Acts 15:24

24 We have heard that some went out from us without our authorization and disturbed you, troubling your minds by what they said.

Acts 15:24 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:
English Standard Version (ESV)
24 Since we have heard that some persons have gone out from us and troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions,
New Living Translation (NLT)
24 “We understand that some men from here have troubled you and upset you with their teaching, but we did not send them!
The Message Bible (MSG)
24 We heard that some men from our church went to you and said things that confused and upset you. Mind you, they had no authority from us; we didn't send them.
American Standard Version (ASV)
24 Forasmuch as we have heard that certain who went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls; to whom we gave no commandment;
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
24 We have heard that some individuals who came from us have confused you with statements that disturb you. We did not authorize these men [to speak].
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
24 Because we have heard that some to whom we gave no authorization went out from us and troubled you with their words and unsettled your hearts,
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
24 We have heard that some of our people came to you and caused trouble. You were upset by what they said. But we had given them no authority to go.

Acts 15:24 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 15:24

Forasmuch as we have heard
By the report of Paul and Barnabas, who were sent by the church at Antioch to Jerusalem, to acquaint them with the state of their case:

that certain which went out from us;
( Acts 15:1 )

have troubled you with words,
or doctrines:

subverting your souls;
removing them from the doctrine of grace to another Gospel, and which deserved not the name of a Gospel; and was very destructive to their souls, at least to the peace and com fort of them: this shows what an opinion the apostles, and elders, and members of the church at Jerusalem had of these "judaizing" preachers, and their tenets; they looked upon them as troublers of God's Israel, and upon their doctrines as subversive of spiritual joy and comfort.

Saying, ye must be circumcised and keep the law;
the ceremonial law; the Alexandrian copy, and the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions leave out this clause; (See Gill on Acts 15:1), (See Gill on Acts 15:5).

to whom we gave no such commandment:
it looks as if these "judaizing preachers" not only pretended to be sent out by the apostles, to preach; but that they had particularly this in their instructions from them, that they should insist upon it, that the Gentiles that were received into the churches, should be circumcised, and be obliged to keep the other parts of the ceremonial law, when they had no such orders from them.

Acts 15:24 In-Context

22 Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to choose some of their own men and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas (called Barsabbas) and Silas, men who were leaders among the believers.
23 With them they sent the following letter: The apostles and elders, your brothers, To the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia: Greetings.
24 We have heard that some went out from us without our authorization and disturbed you, troubling your minds by what they said.
25 So we all agreed to choose some men and send them to you with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul—
26 men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Cross References 1

  • 1. ver 1; Galatians 1:7; Galatians 5:10
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