Acts 16:4

As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.

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WEBBE

As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.

BSB

As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.

KJV

And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.

ASV

And as they went on their way through the cities, they delivered them the decrees to keep which had been ordained of the apostles and elders that were at Jerusalem.

BBE

And on their way through the towns, they gave them the rules which had been made by the Apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem, so that they might keep them.

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ὡς hōs While G5613 δὲ de then G1161 διεπορεύοντο dieporeuonto they were passing through G1279 τὰς tas the G3588 πόλεις poleis cities G4172 παρεδίδοσαν paredidosan they were delivering G3860 αὐτοῖς autois to them G846 φυλάσσειν phulassein to keep G5442 τὰ ta the G3588 δόγματα dogmata decrees G1378 τὰ ta which [were] G3588 κεκριμένα kekrimena decided on G2919 ὑπὸ hupo by G5259 τῶν tōn the G3588 ἀποστόλων apostolōn apostles G652 καὶ kai and G2532 τῶν tōn of the G3588 πρεσβυτέρων presbuterōn elders G4245 τῶν tōn who [were] G3588 ἐν en in G1722 Ἱεροσολύμοις.¶ Hi'erosolumois Jerusalem G2414

The early church

"And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the Apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem. And so were the Churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily." Dost thou mark fighting, and by fighting, edification? Not warred upon by others, but themselves doing contrary things, so they edified the Church! They introduced a decree not to circumcise, and he circumcises! "And so were the Churches," it says, "established in the faith," and in multitude: "increased," it says, "in number daily." Then he does not continue to tarry with these, as having come to visit them: but how? he goes further.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–5

Well may the church look for much service from youthful ministers who set out in the same spirit as Timothy. But when men will submit in nothing, and oblige in nothing, the first elements of the Christian temper seem to be wanting; and there is great reason to believe that the doctrines and precepts of the gospel will not be successfully taught. The design of the decree being to set aside the ceremonial law, and its carnal ordinances, believers were confirmed in the Christian faith, because it set up a spiritual way of serving God, as suited to the nature both of God and man. Thus the church increased in numbers daily.

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Cross-references

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People & places

Jerusalem

Topics

ChurchMinister, ChristianElderDecrees

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