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Acts 15:2
New English Translation
Acts 15:2
New English Translation
2 When Paul and Barnabas had a major argument and debate[a] with them, the church[b] appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to meet with[c] the apostles and elders in Jerusalem about this point of disagreement.[d]
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- Acts 15:2 tn Grk “no little argument and debate” (an idiom).
- Acts 15:2 tn Grk “they”; the referent (the church, or the rest of the believers at Antioch) has been specified to avoid confusion with the Judaizers mentioned in the preceding clause.
- Acts 15:2 tn Grk “go up to,” but in this context a meeting is implied.
- Acts 15:2 tn Or “point of controversy.” It is unclear whether this event parallels Gal 2:1-10 or that Gal 2 fits with Acts 11:30. More than likely Gal 2:1-10 is to be related to Acts 11:30.
Acts 15:2
New International Version
Acts 15:2
New International Version
2 This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem(A) to see the apostles and elders(B) about this question.
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