Acts 16:4 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 16:4

As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And as they went on their way through the cities, they delivered them the decrees to keep which had been ordained of the apostles and elders that were at Jerusalem.

KJV

And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.

⋯

Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And as they went through the cities,.... Of Derbe, Lystra, and Iconium, and others in Lycaonia, and in Phrygia and Galatia; the Arabic version reads, "they both"; that is, Paul and Barnabas: they delivered them the decrees for to keep; they gave the churches, in these cities, the sentiments, and determinations to be observed and followed by them: that were ordained of the apostles which were at Jerusalem; concerning the abstinence of the Gentiles from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication, Act 15:20.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

They delivered them the decrees for to keep - Τα δογματα, τα κεκριμενα ὑπο των ΑποϚολων. Bishop Pearce contends that τα δογματα, the decrees, is a gloss which was not in the text originally; and that the τα κεκριμενα, the judgments or determinations of the apostles, was all that was originally written here.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

His would be one of "the souls of the disciples confirmed" at the apostle's second visit, "exhorted to continue in the faith, and" warned "that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God" (Ac 14:21, 22). the son of a certain . . .

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὡς	hōs	While	G5613 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
διεπορεύοντο	dieporeuonto	they were passing through	G1279 →
τὰς	tas	the	G3588 →
πόλεις,	poleis	cities,	G4172 →
παρεδίδοσαν	paredidosan	they were delivering	G3860 →
αὐτοῖς	autois	to them	G846 →
φυλάσσειν	phulassein	to keep	G5442 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
δόγματα	dogmata	decrees	G1378 →
τὰ	ta	which [were]	G3588 →
κεκριμένα	kekrimena	decided on	G2919 →
ὑπὸ	hupo	by	G5259 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
ἀποστόλων	apostolōn	apostles	G652 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
πρεσβυτέρων	presbuterōn	elders	G4245 →
τῶν	tōn	who [were]	G3588 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
Ἱεροσολύμοις.¶	Hi'erosolumois	Jerusalem.	G2414 →

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 11:30
This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.
leads to
- Acts 15:4
  On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Acts 14:23
  Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.
- Acts 12:25
  When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark.
- Acts 20:17
  From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.
- Titus 1:5
  The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
Through
Acts 15:2
And 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.
leads to
- Acts 15:22–23
  Then 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…
- Acts 15:6–7
  So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.
Through
Acts 15:6
So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.
leads to
- Proverbs 15:22
  Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

Featured studies on this passage

The Temptation in the Wilderness — Briton Rivière

Walks through Acts 16

Led by the Spirit

Open the study →

Walks through Acts 16

Lydia: Acts 16:11–15, 40 · MannaFest

Open the study →

Walks through Acts 16

Paul and Silas at Midnight — Acts 16

Open the study →

Walks through Acts 16

The Seven Churches of Revelation

Asia Minor, late 1st century. Seven cities along a clockwise postal route — Ephesus to Laodicea — each receiving a letter from the risen Christ. Praises, rebukes, promises. A Matt-13 parallel reading discoverable for those who want it.

Open the study →

Walks through Acts 16

The Tree

Open the study →

About Acts

The Ascension — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)

Acts: the study guide →Read chapter 16 →The featured study →

PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…

Continue: Acts 16 →

01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Acts

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Acts