Acts 15:22 (WEB)
Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.
Fathers and councils · 4
Eusebius of Caesarea
“Neither can they boast of Agabus, or Judas, or Silas, or the daughters of Philip, or Ammia in Philadelphia, or Quadratus, or any others not belonging to them.”” — editor's note: On Judas, see Acts xv. 22, 27, 32.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“In ordinations of the clergy, beloved brethren, we usually consult you beforehand, and weigh the character and deserts of individuals, with the general advice.” — editor's note: [Note again this principle of the Cyprianic freedom and evangelical discipline. Acts xv. 22; Matt. xviii. 17.]
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Tertullian
“The reason why the Holy Spirit did, when the apostles at that time were consulting, relax the bond and yoke for us, was that we might be free to devote ourselves to the shunning of idolatry.” — editor's note: Acts xv. 1–31.
Read the whole comment“…consulted, determined, by the authority of the Holy Ghost, that “a yoke should not be put upon men’s necks which their fathers even had not been able to bear.”” — editor's note: See Gal. i. 11–24, compared with Acts xv. 5–29.
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Cross-references · 8
Cited together in Church History V.17.
Cited together in Church History V.17.
Cited together in Church History V.17.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 32.
Cited together in Church History V.17.
Cited together in Church History V.17.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 32.
Cited together in Church History V.17.