Hechos 15:26

26 quienes han arriesgado su vida por el nombre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo.

Hechos 15:26 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 15:26

Men that have hazarded their lives
As at Antioch, in Pisidia, where a persecution was raised against them, and they were expelled out of the coasts of that place; and at Lystra, where Paul was stoned, and left for dead, ( Acts 13:50 ) ( 14:19 ) and this they did, not for any sinister and selfish ends, for any worldly gain, or vain glory, and popular applause, but

for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
for the sake of his Gospel, and the enlargement of his interest, and kingdom in the world; and therefore were worthy of esteem, and ought to be regarded and attended to, and greatly to be preferred to false teachers; who only sought themselves, their worldly honour, and ease, and would sacrifice nothing, nor hazard anything, for the sake of Christ.

Hechos 15:26 In-Context

24 Nos hemos enterado de que algunos de los nuestros, sin nuestra autorización, los han inquietado a ustedes, alarmándoles con lo que les han dicho.

25 Así que de común acuerdo hemos decidido escoger a algunos hombres y enviarlos a ustedes con nuestros queridos hermanos Pablo y Bernabé,

26 quienes han arriesgado su vida por el nombre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo.

27 Por tanto, les enviamos a Judas y a Silas para que les confirmen personalmente lo que les escribimos.

28 Nos pareció bien al Espíritu Santo y a nosotros no imponerles a ustedes ninguna carga aparte de los siguientes requisitos: