Acts 15:3

They, being sent on their way by the assembly, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles. They caused great joy to all the brothers.

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WEBBE

They, being sent on their way by the assembly, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles. They caused great joy to all the brothers.

BSB

Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.

KJV

And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

ASV

They therefore, being brought on their way by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

BBE

So they, being sent on their way by the church, went through Phoenicia and Samaria, giving news of the salvation of the Gentiles, to the great joy of all the brothers.

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Οἱ Hoi They G3588 μὲν men indeed G3303 οὖν oun therefore G3767 προπεμφθέντες propemphthentes having been sent forward G4311 ὑπὸ hupo by G5259 τῆς tēs the G3588 ἐκκλησίας ekklēsias church G1577 διήρχοντο diērchonto were passing through G1330 τήν tēn (the) G3588 τε te both G5037 Φοινίκην Phoinikēn Phoenicia G5403 καὶ kai and G2532 Σαμάρειαν Samareian Samaria G4540 ἐκδιηγούμενοι ekdiēgoumenoi relating in detail G1555 τὴν tēn the G3588 ἐπιστροφὴν epistrophēn conversion G1995 τῶν tōn of the G3588 ἐθνῶν ethnōn Gentiles G1484 καὶ kai and G2532 ἐποίουν epoioun they were bringing G4160 χαρὰν charan joy G5479 μεγάλην megalēn great G3173 πᾶσιν pasin to all G3956 τοῖς tois the G3588 ἀδελφοῖς adelphois brothers G80

The early church

And observe, the consequence is that all the Samaritans also, learn what has come to the Gentiles: and they rejoiced. Do you mark, as many as are not enamoured of rule, rejoiced in their believing? It was no ambitious feeling that prompted their recitals, neither was it for display, but in justification of the preaching to the Gentiles.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–6

Some from Judea taught the Gentile converts at Antioch, that they could not be saved, unless they observed the whole ceremonial law as given by Moses; and thus they sought to destroy Christian liberty. There is a strange proneness in us to think that all do wrong who do not just as we do. Their doctrine was very discouraging. Wise and good men desire to avoid contests and disputes as far as they can; yet when false teachers oppose the main truths of the gospel, or bring in hurtful doctrines, we must not decline to oppose them.

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PheniciaSamaria

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SamariaPhenicia

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.