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Acts 15:30-32
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30 So when they were dismissed,[a] they went down to Antioch,[b] and after gathering the entire group[c] together, they delivered the letter. 31 When they read it aloud,[d] the people[e] rejoiced at its encouragement.[f] 32 Both Judas and Silas, who were prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with a long speech.[g]

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  1. Acts 15:30 tn Or “sent away.”
  2. Acts 15:30 sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia).
  3. Acts 15:30 tn Or “congregation” (referring to the group of believers).
  4. Acts 15:31 tn Grk “read it.” The translation “read aloud” is used to indicate the actual practice of public reading; translating as “read” could be misunderstood to mean private, silent, or individual reading.
  5. Acts 15:31 tn Grk “they”; the referent (the people) is specified in the translation for clarity.
  6. Acts 15:31 tn Or “at its encouraging message.”
  7. Acts 15:32 tn Here λόγου (logou) is singular. BDAG 599-600 s.v. λόγος 1.a.β has “in a long speech” for this phrase.
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