Acts Chapter 15 verse 21 Holy Bible
For Moses from generations of old hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.
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For Moses, from times long past, has his preachers in every town, reading his law in the Synagogues every Sabbath.
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For Moses, from generations of old, has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.
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For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
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For Moses from generations of old has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath."
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for Moses from former generations in every city hath those preaching him -- in the synagogues every sabbath being read.'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 21. - From generations of old for of old time, A.V.; sabbath for sabbath day, A.V. The meaning of this verse seems to be that, in requiring the above compliances, the council was not enjoining anything new or strange, because the Gentiles who attended the synagogues were familiar with these Mosaic doctrines. It has been often stated that these four prohibitions were in substance the same as the so-called seven precepts of Noah, which were binding upon proselytes of the gate. This is, however, scarcely borne out by the facts. The four prohibitions seem to have been a temporary arrangement adapted to the then condition of the Church, with a view to enabling Christian Jews and Gentiles to live in brotherly fellowship. The Jew was not to require more of his Gentile brother: the Gentile was not to concede less to his Jewish brother. St. Augustine ('Cont. Manich.,' 32, 13), quoted by Meyer, ridicules the idea of Christians in his time being bound by the law of things strangled (see Hooker and Bishop Sanderson, quoted by Wordsworth, in the same sense).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(21) For Moses of old time.--Literally, of ancient generations. The conjunction gives the reason for writing to the Gentiles, and giving them these injunctions. The Jews, who heard the Law in their synagogues every Sabbath, did not need instruction. It might be taken for granted that they would adhere to the rules now specified. So, in Acts 15:23, the encyclical letter is addressed exclusively to "the brethren of the Gentiles."