15:22 Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided 1 to send men chosen from among them, Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, 2 leaders among the brothers, to Antioch 3 with Paul and Barnabas.
15:30 So when they were dismissed, 4 they went down to Antioch, 5 and after gathering the entire group 6 together, they delivered the letter.
1 tn BDAG 255 s.v. δοκέω 2.b.β lists this verse under the meaning “it seems best to me, I decide, I resolve.”
2 sn Silas. See 2 Cor 1:19; 1 Thess 1:1; 2 Thess 1:1 (= Silvanus).
3 sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia).
map For location see JP1-F2; JP2-F2; JP3-F2; JP4-F2.
4 tn Or “sent away.”
5 sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia).
6 tn Or “congregation” (referring to the group of believers).