palabra os harán saber lo mismo. (Hch. 15:22,27)
our.
Ro. 16:12• 12Saludad á Trifena y á Trifosa, las cuales trabajan en el Señor. Saludad á Pérsida amada, la cual ha trabajado mucho en el Señor. (Ro. 16:12)
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Ef. 6:21• 21Mas para que también vosotros sepáis mis negocios, y cómo lo paso, todo os lo hará saber Tichîco, hermano amado y fiel ministro en el Señor: (Ef. 6:21)
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Col. 4:7,9• 7Todos mis negocios os hará saber Tichîco, hermano amado y fiel ministro y consiervo en el Señor:
 9Con Onésimo, amado y fiel hermano, el cual es de vosotros. Todo lo que acá pasa, os harán saber. (Col. 4:7,9)
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Flm. 16• 16No ya como siervo, antes más que siervo, como hermano amado, mayormente de mí, pero cuánto más de ti, en la carne y en el Señor. (Flm. 16)
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2 P. 3:15• 15Y tened por salud la paciencia de nuestro Señor; como también nuestro amado hermano Pablo, según la sabiduría que le ha sido dada, os ha escrito también; (2 P. 3:15)
Barnabas.
Hch. 15:2,35• 2Así que, suscitada una disensión y contienda no pequeña á Pablo y á Bernabé contra ellos, determinaron que subiesen Pablo y Bernabé á Jerusalem, y algunos otros de ellos, á los apóstoles y á los ancianos, sobre esta cuestión.
 35Y Pablo y Bernabé se estaban en Antioquía, enseñando la palabra del Señor y anunciando el evangelio con otros muchos. (Hch. 15:2,35)
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Gá. 2:9• 9Y como vieron la gracia que me era dada, Jacobo y Cefas y Juan, que parecían ser las columnas, nos dieron las diestras de compañía á mí y á Bernabé, para que nosotros fuésemos á los Gentiles, y ellos á la circuncisión. (Gá. 2:9)
• We may remark in the letter of the council that the order is “Barnabas and Paul” (ver. 25) as in ver. 12, whereas earlier in the chap. as in ver. 2, and later as in ver. 35, etc., it is “Paul and Barnabas.”...The reader of the Old Testament may find a similar principle in Ex. 6:13, 20, 26, and 27. In the order of nature it is “Aaron and Moses;” in sovereign grace it becomes “Moses and Aaron.” (“Acts 15:22-29” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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it seemed good to us, having arrived at a common judgmenth, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

JND Translation Notes

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Or, perhaps, "assembled with one accord." I have said "having arrived at a common judgment" to give the sense of the Greek. "Having come to one accord" would look like previous disunion. The fact of having arrived at one mind is here stated.

W. Kelly Translation

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it seemed good to us, having been of one accord, to choose and send men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,