Acts 15:40
but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain
- WHEN
- c. AD 49
WHEN
c. AD 49
counted from the text
The decision that Gentiles do not have to become Jews.
WHO RULED
- Claudius emperor of Rome AD 41-54
MEANWHILE
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c. AD 49 Italy
Claudius expels the Jews from Rome
That is why Aquila and Priscilla are in Corinth when Paul arrives, in Acts 18:2.
SOURCES
- date — The Council of Jerusalem, fourteen years after the conversion by the count of Galatians 2:1.
- Claudius — Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII
- Claudius expels the Jews from Rome — Suetonius, Claudius 25.4; Orosius VII.6
SEE ALSO
- Acts 15:22 Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas,…
- Acts 11:23 When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.
- Acts 14:26 From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.
- 1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
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