Act 15:1-4 | JFB | STEP | 1-2. certain men-- See the description of them in .

‏ Acts 15:1-4

CHAPTER 15 Ac 15:1-35. Council at Jerusalem to Decide on the Necessity of Circumcision for the Gentile Converts.

1-2. certain men--See the description of them in Ga 2:4.

3-6. being brought on their way by the church--a kind of official escort.

they passed through Phenice--(See on Ac 11:19).

and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles, and they caused great joy to the brethren--As the converts in those parts were Jewish (Ac 11:19), their spirit contrasts favorably with that of others of their nation.