Acts 15:1 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 15:1

Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And certain men came down from Judæa and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

KJV

And certain men which came down from Judea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And certain men - These were undoubtedly men who had been Jews, but who were now converted to Christianity. The fact that they were willing to refer the matter in dispute to the apostles and elders Act 15:2 shows that they had professedly embraced the Christian religion. The account which follows is a record of the first internal dissension which occurred in the Christian church. Hitherto the church had been struggling against external foes. Violent persecutions had raged, and had fully occupied the attention of Christians. But now the churches were at peace.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Many that had been proselytes to the Jewish religion became Christians; and they would have such as were proselyted to the Christian religion to become Jews.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καί	Kai	And	G2532 →
τινες	tines	certain ones	G5100 →
κατελθόντες	katelthontes	having come down	G2718 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
τῆς	tēs	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰουδαίας	Ioudaias	Judea	G2449 →
ἐδίδασκον	edidaskon	were teaching	G1321 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
ἀδελφοὺς	adelphous	brothers	G80 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
ἐὰν	ean	Only	G1437 →
μὴ	mē	unless	G3361 →
περιτμηθῆτε	peritmēthēte	you shall become circumcised	G4059 →
τῷ	tō	according to the	G3588 →
ἔθει	ethei	custom	G1485 →
τῷ	tō	<the>	G3588 →
Μωϋσέως,	Mōuseōs	of Moses,	G3475 →
οὐ	ou	[then] not	G3756 →
δύνασθε	dunasthe	you are able	G1410 →
σωθῆναι.	sōthēnai	to be saved.	G4982 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Colossians 2:8
See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.
leads to
- 1 Timothy 6:20
  O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”
- Ephesians 5:6
  Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
- Matthew 7:15
  Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
- Galatians 4:9
  But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them…
- 1 Corinthians 3:18–19
  Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
Through
Galatians 5:6
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.
leads to
- Galatians 6:15
  For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything. What counts is a new creation.
- 1 Corinthians 7:19
  Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.
- James 2:14–26
  What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?