Acts 16:4
“And as they went through the cities, they deliuered them the decrees for to keepe, that were ordeined of the Apostles and Elders, which were at Hierusalem.”
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Acts 16:4 Context
2Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium. 3Him would Paul haue to go forth with him, and tooke, and circumcised him, because of the Iewes which were in those quarters: for they knew all, that his father was a Greeke. 4And as they went through the cities, they deliuered them the decrees for to keepe, that were ordeined of the Apostles and Elders, which were at Hierusalem. 5And so were the Churches established in the faith, and increased in number dayly. 6Now when they had gone thorowout Phrygia, and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,
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Other Translations for Acts 16:4
And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.
- King James Version
Now while they were passing through the cities, they were delivering the decrees which had been decided upon by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem, for them to observe.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And as they went on their way through the cities, they delivered them the decrees to keep which had been ordained of the apostles and elders that were at Jerusalem.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And on their way through the towns, they gave them the rules which had been made by the Apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem, so that they might keep them.
- Basic English Bible
And as they passed through the cities they instructed them to observe the decrees determined on by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.
- Darby Bible
And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep that were ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.
- Webster's Bible
As they journeyed on from town to town, they handed to the brethren for their observance the decisions which had been arrived at by the Apostles and Elders in Jerusalem.
- Weymouth Bible
As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.
- World English Bible
Whanne thei passiden bi citees, thei bitoken to hem to kepe the techingis, that weren demyd of apostlis and eldre men, that weren at Jerusalem.
- Wycliffe Bible
And as they were going on through the cities, they were delivering to them the decrees to keep, that have been judged by the apostles and the elders who [are] in Jerusalem,
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Acts 16:4
Ac 16:4,5 They went through the cities. Where churches were already planted. As they went, they "delivered the decrees" on circumcision and the law of Moses decided upon at Jerusalem (Ac 15:23-29).