Read Acts 15.22-35. In verse 22: All the officials (see comment on 14.23) formally choose and send "prophets" ( 15.32; 11.27; 13.1) along with Paul and Barsabbas (in 1.23) and Silas (15.40-41; 16.19, 25, 29; 17.4, 10, 14-15; 18.5). In verses 23-29: James' letter recites the story of the council. In verse 23: On the believers of gentile origin, see 15.1. In verse 28: The phrase is has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us is the formal language of declarations, confirming God's agency. In verse 35: Luke's summary concludes the section of the narrative. Comments or Questions..
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