Acts 15:26

26 who have endangered their very lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 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.

Acts 15:26 In-Context

24 As we have been informed that certain persons who have gone out from among us have disturbed you by their teaching and have unsettled your minds, without having received any such instructions from us;

25 we have unanimously decided to select certain men and send them to you in company with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,

26 who have endangered their very lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.

27 We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who are themselves bringing you the same message by word of mouth.

28 For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no burden heavier than these necessary requirements--