Acts 15:31 “When the people read it, they rejoiced at its encouraging message.”

Acts 15:31

When the people read it, they rejoiced at its encouraging message.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.

World English Bible

When they had read it, they rejoiced over the encouragement.

American Standard Version

And when they had read it, they rejoiced for the consolation.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when they had read it, they reioyced for the consolation.

Darby Translation

And having read it, they rejoiced at the consolation.

Young's Literal Translation

and they having read, did rejoice for the consolation;

Bible in Basic English

And after reading it, they were glad of its comfort.

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Cross references

“they rejoiced”

Galatians 5:1 Philippians 3:3 Acts 15:1 Acts 15:10 Acts 16:5 Galatians 2:4

Galatians 5:1 · BSB

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.

Philippians 3:3 · BSB

For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—

Acts 15:1 · BSB

Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

Acts 15:10 · BSB

Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?

Acts 16:5 · BSB

So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.

Galatians 2:4 · BSB

This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

30So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.

32Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.

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