So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
Parallel translations
- WEB it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
- KJV It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
- NKJV it seemed good to us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
- NASB it seemed good to us, having become of one mind, to select men to send to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
- NLT So we decided, having come to complete agreement, to send you official representatives, along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
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Quick answer
With one accord they chose men to send alongside beloved Barnabas and Paul. United agreement marked the council's decision.
Overview
The phrase 'one accord' stresses the genuine unity reached after serious debate. Calling Barnabas and Paul 'beloved' affirms the church's full support for their Gentile mission. The harmony displayed here models how Christians can reach unity on disputed matters through Scripture and the Spirit.
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- Luke 1:3Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
- Acts 15:2And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
- 2 Pet 3:15Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.
- Acts 15:22Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,
- Acts 1:14With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
- 1 Cor 1:10I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction.
- Rom 16:12Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, women who have worked hard in the Lord. Greet my beloved Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord.
- Eph 6:21Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know about me and what I am doing.
- Col 4:9With him I am sending Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.
- Gal 2:9And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
- Acts 15:35But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.
- Col 4:7Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.
- Acts 2:1When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
- Acts 15:27–28Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing.
- Matt 11:26Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
- Acts 15:6So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.
- Acts 2:46With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
- Phlm 1:16no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.
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