1 I neki sišavši iz Judeje učahu braću: Ako se ne obrežete po običaju Mojsijevom, ne možete se spasti. 2 A kad posta rasprava, i Pavle i Varnava ne malo se prepiraše s njima, odrediše da Pavle i Varnava i drugi neki od njih idu gore k apostolima i starešinama u Jerusalim za ovo pitanje. 3 A oni onda spremljeni od crkve, prolažahu kroz Finikiju i Samariju kazujući obraćanje neznabožaca, i činjahu veliku radost svoj braći. 4 A kad dođoše u Jerusalim, primi ih crkva i apostoli i starešine, i kazaše sve što učini Bog s njima, i kako otvori neznabošcima vrata vere. 5 Onda ustaše neki od jeresi farisejske koji behu verovali, i govorahu da ih valja obrezati, i zapovediti da drže zakon Mojsijev. 6 A apostoli i starešine sabraše se da izvide ovu reč. 7 I po mnogom većanju usta Petar i reče: Ljudi braćo! Vi znate da Bog od prvih dana izabra između nas da iz mojih usta čuju neznabošci reč jevanđelja i da veruju. 8 I Bog, koji poznaje srca, posvedoči im i dade im Duha Svetog kao i nama. 9 I ne postavi nikakve razlike među nama i njima, očistivši verom srca njihova. 10 Sad dakle šta kušate Boga i hoćete da metnete učenicima jaram na vrat, kog ni očevi naši ni mi mogosmo poneti? 11 Nego verujemo da ćemo se spasti blagodaću Gospoda Isusa Hrista kao i oni. 12 Onda umuče sve mnoštvo, i slušahu Varnavu i Pavla koji pripovedahu kolike znake i čudesa učini Bog u neznabošcima preko njih. 13 A kad oni umukoše, odgovori Jakov govoreći: Ljudi braćo! Poslušajte mene. 14 Simon kaza kako Bog najpre pohodi i primi iz neznabožaca narod k imenu svom. 15 I s ovim se udaraju reči proroka, kao što je napisano: 16◆ Potom ću se vratiti, i sazidaću dom Davidov, koji je pao, i njegove razvaline popraviću, i podignuću ga, 17◆ Da potraže Gospoda ostali ljudi i svi narodi u kojima se ime moje spomenu, govori Gospod koji tvori sve ovo. 18 Bogu su poznata od postanja sveta sva dela Njegova; 19 Zato ja velim da se ne dira u neznabošce koji se obraćaju k Bogu; 20 nego da im se zapovedi da se čuvaju od priloga idolskih i od kurvarstva i od udavljenog i od krvi, i što njima nije milo drugima da ne čine. 21 Jer Mojsije ima od starih vremena u svim gradovima koji ga propovedaju, i po zbornicama čita se svake subote. 22 Tada nađoše za dobro apostoli i starešine sa svom crkvom da izberu između sebe dvojicu i da pošlju u Antiohiju s Pavlom i Varnavom, Judu koji se zvaše Varsava, i Silu, ljude znamenite među braćom. 23 I napisaše rukama svojim ovo: Apostoli i starešine i braća pozdravljaju braću koja su po Antiohiji i Siriji i Kilikiji što su od neznabožaca. 24 Budući da mi čusmo da neki od nas izišavši smetoše vas rečima, i raslabiše duše vaše govoreći vam da se obrezujete i da držite zakon, kojima mi ne zapovedismo; 25 zato nađosmo za dobro mi jednodušno sabrani izbrane ljude poslati vama s ljubaznim našim Varnavom i Pavlom, 26 s ljudima koji su predali duše svoje za ime Gospoda našeg Isusa Hrista. 27 Poslasmo dakle Judu i Silu, koji će to i rečima kazati. 28 Jer nađe za dobro Sveti Duh i mi da nikakvih tegoba više ne mećemo na vas osim ovih potrebnih: 29 Da se čuvate od priloga idolskih i od krvi i od udavljenog i od kurvarstva, i šta nećete da se čini vama ne činite drugima; od čega ako se čuvate, dobro ćete činiti. Budite zdravi. 30 A kad ih opremiše, dođoše u Antiohiju, i sabravši narod predaše poslanicu. 31 A kad pročitaše, obradovaše se utesi. 32 A Juda i Sila, koji i proroci behu, mnogim rečima utešiše braću i utvrdiše. 33 I pošto biše onamo neko vreme, otpustiše ih braća s mirom k apostolima. 34 Sila nađe za dobro da ostane onamo, A Juda se vrati u Jerusalim. 35 A Pavle i Varnava življahu u Antiohiji i učahu i propovedahu reč Gospodnju s mnogima drugim. 36 A posle nekoliko dana reče Pavle Varnavi: Hajde da se vratimo i da obiđemo braću po svim gradovima po kojima propovedasmo reč Gospodnju kako žive. 37 A Varnava htede da uzmu sa sobom Jovana prozvanog Marka. 38 Pavle pak govoraše: Onog koji nas je odustao u Pamfiliji i nije išao s nama na delo na koje smo bili određeni, da ne uzimamo sa sobom. 39 Tako postade raspra da se oni razdvojiše, i Varnava uzevši Marka otplovi u Kipar. 40 A Pavle izbravši Silu iziđe predan blagodati Božjoj od braće. 41 I prolažaše kroz Siriju i Kilikiju utvrđujući crkve.
