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OET (OET-RV) This led to no end of argument and debate between them and Paul and Barnabas until it was decided that the two of them and some other believers should go to Yerushalem to ask the missionaries and the elders there about this issue.
OET-LV And dissension and no little debate having_become the by_Paulos and the Barnabas with them, they_determined Paulos and Barnabas and some others from them to_be_going_up, to the ambassadors and elders in Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim) about the this question.
SR-GNT Γενομένης δὲ στάσεως καὶ ζητήσεως οὐκ ὀλίγης τῷ Παύλῳ καὶ τῷ Βαρναβᾷ πρὸς αὐτοὺς, ἔταξαν ἀναβαίνειν Παῦλον καὶ Βαρναβᾶν, καί τινας ἄλλους ἐξ αὐτῶν, πρὸς τοὺς ἀποστόλους καὶ πρεσβυτέρους εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ περὶ τοῦ ζητήματος τούτου. ‡
(Genomenaʸs de staseōs kai zaʸtaʸseōs ouk oligaʸs tōi Paulōi kai tōi Barnaba pros autous, etaxan anabainein Paulon kai Barnaban, kai tinas allous ex autōn, pros tous apostolous kai presbuterous eis Ierousalaʸm peri tou zaʸtaʸmatos toutou.)
Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT And no little dispute and debate by Paul and Barnabas with them having happened, they appointed Paul and Barnabas and certain others from among them to go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem about this question.
UST Paul and Barnabas had a big argument with those Jews. They could not settle their disagreement, so the believers at Antioch sent Paul and Barnabas and some of the other believers to Jerusalem. That way they could discuss this issue with the apostles and other leaders there.
BSB And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
BLB Having been brought about, then, no small commotion and discussion by Paul and Barnabas with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas and certain others out from them to go up to Jerusalem, to the apostles and elders, about this question.
AICNT And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, it was decided that Paul and Barnabas and some of the others should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.
OEB This gave rise to a serious dispute, and much discussion, between Paul and Barnabas and these people, and it was therefore settled that Paul and Barnabas and others of their number should go up to Jerusalem, to consult the apostles and church elders about the matter under discussion.
WEBBE Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul, Barnabas, and some others of them to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.
WMBB Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul, Barnabas, and some others of them to go up to Jerusalem to the emissaries and elders about this question.
NET When Paul and Barnabas had a major argument and debate with them, the church appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to meet with the apostles and elders in Jerusalem about this point of disagreement.
LSV there having been, therefore, not a little dissension and debate to Paul and Barnabas with them, they arranged for Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, to go up to the apostles and elders to Jerusalem about this question;
FBV Paul and Barnabas had many arguments and debates with them. So Paul and Barnabas and some others were appointed to go to Jerusalem and talk to the apostles and leaders there about this issue.
TCNT [fn]Therefore, when Paul and Barnabas had a great dissension and debate with them, the brothers appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among the believers to go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem to discuss this issue.
15:2 Therefore, when ¦ When CT
T4T Paul and Barnabas strongly disagreed with those Jews and started arguing with them. So the believers at Antioch appointed Paul and Barnabas and some of the other believers to go to Jerusalem, in order that they would/could discuss this matter with the apostles and other spiritual leaders.
LEB And after[fn] there was no little strife and debate by Paul and Barnabas against them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem concerning this issue.
15:2 *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was”)
BBE And after Paul and Barnabas had had no little argument and discussion with them, the brothers made a decision to send Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them to the Apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem about this question.
Moff No Moff ACTs book available
Wymth Between these new comers and Paul and Barnabas there was no little disagreement and controversy, until at last it was decided that Paul and Barnabas and some other brethren should go up to consult the Apostles and Elders in Jerusalem on this matter.
ASV And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and questioning with them, the brethren appointed that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
DRA And when Paul and Barnabas had no small contest with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of the other side, should go up to the apostles and priests to Jerusalem about this question.
YLT there having been, therefore, not a little dissension and disputation to Paul and Barnabas with them, they arranged for Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, to go up unto the apostles and elders to Jerusalem about this question,
Drby A commotion therefore having taken place, and no small discussion on the part of Paul and Barnabas against them, they arranged that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others from amongst them, should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.
RV And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and questioning with them, the brethren appointed that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
Wbstr When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, should go to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.
KJB-1769 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
(When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Yerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question. )
KJB-1611 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissention and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certeine other of them, should goe vp to Hierusalem vnto the Apostles and Elders about this question.
(When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissention and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Yerusalem unto the Apostles and Elders about this question.)
Bshps So, when there was rysen discention and disputyng, not a litle vnto Paul and Barnabas, agaynst them: they determyned that Paul and Barnabas, and certayne other of them, shoulde go vp to Hierusalem, vnto the Apostles and elders, about this question.
