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,
Parallel translations
- KJV It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
- BSB So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along 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.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 18
- Luke 1:3it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus;
- Acts 15:2Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.
- 2 Pet 3:15Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you;
- Acts 15:22Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.
- Acts 1:14All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
- 1 Cor 1:10Now I beg you, brothers, through the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
- Rom 16:12Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Greet Persis, the beloved, who labored much in the Lord.
- Eph 6:21But that you also may know my affairs, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to you all things;
- Col 4:9together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you everything that is going on here.
- Gal 2:9and when they perceived the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, they who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision.
- Acts 15:35But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
- Col 4:7All my affairs will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, faithful servant, and fellow bondservant in the Lord.
- Acts 2:1Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place.
- Acts 15:27–28We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves will also tell you the same things by word of mouth.
- Matt 11:26Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.
- Acts 15:6The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.
- Acts 2:46Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,
- Phlm 1:16no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
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