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Notes on this text (3)
- eBible.org's Latin-script edition, ekavian pronunciation (e.g. svet, greh).
- No deuterocanonical books.
- Chapter divisions follow the Hebrew Bible in Job 39–41, Ezekiel 20–21, Hosea 11–12 and Jonah 1–2 (verse numbers there differ from English Bibles).
People & places in this chapter
From this site's family tree and Bible maps, only where those guides cite this chapter.
People
James
The Gospels name him first among Jesus' brothers (Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3), and Paul calls him 'James, the Lord's brother' (Galatians 1:19); he led the church in Jerusalem and is…
Cited in the guide: Matthew 13:55; Acts 15; James 1:1
John Mark
Son of Mary of Jerusalem, taken to Antioch by Paul and Barnabas; he left them early on the first journey, then went with Barnabas to Cyprus, and was later counted by Paul as…
Cited in the guide: Acts 12:12; Acts 12:25; Acts 15:37
Judas Barsabbas
A leading man among the brothers sent with Paul, Barnabas and Silas to Antioch with the Jerusalem council's letter; he was also a prophet.
Cited in the guide: Acts 15:22; Acts 15:27; Acts 15:32
Silas
A leading man among the brothers in Jerusalem and a prophet, chosen to accompany Paul on his second journey; he was imprisoned with Paul at Philippi and is elsewhere called…
Cited in the guide: Acts 15:22; Acts 15:40; Acts 16:25
Places
Antioch (Syrian)
The empire's third-largest city and the first major Gentile church — the launching base for Paul's journeys. (Distinct from Pisidian Antioch.)
Cited in the guide: Acts 11:26; Acts 13:1-3; Galatians 2:11
Athens
The philosophical center of the Greco-Roman world. Paul engaged Stoic and Epicurean thinkers on Mars Hill (the Areopagus), reasoning toward the resurrection.
Cited in the guide: Acts 17:16; Acts 17:22
Corinth
Corinth straddled the isthmus linking mainland Greece to the Peloponnese — a hub of commerce and immorality. Paul founded the church here; a Roman bema traditionally linked to his hearing before…
Cited in the guide: Acts 18:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 2 Corinthians 1:1
Ephesus
The chief city of Roman Asia, famed for the temple of Artemis. Paul's long ministry sparked the silversmiths' riot; the city is also the first addressed in Revelation.
Cited in the guide: Acts 19:1; Acts 19:28; Revelation 2:1
Philippi
A Roman colony on the Via Egnatia and the site of Paul's first European converts — a beloved church to which he later wrote from prison.
Cited in the guide: Acts 16:12; Acts 16:25; Philippians 1:1
Thessalonica
Capital of the Roman province of Macedonia and a key stop on the Via Egnatia. Paul's brief ministry produced a strong church and two of his earliest letters.
Cited in the guide: Acts 17:1; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; Acts 17:6
Cross references (40)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Galatians 5:6; Acts 15:5; Colossians 2:8; Galatians 2:11–14; 1 Corinthians 7:18–19
- 2 Acts 15:22–23; Galatians 2:1–2; Acts 15:6–7; Galatians 2:5; 2 Corinthians 11:5
- 3 Acts 14:27; Acts 21:5; 1 Corinthians 16:11; 1 Corinthians 16:6; Acts 11:18–19
- 4 Acts 15:12; Acts 14:27; Acts 15:3; Romans 15:18; Acts 21:17
- 5 Galatians 5:1–3; Acts 15:1; Philippians 3:5–8; Acts 21:20; Acts 15:24
- 6 Proverbs 15:22; Hebrews 13:7; Hebrews 13:17; Acts 15:25; Acts 15:4
- 7 Romans 10:17–18; Galatians 2:7–9; 1 Chronicles 28:4–5; Acts 15:2; Acts 10:20
- 8 Acts 1:24; Acts 10:47; Hebrews 4:13; Acts 14:3; Acts 2:4
- 9 Ephesians 3:6; Galatians 5:6; Romans 3:22; Acts 10:28; Galatians 3:28
- 10 Galatians 5:1; Matthew 23:4; Galatians 4:9; Hebrews 9:9; Matthew 11:28–30
- 11 Romans 3:24; Titus 3:4–7; Ephesians 2:5–9; Titus 2:11; Galatians 2:16
- 12 Acts 14:27; Acts 15:4; John 4:48; Acts 21:19
- 13 Acts 12:17; James 1:1; Galatians 2:12; Galatians 2:9; 1 Corinthians 14:30–33