(So, when there was risen discention and disputing, not a little unto Paul and Barnabas, against them: they determyned that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Yerusalem, unto the Apostles and elders, about this question.)
Gnva And when there was great dissension, and disputation by Paul and Barnabas against them, they ordeyned that Paul and Barnabas, and certaine other of them, should goe vp to Hierusalem vnto the Apostles and Elders about this question.
(And when there was great dissension, and disputation by Paul and Barnabas against them, they ordained that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Yerusalem unto the Apostles and Elders about this question. )
Cvdl Now wha there rose a discesion, and Paul and Barnabas had set them selues harde agaynst them, they ordeyned, that Paul and Barnabas and certayne other of them shulde go vp to Ierusalem vnto the Apostles and Elders, aboute this questio.
(Now wha there rose a discesion, and Paul and Barnabas had set themselves hard against them, they ordained, that Paul and Barnabas and certain other of them should go up to Yerusalem unto the Apostles and Elders, about this questio.)
TNT And when ther was rysen dissencion and disputinge not a litle vnto Paul and Barnabas agaynst them. They determined that Paul and Barnabas and certayne other of them shuld ascende to Ierusalem vnto the Apostles and elders aboute this question.
(And when there was risen dissencion and disputinge not a little unto Paul and Barnabas against them. They determined that Paul and Barnabas and certain other of them should ascende to Yerusalem unto the Apostles and elders about this question. )
Wyc Therfor whanne ther was maad not a litil discencioun to Poul and Barnabas ayens hem, thei ordeyneden, that Poul and Barnabas, and summe othere of hem, schulden go vp to the apostlis and preestis in Jerusalem, on this questioun.
(Therefore when there was made not a little discencioun to Poul and Barnabas against them, they ordainedn, that Poul and Barnabas, and some other of them, should go up to the apostles and priests in Yerusalem, on this question.)
Luth Da sich nun ein Aufruhr erhub, und Paulus und Barnabas nicht einen geringen Zank mit ihnen hatten, ordneten sie, daß Paulus und Barnabas und etliche andere aus ihnen hinaufzögen gen Jerusalem zu den Aposteln und Ältesten um dieser Frage willen.
(So itself/yourself/themselves now a Aufruhr erhub, and Paulus and Barnabas not a geringen Zank with to_them hatten, ordneten sie, that Paulus and Barnabas and several other out_of to_them hinaufzögen to/toward Yerusalem to the Aposteln and elders around/by/for dieser Frage willen.)
ClVg Facta ergo seditione non minima Paulo et Barnabæ adversus illos, statuerunt ut ascenderent Paulus et Barnabas, et quidam alii ex aliis ad Apostolos et presbyteros in Jerusalem super hac quæstione.[fn]
(Facta therefore seditione not/no minima Paulo and Barnabæ adversus illos, statuerunt as ascenderent Paulus and Barnabas, and quidam alii from aliis to Apostolos and presbyteros in Yerusalem over hac quæstione. )
15.2 Seditione. A Paulo et Barnaba, contra illos, qui hæc dicebant. Statuerunt. RAB. Scilicet hi qui descenderant de Judæa, etc., usque ad ad fidem venisse probatur.
15.2 Seditione. A Paulo and Barnaba, on_the_contrary illos, who these_things dicebant. Statuerunt. RAB. Scilicet hi who descenderant about Yudæa, etc., until to ad faith venisse probatur.
UGNT γενομένης δὲ στάσεως καὶ ζητήσεως οὐκ ὀλίγης τῷ Παύλῳ καὶ τῷ Βαρναβᾷ πρὸς αὐτοὺς, ἔταξαν ἀναβαίνειν Παῦλον, καὶ Βαρναβᾶν, καί τινας ἄλλους ἐξ αὐτῶν, πρὸς τοὺς ἀποστόλους καὶ πρεσβυτέρους εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ περὶ τοῦ ζητήματος τούτου.
(genomenaʸs de staseōs kai zaʸtaʸseōs ouk oligaʸs tōi Paulōi kai tōi Barnaba pros autous, etaxan anabainein Paulon, kai Barnaban, kai tinas allous ex autōn, pros tous apostolous kai presbuterous eis Ierousalaʸm peri tou zaʸtaʸmatos toutou.)
SBL-GNT γενομένης ⸀δὲ στάσεως καὶ ζητήσεως οὐκ ὀλίγης τῷ Παύλῳ καὶ τῷ Βαρναβᾷ πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἔταξαν ἀναβαίνειν Παῦλον καὶ Βαρναβᾶν καί τινας ἄλλους ἐξ αὐτῶν πρὸς τοὺς ἀποστόλους καὶ πρεσβυτέρους εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ περὶ τοῦ ζητήματος τούτου.
