Acts 15:14

1 Peter 2:10; 1 Peter 2:9; 2 Peter 1:1; Acts 15:7-9; Isaiah 43:21; Isaiah 55:11-13; Luke 1:68; Luke 1:78; Luke 2:31; Luke 2:32; Romans 1:5; Romans 11:36

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Simeon - This is a Hebrew name. The Greek mode of writing it commonly was Simon. It was one of the names of Peter, Matthew 4:18 . To take out...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(7) Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. (7) James confirms the calling of t...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Speech of James. Who is this James? In Galatians 2:9 Paul tells us of the agreement he made with James and Cephas and John. James and John in thi...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Simeon . Simon. Greek. Sumeon. Compare 2 Peter 1:1 . at the first, &c . = first visited. Greek. episkeptomai. App-133. Compare Luke 1:68...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. Simeon hath declared - It is remarkable...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. Simeon - a Hebrew variation of "...
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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Simeon] RV 'Symeon.' St. James uses the ancient Hebrew form of Peter's name, instead of the more usual 'Simon.' For his name] i.e. 'that his name m...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Simeon hath declared... — The Greek form is Symeon, as in 2 Peter 1:1 . The use of the old Hebrew form of the Apostle’s name, instead of the mor...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Generous Conclusion Acts 15:12-21 When their turn came to speak, Paul and Barnabas contented themselves with emphasizing the signs and wonder...
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

Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles ,.... James begins with taking notice of Peter's speech, and agrees to it, and conf...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. Ver. 14. Simeon hath declared, &...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then all the multitude kept silence Having nothing further to object to what had been advanced; and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul Who confir...
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

Simeon, or Simon, the name of Peter; but St. Luke, being himself a Hebrew, writes it according as they pronounced it, and not so contracted as the...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Symeon has rehearsed how first God visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.' This use of Peter's Hebrew name ‘Symeon' was b...
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 .—...
Scofield Reference Notes

at the first Literally, for the first time, that is, in the house of Cornelius. ( Acts 15:8-11 ); ( Acts 10:34-48 ); ( Acts 10:11 ); ( Acts 10...
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 after they had held their peace, James answered. The decision of the council This was a crisis in the history of the Church. The greatest d...
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 proposal of James:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles to take out of them a people for His name.
Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Plan and Purpose of God Acts 15:13-21 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are once more back in Jerusalem in attendance at the council called by the Chu...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Simon hath declared — James, the apostle of the Hebrews, calls Peter by his Hebrew name. To take out of them a people for his name — That is to bel...

¹⁴ Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

Related Commentaries of Acts 15:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the 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

Scofield Reference Notes

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

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Acts 15:14