- 14 2 Peter 1:1; Acts 15:7–9; Luke 2:31–32; 1 Peter 2:9–10; Isaiah 43:21
- 15 Romans 15:8–12; Acts 13:47
- 16 Amos 9:11–12; Luke 1:31–33; Psalm 89:35–49; Ezekiel 17:22–24; Isaiah 9:6–7
- 17 Zechariah 2:11; Zechariah 8:20–23; Hosea 2:23; Isaiah 65:1; Jeremiah 16:19
- 18 Ephesians 1:4; Ephesians 3:9; Isaiah 46:9–10; 1 Peter 1:20; Ephesians 1:11
- 19 Acts 15:28; Galatians 1:7–10; Acts 15:24; 1 Thessalonians 1:9; Isaiah 55:7
- 20 Acts 15:29; Revelation 2:20; Revelation 2:14; Leviticus 3:17; Genesis 9:4
- 21 Acts 13:15; Acts 13:27; 2 Corinthians 3:14–15; Nehemiah 8:1–12; Luke 4:16
- 22 Acts 15:27; Acts 15:40; 2 Thessalonians 1:1; Acts 15:32; Acts 1:23
- 23 Acts 23:26; James 1:1; Galatians 1:21; Romans 16:3–16; Acts 15:22
- 24 Galatians 5:12; Acts 15:1; Galatians 5:10; Titus 1:10–11; Galatians 1:7
- 25 Acts 15:22; 2 Peter 3:15; Acts 1:14; Luke 1:3; Acts 15:2
- 26 Acts 14:19; Acts 9:23–25; Philippians 2:29–30; 2 Corinthians 11:23–27; 1 Corinthians 15:30
- 27 Acts 15:22; 2 John 12; Acts 15:32; 3 John 13
- 28 Matthew 11:30; Revelation 2:24; John 16:13; 1 Corinthians 14:37; 1 Peter 1:12
- 29 Acts 15:20; Acts 21:25; Revelation 2:14; Revelation 2:20; Leviticus 17:14
- 30 Acts 16:4; Acts 6:2; Acts 21:22; Acts 23:33
- 31 Galatians 2:4–5; Galatians 5:1; Philippians 3:3; Acts 15:1; Acts 15:10
- 32 Acts 11:23; Acts 14:22; Acts 13:1; 1 Corinthians 14:3; 1 Thessalonians 3:2
- 33 1 Corinthians 16:11; Hebrews 11:31; Acts 16:36; Genesis 26:29; Exodus 4:18
- 35 Colossians 1:28; 2 Timothy 4:2; Acts 13:1; Matthew 28:19–20; Acts 8:4
- 36 Acts 13:4; Acts 14:6; Acts 13:13–14; Acts 13:51; Acts 14:24–25
- 37 Acts 12:12; Acts 12:25; Philemon 24; Acts 13:5; 2 Timothy 4:11
- 38 Acts 13:13; Proverbs 25:19; Psalm 78:9; James 1:8; Luke 14:27–34
- 39 Colossians 4:10; Acts 4:36; Ecclesiastes 7:20; James 3:2; Romans 7:18–21
- 40 Acts 15:22; Acts 11:23; Acts 14:26; 1 Corinthians 15:10; 2 Corinthians 13:14
- 41 Acts 15:23; Acts 15:32; Galatians 1:21; Acts 16:4–5; Acts 6:9
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
Why does my Bible say something different?
- Amos 9:12 and Acts 15:17: “the remnant of Edom” or “the rest of mankind”?
In the Hebrew text of Amos 9:12, restored Israel will “possess the remnant of Edom.” In the Septuagint, “the remnant of men” will “seek” the Lord. At the Council of Jerusalem St James quotes the Greek form to show that God intended Gentiles to belong to his people (Acts 15:16–17). The two readings differ by letters that look and sound alike in Hebrew.
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Mark how at every step of the right progress in respect of the Gentiles, the beginning is brought in as matter of necessity.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
… thereof: and I will raise up his ruins, and will build them up again as in the days of old: that the residue of men may inquire for me, and all the nations upon whom my name is invoked, saith the Lord that doeth this." Chapter 29 — What Things are Predicted by Isaiah Concerning Christ and the Church The …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
… Apostles also, and James the bishop of this Church, have had earnest care: and the Apostles and Elders write a Catholic epistle to all the Gentiles, that they should abstain first from things offered to idols, and then from blood also and from things strangled.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
The Divine record has expressly mentioned this when it says, "purifying their hearts by faith." The faith of God then purifies the heart, the pure heart sees God.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
… writing, and acknowledge this: For it hath seemed good unto the Holy Ghost and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; that ye abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication; shewing evidently by what they wrote, that though the writing was by the hands …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)