Acts 15:25

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,”

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BSBPD

“So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“it seemed good unto us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“it seemed good to us, having come together with one accord, chosen men to send unto you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul--”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 15:25 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 11:26Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
  2. Luke 1:3Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
  3. Acts 1:14With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
  4. Acts 2:1When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
  5. Acts 2:46With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
  6. Acts 15:2And 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.
  7. Acts 15:6So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.
  8. Acts 15:22Then 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 the brothers,
  9. Acts 15:27Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing.
  10. Acts 15:35But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.
  11. Romans 16:12Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, women who have worked hard in the Lord. Greet my beloved Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord.
  12. 1 Corinthians 1:10I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction.
  13. Galatians 2:9And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
  14. Ephesians 6:21Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know about me and what I am doing.
  15. Colossians 4:7Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.
  16. Colossians 4:9With him I am sending Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.
  17. Philemon 1:16no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.
  18. 2 Peter 3:15Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.

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