Acts 15:32 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 15:32

Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

KJV

And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Judas and Silas, being prophets - That is, being teachers in the Church. This signification of the word prophet we have often already seen. See the notes on Act 11:27; Act 13:1. Exhorted the brethren - To abide steadily attached to God, and to each other, in peace, love, and unity. And confirmed them - In the blessed truths they had already received.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἰούδας	Ioudas	Judas	G2455 →
τε	te	both	G5037 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Σιλᾶς,	Silas	Silas,	G4609 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
αὐτοὶ	autoi	themselves	G846 →
προφῆται	prophētai	prophets	G4396 →
ὄντες,	ontes	being,	G1510 →
διὰ	dia	through	G1223 →
λόγου	logou	talk	G3056 →
πολλοῦ	pollou	much	G4183 →
παρεκάλεσαν	parekalesan	exhorted	G3870 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
ἀδελφοὺς	adelphous	brothers	G80 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐπεστήριξαν.	epestērixan	strengthened [them].	G1991 →

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
Acts 14:22
strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
leads to
- 1 Peter 5:10
  And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish…
- 2 Timothy 3:12
  Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
- John 16:33
  I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
- Romans 8:17
  And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:2–4
  We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,
Through
1 Thessalonians 5:14
And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
leads to
- 2 Timothy 4:2
  Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.
- Romans 14:1
  Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.
- Acts 20:35
  In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”