Acts 15:4

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“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.”

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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church and the apostles and the elders, and they rehearsed all things that God had done with them.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And having come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly, and the apostles, and the elders, they declared also as many things as God did with them;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 15:4 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 10:40He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
  2. Acts 14:27When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
  3. Acts 15:3Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
  4. Acts 15:12The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
  5. Acts 18:27When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.
  6. Acts 21:17When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us joyfully.
  7. Acts 21:19Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
  8. Romans 15:7Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring glory to God.
  9. Romans 15:18I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,
  10. 1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
  11. 2 Corinthians 5:19that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
  12. 2 Corinthians 6:1As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
  13. Colossians 4:10My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about him: If he comes to you, welcome him.
  14. 2 John 1:10If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.
  15. 3 John 1:8Therefore we ought to support such men, so that we may be fellow workers for the truth.

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