KJV: And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.
YLT: and Paul having chosen Silas, went forth, having been given up to the grace of God by the brethren;
Darby: but Paul having chosen Silas went forth, committed by the brethren to the grace of God.
ASV: but Paul choose Silas, and went forth, being commended by the brethren to the grace of the Lord.
Παῦλος | Paul |
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: Παῦλος Sense: Paul was the most famous of the apostles and wrote a good part of the NT, the 4 Pauline epistles. |
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δὲ | however |
Parse: Conjunction Root: δέ Sense: but, moreover, and, etc. |
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ἐπιλεξάμενος | having chosen |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Middle, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ἐπιλέγω Sense: to say besides. |
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Σιλᾶν | Silas |
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: Σίλας Sense: a Roman citizen, the companion of the apostle Paul on several of his missionary journeys. |
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ἐξῆλθεν | went forth |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἐξέρχομαι Sense: to go or come forth of. |
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παραδοθεὶς | having been committed |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Passive, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: παραδίδωμι Sense: to give into the hands (of another). |
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τῇ | to the |
Parse: Article, Dative Feminine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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χάριτι | grace |
Parse: Noun, Dative Feminine Singular Root: χάρις Sense: grace. |
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τοῦ | of the |
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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Κυρίου | Lord |
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: κύριος Sense: he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord. |
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ἀδελφῶν | brothers |
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Plural Root: ἀδελφός Sense: a brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother. |
Greek Commentary for Acts 15:40
First aorist middle (indirect) participle of επιλεγω epilegō choosing for himself, as the successor of Barnabas, not of Mark who had no place in Paul‘s plans at this time. [source]
First aorist passive of παραδιδωμι paradidōmi the same verb employed about Paul and Barnabas (Acts 14:26) on their return from the first tour. It is clear now that the sympathy of the church at Antioch is with Paul rather than with Barnabas in the cleavage that has come. The church probably recalled how in the pinch Barnabas flickered and went to the side of Peter and that it was Paul who for the moment stood Paulus contra mundum for Gentile liberty in Christ against the threat of the Judaizers from Jerusalem. Silas had influence in the church in Jerusalem (Acts 15:22) and was apparently a Roman citizen (Acts 16:37) also. He is the Silas or Silvanus of the epistles (1 Thessalonians 1:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:1; 2 Corinthians 1:19; 1 Peter 5:12). It is remarkable that Peter mentions both Mark and Silas as with him (1 Peter 5:12.) at the same time. [source]
Which was not the case with Barnabas, leading to the inference that the church at Antioch took Paul's side in the dispute. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Acts 15:40
Bengel argues that this proves a date before the destruction of Jerusalem, but it is probably only John‘s vivid memory. By the sheep gate Supply πυληι pulēi (gate) which occurs with the adjective προβατικη probatikē (pertaining to sheep, προβατα probata) in Nehemiah 3:1, Nehemiah 3:22. A pool A diving or swimming pool (from κολυμβαω kolumbaō to swim, Acts 27:43), old word, only here in N.T. Which is called “The surnamed” (present passive participle, only N.T. example except Acts 15:40 first aorist middle participle επιλεχαμενος epilexamenos). In Hebrew “In Aramaic” strictly as in John 19:13, John 19:17, John 19:20; John 20:16; Revelation 9:11; Revelation 16:16. Bethesda Aleph D L 33 have ετζατα Bethzatha or House of the Olive, while B W Vulg. Memph. have ετσαιδα Bethsaida Having five porches Στοα Stoa was a covered colonnade where people can gather from which Stoic comes (Acts 17:18). See John 10:23; Acts 3:11. Schick in 1888 found twin pools north of the temple near the fortress of Antonia one of which has five porches. It is not, however, certain that this pool existed before a.d. 70 when the temple was destroyed (Sanday, Sacred Sites of the Gospels, p. 55). Some have identified it with the Pool of Siloam (John 9:7), though John distinguishes them. There is also the Virgin‘s Well, called the Gusher, because it periodically bubbles over from a natural spring, a kind of natural siphon. This is south of the temple in the Valley of Kedron and quite possibly the real site. [source]
Second aorist active participle of επιτιτημι epitithēmi Not ordination to the ministry, but a solemn consecration to the great missionary task to which the Holy Spirit had called them. Whether the whole church took part in this ceremony is not clear, though in Acts 15:40 “the brethren” did commend Paul and Silas. Perhaps some of them here acted for the whole church, all of whom approved the enterprise. But Paul makes it plain in Philemon 4:15 that the church in Antioch did not make financial contribution to the campaign, but only goodwill. But that was more than the church at Jerusalem would have done as a whole since Peter had been arraigned there for his activities in Caesarea (Acts 11:1-18). Clearly Barnabas and Saul had to finance the tour themselves. It was Philippi that first gave money to Paul‘s campaigns. There were still heathen enough in Antioch, but the church approved the going of Barnabas and Saul, their very best. [source]
This verse is not in the Revised Version or in the text of Westcott and Hort, being absent from Aleph A B Vulgate, etc. It is clearly an addition to help explain the fact that Silas is back in Antioch in Acts 15:40. But the “some days” of Acts 15:36 afforded abundant time for him to return from Jerusalem. He and Judas went first to Jerusalem to make a report of their mission. [source]
Probably the companion of Paul known in the Acts as Silas (Acts 15:22, Acts 15:27, Acts 15:32, Acts 15:34, Acts 15:40, etc.), and called Silvanus by Paul in 2 Corinthians 1:19; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:1. [source]
Peter uses Paul‘s phrase (1 Corinthians 4:1; Romans 8:18) in giving approval to Paul‘s former companion (Acts 15:40).I have written (εγραπσα egrapsa). Epistolary aorist applying to this Epistle as in 1 Corinthians 5:11 (not 1 Corinthians 5:9); 1 Corinthians 9:15; Galatians 6:11; Romans 15:15; Philemon 1:19, Philemon 1:21.Briefly “By few words,” as Peter looked at it, certainly not a long letter in fact. Cf. Hebrews 13:22.Testifying (επιμαρτυρων epimarturōn). Present active participle of επιμαρτυρεω epimartureō to bear witness to, old compound, here alone in N.T., though the double compound συνεπιμαρτυρεω sunepimartureō in Hebrews 2:4.That this is the true grace of God Infinitive ειναι einai in indirect assertion and accusative of general reference “In which (grace) take your stand” (ingressive aorist active imperative of ιστημι histēmi). [source]