Episodes

Friday, 31 March 2023 So when they were sent off, they came to Antioch; and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the letter. Acts 15:30 With the contents of the letter from the council having been recorded by Luke, the na...

Thursday, 30 March 2023 that you abstain from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well.Farewell. Acts 15:29 The letter from the council just noted ...

Wednesday, 29 March 2023 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things: Acts 15:28 The previous verses contained the contents of the letter sent from Jerusalem to the churches in A...

Tuesday, 28 March 2023 We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who will also report the same things by word of mouth. Acts 15:27 Note, the Greek more appropriately reads, “We have sent, therefore, Judas and Silas, and they through word are tellin...

Monday, 27 March 2023 men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Acts 15:26 In the previous verse, the council explained that they were sending along chosen men to accompany Barnabas and Paul. With that, it next refers...

Sunday, 26 March 2023 it seemed good to us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, Acts 15:25 After explaining the main purpose of the letter in the first sentence, which was the issue of re...

Saturday, 25 March 2023 Since we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, “You must be circumcised and keep the law”—to whom we gave no such commandment— Acts 15:24 The previous verse ...

Friday, 24 March 2023 They wrote this letter by them:The apostles, the elders, and the brethren,To the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia:Greetings. Acts 15:23 Note: The NKJV clears up a lot of the errors of the KJV, b...

Thursday, 23 March 2023 Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas who was also named Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren....

Wednesday, 22 March 2023 “For Moses has had throughout many generations those who preach him in every city, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.” Acts 15:21 In the previous verse, James listed several things that the Gentiles should refrai...

Tuesday, 21 March 2023 “but that we write to them to abstain from things polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from things strangled, and from blood. Acts 15:20 In the previous verse, James said that believers should not trouble those from a...

Monday, 20 March 2023 “Therefore I judge that we should not trouble those from among the Gentiles who are turning to God, Acts 15:19 The NKJV follows enough of the errors of the KJV to make it unsuitable for analysis. It should read, “Therefore, ...

Sunday, 19 March 2023 “Known to God from eternity are all His works. Acts 15:18 The previous verse cited Amos, concluding with the words, “Says the Lord who does all these things.” With the end of the citation, James now speaks, saying, “Known to...

Saturday, 18 March 2023 So that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, Even all the Gentiles who are called by My name, Says the Lord who does all these things.’ Acts 15:17 In the previous verse, James began his citation of the prophet Amos. That...

Friday, 17 March 2023 ‘After this I will returnAnd will rebuild the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down;I will rebuild its ruins,And I will set it up; Acts 15:16 James just noted that the words of the prophets agree with the idea that God ...

Thursday, 16 March 2023 “And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written: Acts 15:15 James, speaking to the assembly in Jerusalem, just noted how God first visited to take out of the nations a people for His name. He now cont...

Wednesday, 15 March 2023 “Simon has declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take out of them a people for His name.   The words of the NKJV give a completely different sense than what the Hebrew is conveying. Placing the two side by...

Tuesday, 14 March 2023 And after they had become silent, James answered, saying, “Men and brethren, listen to me: Acts 15:13 In the previous verse, the words of Barnabas and Paul concerning their evangelism of the Gentiles were recorded, God havi...

Monday, 13 March 2023 Then all the multitude kept silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul declaring how many miracles and wonders God had worked through them among the Gentiles. Acts 15:12 In the previous verse, Peter completed his words in supp...

Sunday, 12 March 2023 “But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved in the same manner as they.” Acts 15:11 The NKJV, following the rendering of the KJV, changes the order of the clauses, thus obscuring the int...

Saturday, 11 March 2023 “Now therefore, why do you test God by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? Acts 15:10 Peter had just said that God made no distinction between the Jews and the Ge...

Friday, 10 March 2023 “and made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. Acts 15:9 Peter had just noted that God acknowledged the Gentiles who believed by giving them the Holy Spirit, having read their hearts. This was...

Thursday, 9 March 2023 “So God, who knows the heart, acknowledged them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us, Acts 15:8 The translation of the NKJV is far enough off that it is not sufficient for analysis. The words read, “And the ...

Wednesday, 8 March 2023 And when there had been much dispute, Peter rose up and said to them: “Men and brethren, you know that a good while ago God chose among us, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe. Acts 1...