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Acts 15:30

King James Version (KJV)

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Acts 15:30

Verse 30 of 41

Scripture focus

So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:

Acts 15:30 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 15:30

Theological / Devotional

Came to Antioch. It is natural to suppose that the envoys from the council returned north through Samaria and Phoenicia. Doubtless there was rejoicing among the Gentiles in the Christian congregations at the news of the freedom they received.

Multitude. Gr. plethos, a word used repeatedly in Acts for gatherings of believers (chs. 4:32; 5:14; 6:2; 15:12). Here it refers to the Christian congregation at Antioch.

Delivered the epistle. There must have been eager excitement as the letter was solemnly opened and read aloud, with perhaps murmuring on the one side, and applause on the other, as sentence after sentence repudiated the teachings of the Judaizers and confirmed the stand taken by Paul and Barnabas. To the Gentile believers at Antioch this epistle was a charter of freedom, won after a real struggle.

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