Kisah Para Rasul 15:22-27

15:22 Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided ¹  to send men chosen from among them, Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, ²  leaders among the brothers, to Antioch ³  with Paul and Barnabas. 15:23 They sent this letter with them: ⁴ 

From the apostles ⁵  and elders, your brothers, ⁶  to the Gentile brothers and sisters ⁷  in Antioch, ⁸  Syria, ⁹  and Cilicia, greetings! 15:24 Since we have heard that some have gone out from among us with no orders from us and have confused ¹⁰  you, upsetting ¹¹  your minds ¹²  by what they said, ¹³  15:25 we have unanimously ¹⁴  decided ¹⁵  to choose men to send to you along with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul, 15:26 who ¹⁶  have risked their lives ¹⁷  for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. ¹⁸  15:27 Therefore we are sending ¹⁹  Judas and Silas ²⁰  who will tell you these things themselves in person. ²¹ 

[15:22]  ¹ tn BDAG 255 s.v. δοκέω 2.b.β lists this verse under the meaning “it seems best to me, I decide, I resolve.”

[15:22]  ² sn Silas. See 2 Cor 1:19; 1 Thess 1:1; 2 Thess 1:1 (= Silvanus).

[15:22]  ³ sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia).

[15:22]  map For location see JP1 F2; JP2 F2; JP3 F2; JP4 F2.

[15:23]  ⁴ tn Grk “writing by their hand” (an idiom for sending a letter).

[15:23]  ⁵ tn Grk “The apostles.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[15:23]  ⁶ tn Grk “brothers,” but “your” is supplied to specify the relationship, since without it “brothers” could be understood as vocative in English.

[15:23]  ⁷ tn Grk “to the brothers who are from the Gentiles.”

[15:23]  ⁸ sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia).

[15:23]  ⁹ tn Grk “and Syria,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[15:24]  ¹⁰ tn Here BDAG 990-91 s.v. ταράσσω 2 states, “Of mental confusion caused by false teachings ταρ. τινά Ac 15:24 (w. λόγοις foll.).”

[15:24]  ¹¹ tn BDAG 71 s.v. ἀνασκευάζω describes this verb with a figurative meaning: “to cause inward distress, upset, unsettle.”

[15:24]  ¹² tn Grk “souls.”

[15:24]  ¹³ tn Grk “by words”; L&N 25.231 translates the phrase “they troubled and upset you by what they said.”

[15:25]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “having become of one mind, we have decided.” This has been translated “we have unanimously decided” to reduce the awkwardness in English.

[15:25]  ¹⁵ tn BDAG 255 s.v. δοκέω 2.b.β lists this verse under the meaning “it seems best to me, I decide, I resolve.”

[15:26]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “men who”; but this can be misleading because in English the referent could be understood to be the men sent along with Barnabas and Paul rather than Barnabas and Paul themselves. This option does not exist in the Greek original, however, since ἀνθρώποις (anqrwpoi") is dative and must agree with “Barnabas and Paul,” while ἄνδρας (andra") is accusative. By omitting the word “men” from the translation here, it is clear in English that the phrase refers to the immediately preceding nouns “Barnabas and Paul.”

[15:26]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “who have risked their souls”; the equivalent English idiom is “risk one’s life.” The descriptions commend Barnabas and Paul as thoroughly trustworthy.

[15:26]  ¹⁸ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[15:27]  ¹⁹ tn This verb has been translated as an epistolary aorist.

[15:27]  ²⁰ sn Judas and Silas were the “two witnesses” who would vouch for the truth of the recommendation.

[15:27]  ²¹ tn Grk “by means of word” (an idiom for a verbal report).