What Does Acts 15:12 Mean?

“kept silence”

to keep silent (transitively or intransitively)

“Then”

but, and, etc

“all”

all, any, every, the whole

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“the multitude”

a fulness, i.e., a large number, throng, populace

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“gave audience”

to hear (in various senses)

“to Barnabas”

son of nabas (i.e., prophecy); barnabas, an israelite

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“Paul”

(little; but remotely from a derivative of g3973, meaning the same); paulus, the name of a roman and of an apostle

“declaring”

to consider out (aloud), i.e., rehearse, unfold

“what”

as (much, great, long, etc.) as

“had wrought”

to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“God”

a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism)

“miracles”

an indication, especially ceremonially or supernaturally

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“wonders”

a prodigy or omen

“among”

"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“the Gentiles”

a race (as of the same habit), i.e., a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan)

“by”

through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)

“them”

the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons