King James Version
What Does Acts 15:26 Mean?
“Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Context
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:
25
It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
26
Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
27
We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth. mouth: Gr. word
28
For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(26) **Men that have** **hazarded their lives.**—It is clear from this that the narrative of the hairbreadth escapes at the Pisidian Antioch (Acts 13:50) and Lystra (Acts 14:19) must have been laid before the Church. Prominence is given to the fact as likely to secure reverence for those whom many had hitherto regarded with distrust.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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