Acts 15:4

Good News Translation

When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, the apostles, and the elders, to whom they told all that God had done through them.

Cross References

Matthew 10:40

“Whoever welcomes you welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.

Acts 11:30

They did this, then, and sent the money to the church elders by Barnabas and Saul.

Acts 14:27

When they arrived in Antioch, they gathered the people of the church together and told them about all that God had done with them and how he had opened the way for the Gentiles to believe.

Acts 15:12

The whole group was silent as they heard Barnabas and Paul report all the miracles and wonders that God had performed through them among the Gentiles.

Acts 15:2

Paul and Barnabas got into a fierce argument with them about this, so it was decided that Paul and Barnabas and some of the others in Antioch should go to Jerusalem and see the apostles and elders about this matter.

Acts 15:22

Then the apostles and the elders, together with the whole church, decided to choose some men from the group and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose two men who were highly respected by the believers, Judas, called Barsabbas, and Silas,

Acts 15:3

They were sent on their way by the church; and as they went through Phoenicia and Samaria, they reported how the Gentiles had turned to God; this news brought great joy to all the believers.

Acts 15:6

The apostles and the elders met together to consider this question.

Acts 16:4

As they went through the towns, they delivered to the believers the rules decided upon by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem, and they told them to obey those rules.

Acts 18:27

Apollos then decided to go to Achaia, so the believers in Ephesus helped him by writing to the believers in Achaia, urging them to welcome him. When he arrived, he was a great help to those who through God's grace had become believers.

Acts 21:17

When we arrived in Jerusalem, the believers welcomed us warmly.

Acts 21:19

Paul greeted them and gave a complete report of everything that God had done among the Gentiles through his work.

Romans 15:18

I will be bold and speak only about what Christ has done through me to lead the Gentiles to obey God. He has done this by means of words and deeds,

Romans 15:7

Accept one another, then, for the glory of God, as Christ has accepted you.

1 Corinthians 15:10

But by God's grace I am what I am, and the grace that he gave me was not without effect. On the contrary, I have worked harder than any of the other apostles, although it was not really my own doing, but God's grace working with me.

2 Corinthians 5:19

Our message is that God was making all human beings his friends through Christ. God did not keep an account of their sins, and he has given us the message which tells how he makes them his friends.

2 Corinthians 6:1

In our work together with God, then, we beg you who have received God's grace not to let it be wasted.

Colossians 4:10

Aristarchus, who is in prison with me, sends you greetings, and so does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas. (You have already received instructions to welcome Mark if he comes your way.)

2 John 1:10

So then, if some come to you who do not bring this teaching, do not welcome them in your homes; do not even say, “Peace be with you.”