Acts 15:27

27 Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to confirm by word of mouth what we are writing.

Acts 15:27 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.
English Standard Version (ESV)
27 We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth.
New Living Translation (NLT)
27 We are sending Judas and Silas to confirm what we have decided concerning your question.
The Message Bible (MSG)
27 We've sent them to confirm in a face-to-face meeting with you what we've written.
American Standard Version (ASV)
27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also shall tell you the same things by word of mouth.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
27 We have sent Judas and Silas to report to you on our decision.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
27 Therefore we have sent Judas and Silas, who will personally report the same things by word of mouth.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
27 So we are sending Judas and Silas with them. What they say will agree with this letter.

Acts 15:27 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 15:27

We have sent therefore Judas and Silas
The chosen men before mentioned,

who shall also tell you the same things by mouth;
as are written in these letters; which would both confirm and explain things unto them.

Acts 15:27 In-Context

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.
27 Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to confirm by word of mouth what we are writing.
28 It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond the following requirements:
29 You are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. FAREWELL.

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