# Acts 15:3

> Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.

— Acts 15:3, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Jerusalem** (Judea · today Jerusalem) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/jerusalem
- **Phoenicia** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/phoenicia
- **Samaria 2** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/samaria-2

## When

- c. AD 49 (counted from the text)
- Date source: The Council of Jerusalem, fourteen years after the conversion by the count of Galatians 2:1.

## Who ruled

- **Claudius**, emperor of Rome, AD 41-54 · Source: Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII

## What happened

- **The Council of Jerusalem** (AD 49)
  The question is whether a Gentile has to become a Jew to follow Jesus. The answer is no, and it defines Christianity as a separate religion.

## See also

- Acts 14:27 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/14/27
- Acts 21:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/21/5
- Acts 11:18-19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/11/18
- Acts 15:12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/15/12
- Romans 15:24 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/romans/15/24
- 1 Corinthians 16:6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/16/6
- 1 Corinthians 16:11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/16/11
- Titus 3:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/titus/3/13

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/15/3
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/15
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).