Acts 15:28

"We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves will also tell you the same things by word of mouth."

Key Reflection

In Acts 15:28, the apostles are addressing the Gentile Christians in Antioch, instructing them to abstain from certain practices like idolatry and bloodshed. The verse indicates that Judas and Silas were dispatched to ensure these instructions were communicated directly by word of mouth. This method underscores the importance and urgency of their message, ensuring it would be conveyed with clarity and authority, much as a direct verbal communication in first-century culture was trusted for its reliability and emphasis.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 28. For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost. This is a strong and undoubted claim to inspiration. It was with special reference to the organization of the church that the Holy Spirit had been promised to them by the Lord Jesus, Mt 18:18-20; Joh 14:26. No greater burthen. To impose no greater restraints; to enjoin no other observances. See Barnes "Ac 15:10". Than these necessary things. Necessary, (1.) in order to preserve the peace of the church. (2.) To conciliate the minds of the Jewish converts, Ac 15:21. (3.) Necessary in their circumstances, particularly, because the crime which is specified--licentiousness--was one to which all early converts were particularly exposed.

Related Verses

More from Acts 15

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41

Go deeper with Bible.talk - your AI Bible study companion