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Acts 15:2

When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

KJV

γενομένης δὲ στάσεως καὶ ζητήσεως οὐκ ὀλίγης τῷ Παύλῳ καὶ τῷ Βαρνάβᾳ πρὸς αὐτούς, ἔταξαν ἀναβαίνειν Παῦλον καὶ Βαρνάβαν καί τινας ἄλλους ἐξ αὐτῶν πρὸς τοὺς ἀποστόλους καὶ πρεσβυτέρους εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ περὶ τοῦ ζητήματος τούτου.

Greek NT

Facta ergo seditione non minima Paulo et Barnabæ adversus illos, statuerunt ut ascenderent Paulus et Barnabas, et quidam alii ex aliis ad Apostolos et presbyteros in Jerusalem super hac quæstione.

Vulgate

And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and questioning with them, the brethren appointed that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

ASV

And when Paul and Barnabas had no small contest with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and certain others of the other side should go up to the apostles and priests to Jerusalem, about this question.

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In this verse

People PaulBarnabas
Places Jerusalem

In the original Greek

24 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Βαρνάβας
barnabas
noun · 28×
Παῦλος
paulos
noun · 158×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
ζήτημα
zetema
noun · 5×
ζήτησις
zetesis
noun · 8×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
περί
peri
preposition · 335×
πρεσβύτερος
presbuteros
adjective · 67×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
στάσις
stasis
noun · 9×
τάσσω
tasso
verb · 9×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
ἀναβαίνω
anabaino
verb · 81×
ἀπόστολος
apostolos
noun · 79×
ἄλλος
allos
adjective · 154×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
Ἱερουσαλήμ
ierousalem
noun · 79×
ὀλίγος
oligos
adjective · 41×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: δὲ | WH/Treg/NIV: δὲ | RP: οὖν
  • δὲSBLGNT
  • δὲWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • οὖνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Tim 6:4 — He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
  • 2Cor 11:5 — For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.
  • 2Tim 2:24 — And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
  • Acts 11:30 — Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
  • Acts 15:4 — 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.
  • Acts 15:6 — And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.
  • Acts 15:7 — And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the w
  • Acts 15:22 — Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among t
  • Acts 15:25 — It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
  • Acts 16:4 — 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.
  • Gal 1:6 — I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
  • Gal 2:1 — Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.
  • Gal 2:5 — To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
  • Phil 2:14 — Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
  • Prov 28:4 — They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.