Acts 15:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they. ”

• Acts 15:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  But we believe - We apostles, who have been with them, and have seen the evidences of their acceptance with God. Through the grace ... - By the grace or mercy of Christ alone, without any of...

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• Acts 15:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Deliberation. The meeting is a public one (see Acts 15:12 and Acts 15:22 ). In Galatians 2 Paul says he laid his manner of preaching before those of reputation, in private. Peter comes forwa...

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• Acts 15:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  believe . App-150. grace . App-184. Jesus Christ . App-98. but texts omit "Christ". even as they . according to (Greek. kata. App-104.) the manner in which they also (will be). These are the...

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• Acts 15:11 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  − 11. By the grace of Jesus Christ. Peter compareth these two together as contrary the one to the other; to have hope − (116) in the grace of Christ, and to be under the yoke of the law; wh...

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• Acts 15:11 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 1783 THE QUESTION ABOUT THE OBLIGATION OF THE CEREMONIAL LAW DECIDED Acts 15:10-11 . Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fa...

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• Acts 15:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they. Through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved - This seems to be an answer to an objecti...

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• Acts 15:11 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Saved even as they.— After the same manner as they.

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• Acts 15:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they. But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus [Christ] (this bracketed word is of ver...

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• Acts 15:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Question of Circumcision 1-35. The Council of Jerusalem, 49 a.d. The usual view is that Galatians 2:1-10 describes the visit of St. Paul to Jerusalem on the occasion of this Council. Adoptin...

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• Acts 15:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  We believe that through the grace... — This comes, in what we may well regard as a summary of St. Peter’s speech, as the closing argument. The Pharisee might regard the Law as binding, but even he,...

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• Acts 15:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  One Way of Salvation for All Acts 15:1-11 Paul and Barnabas were quietly resting in Antioch after their arduous toils, when these persons from Jerusalem stealthily commenced to undermine their...

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• Acts 15:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  In the work among Gentiles the question of circumcision very naturally arose, and its difficulty is revealed in the calling of a council. That council seems to have opened with much desultory discuss...

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• Acts 15:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter. (7) And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good whil...

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• Acts 15:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  But we believe ,.... Who are circumcised; the Arabic version adds, "and are sure"; for what follows is a sure and certain article of faith: that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ ; not th...

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• Acts 15:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they. Ver. 11. That through the grace ] We sail to heaven all upon one bottom; we climb up all by one lad...

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• Acts 15:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  And the apostles, &c., came together to consider of this matter As the apostles commonly resided at Jerusalem, the greater part of them may have come together on this occasion; and the elders l...

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• Acts 15:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  However, here at Antioch a matter arose of deeply serious significance, and it was clearly God's wisdom to have Paul and Barnabas there at the time. Men from Judea, professing the knowledge of Christ...

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• Acts 15:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Council at Jerusalem.       6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.   7 And when there had been m...

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• Acts 15:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ; all saving grace may be well so called, it being purchased only by Christ, and bestowed upon us from the Father through Christ. Even as they; the Jews their fa...

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• Acts 15:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  “But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they.” Whereas the truth as they now saw it in Jesus was that neither they nor the Gentiles would be sa...

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• Acts 15:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  HOMILETICAL ANALYSIS .— Acts 15:6-21 The Council at Jerusalem; or, the Circumcision Controversy Settled I. The composition of the council .— 1. The apostles . The twelve; Paul not yet includ...

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• Acts 15:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Acts 15:1 . Certain men which came down from Judea. Epiphanius says, Cerinthus the heretic was one of the principals in this dissension. But they were, no doubt, of the devil's sending, to disquie...

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• Acts 15:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

  And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised … ye cannot be saved. Disturbers of the Church I. Certain men came down from Judea. 1. Pro...

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• Acts 15:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Acts 15:1 Came down … and taught for which came down … taught, A.V.; saying for and said, A.V. ; custom (ἔθος) for manner, A.V. Except ye be circumcised , etc. Th...

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• Acts 15:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The demand of the former Pharisees and Peter's answer:

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• Acts 15:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 16:23 ; 2 Corinthians 13:14 ; 2 Corinthians 8:9 ; Ephesians 1:6 ; Ephesians 1:7 ; Ephesians 2:7-9 ; Galatians 1:6 ; Galatians 2:16 ; Revelation 5:9 ; Romans 3:24 ; Romans 5:2...

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• Acts 15:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  The Lord Jesus — He does not here say our Lord; because in this solemn place he means the Lord of all, we — Jews, shall be saved even as they — Gentiles, namely, through the grace of the Lord Jesus...

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