Acts 15:10

Exodus 17:2; Galatians 4:1-5; Galatians 4:9; Galatians 5:1; Hebrews 3:9; Hebrews 9:9; Isaiah 7:12; Matthew 11:28-30; Matthew 23:4; Matthew 4:7

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Why tempt ye God? - Why provoke him to displeasure? Why, since he has shown his determination to accept them without such rites, do you provoke h...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(5) Now therefore why (f) tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? (5) Peter,...
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...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

tempt . Greek. peira, try, put to the test. Always transl "tempt" up to this verse, except John 6:6 (prove). Compare Acts 5:9 . put . lay....
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

− 10. Now, therefore, why tempt ye? This is the other part of the sermon wherein Peter showeth how deadly that doctrine is which Paul’s enem...
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 up...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? Now therefore why t...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

To put a yoke upon the neck, &c.— "A grievous and heavy burden, which neither our fathers nor we have been able cheerfully and regularly to be...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? Now therefo...
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...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Why tempt ye God. — To tempt God was to make the experiment whether His will, manifested in the acceptance of the Gentiles, or man’s will, resentin...
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...
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 counci...
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 th...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Now therefore why tempt ye God ,.... By hesitating about this matter, by disputing upon this point, and by seeking for further proof and evidence of...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? Ver. 10. Now, t...
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 hav...
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....
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Council at Jerusalem. 6 And the apostles and elders came together for to cons...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Why tempt ye God? Why would you make a doubt of, and put it to a trial, whether God did in good earnest admit the Gentiles to his favour, and wheth...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“Now therefore why do you test out God, that you should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?”...
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 .—...
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...
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 Churc...
The Biblical Illustrator

And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up. Peter’s speech Mark-- I. The time when peter spoke. “When there had been much disputi...
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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The demand of the former Pharisees and Peter's answer:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Now, therefore, why tempt ye God to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Now therefore — Seeing these things are so: why tempt ye God? — Why do ye provoke him to anger, by putting so heavy a yoke on their neck?

¹⁰ Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

Related Commentaries of Acts 15:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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