(genomenaʸs ⸀de staseōs kai zaʸtaʸseōs ouk oligaʸs tōi Paulōi kai tōi Barnaba pros autous etaxan anabainein Paulon kai Barnaban kai tinas allous ex autōn pros tous apostolous kai presbuterous eis Ierousalaʸm peri tou zaʸtaʸmatos toutou.)
TC-GNT Γενομένης [fn]οὖν στάσεως καὶ [fn]ζητήσεως οὐκ ὀλίγης τῷ Παύλῳ καὶ τῷ Βαρνάβᾳ πρὸς αὐτούς, ἔταξαν ἀναβαίνειν Παῦλον καὶ Βαρνάβαν καί τινας ἄλλους ἐξ αὐτῶν πρὸς τοὺς ἀποστόλους καὶ πρεσβυτέρους εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ περὶ τοῦ ζητήματος τούτου.
(Genomenaʸs oun staseōs kai zaʸtaʸseōs ouk oligaʸs tōi Paulōi kai tōi Barnaba pros autous, etaxan anabainein Paulon kai Barnaban kai tinas allous ex autōn pros tous apostolous kai presbuterous eis Hierousalaʸm peri tou zaʸtaʸmatos toutou. )
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
15:2-3 The Antioch church decided to send . . . delegates to Jerusalem to resolve this matter in discussion with the apostles and elders there. En route, the entourage visited believers in Phoenicia and Samaria, where the Christian faith had made substantial inroads (ch 8).
Circumcision in the New Testament
Circumcision (cutting off the male foreskin) was widely practiced in the ancient Near East (see Jer 9:25-26). For Jews, it had religious significance as the sign of the covenant that God had established with the people of Israel (Gen 17:9-14; Josh 5:2; John 7:22; Acts 7:8; Sirach 44:20). It was normally performed on the eighth day of a male infant’s life (Gen 17:12; Lev 12:3; Luke 1:59; Acts 7:8). The New Testament notes the circumcision of John the Baptist, Jesus, Paul, and Timothy (Luke 1:59; 2:21; Acts 16:2-3; Phil 3:5). Circumcision became a metaphor for the renewal of a person’s relationship with God (Deut 10:16; 30:6; Jer 4:4; Rom 2:28-29). In the late 40s AD, some Jewish Christians tried to require Gentile Christians to undergo circumcision (Acts 15:1, 5; see 21:20-21; Gal 2:4, 11-13), to which Paul and Barnabas objected (Acts 15:2). The ensuing church council at Jerusalem settled the matter in favor of not requiring Gentiles to be circumcised (15:19-21, 28-29).
Paul insisted that “it makes no difference whether or not a man has been circumcised” (1 Cor 7:19). “What is important is faith expressing itself in love” (Gal 5:6). In Galatians, Paul argued against vigorous Jewish opponents and insisted that everyone enters God’s family simply through faith in Jesus Christ (Gal 2:14-21). Circumcision is not required for acceptance by God (Gal 5:6). The cross of Christ is the way that sinners enter into covenant with God (Gal 2:14-21; Col 2:11-15).
Passages for Further Study
Gen 17:9-14; Lev 12:3; Josh 5:2-9; Jer 9:25-26; Luke 1:59; 2:21; John 7:22-24; Acts 7:8; 15:1-5, 19-21, 28-31; 16:2-3; 21:18-24; Rom 2:25-29; 1 Cor 7:17-19; Gal 2:3-5, 11-21; 5:6; 6:15; Phil 3:5-9; Col 2:11-23
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes
στάσεως καὶ ζητήσεως οὐκ ὀλίγης
dissension and debate no little
Luke is using a figure of speech that expresses a positive meaning by using a negative word, not, together with a word, little, that is the opposite of the intended meaning. If it would be helpful in your language, you could states the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “a great dispute and debate”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
στάσεως καὶ ζητήσεως
dissension and debate
The terms dispute and debate mean similar things. Luke may be using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single word or phrase. Alternate translation: “controversy”
Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns
πρὸς αὐτοὺς & ἔταξαν & ἐξ αὐτῶν
with them & ˱they˲_determined & from them
The first instance of the pronoun them refers to the Jewish believers from Judea, and the pronoun they and the second instance of the pronoun them refers to the believers in the church in Antioch. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “with the Jewish believers from Judea … the believers in Antioch appointed … from the church there”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
ἀναβαίνειν & εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ
/to_be/_going_up & in Jerusalem
Luke says to go up because that was the customary way of speaking about traveling to Jerusalem, since that city is up on a mountain.. Use a natural way in your language of referring to traveling to a higher elevation.