Acts 15:26
New International Version
men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

New Living Translation
who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

English Standard Version
men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Berean Standard Bible
men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Berean Literal Bible
men having handed over their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

King James Bible
Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

New King James Version
men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

New American Standard Bible
men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

NASB 1995
men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

NASB 1977
men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Legacy Standard Bible
men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Amplified Bible
men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Christian Standard Bible
who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

American Standard Version
men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Contemporary English Version
These men have risked their lives for our Lord Jesus Christ.

English Revised Version
men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Barnabas and Paul have dedicated their lives to our Lord, the one named Jesus Christ.

Good News Translation
who have risked their lives in the service of our Lord Jesus Christ.

International Standard Version
who have risked their lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah.

Majority Standard Bible
men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

NET Bible
who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

New Heart English Bible
who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Webster's Bible Translation
Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Weymouth New Testament
who have endangered their very lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.

World English Bible
men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
men who have given up their lives for the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ—

Berean Literal Bible
men having handed over their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Young's Literal Translation
men who have given up their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ --

Smith's Literal Translation
Men having delivered up their souls for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Men that have given their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Catholic Public Domain Version
men who have handed over their lives on behalf of the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

New American Bible
who have dedicated their lives to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

New Revised Standard Version
who have risked their lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Men who have dedicated their lives for the name of our LORD Jesus Christ.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“Men who have surrendered themselves for the name of our Lord Yeshua The Messiah.”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
men who have endangered their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Godbey New Testament
men who have imperiled their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Haweis New Testament
men who have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Mace New Testament
men that have exposed their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Weymouth New Testament
who have endangered their very lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Worrell New Testament
men who have given up their souls in behalf of the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Worsley New Testament
who have exposed their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Letter to the Gentile Believers
25So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 26men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing.…

Cross References
Philippians 2:30
because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.

2 Corinthians 11:23-27
Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death. / Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. / Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea. ...

Romans 16:4
who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.

2 Timothy 2:3
Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 4:6-7
For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. / I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

1 Corinthians 15:30-31
And why do we endanger ourselves every hour? / I face death every day, brothers, as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.

2 Corinthians 4:11
For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.

Revelation 12:11
They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.

Matthew 10:39
Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

John 12:25
Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

Hebrews 11:35-38
Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection. / Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. / They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated. ...

1 Peter 4:12-14
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. / But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory. / If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

1 John 3:16
By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

Isaiah 53:12
Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.

Daniel 3:16-18
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. / If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king. / But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”


Treasury of Scripture

Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

hazarded.

Acts 13:50
But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.

Acts 14:19
And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.

Judges 5:18
Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.

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Acts 15
1. Great dissensions arise regarding circumcision.
5. The apostles consult about it,
22. and send their determination by letters to the churches.
36. Paul and Barnabas, thinking to visit the brothers together,
39. disagree, and travel different ways.














men who have risked their lives
This phrase highlights the extraordinary commitment and courage of the early Christian leaders. The Greek word for "risked" is "παραδίδωμι" (paradidomi), which can mean to hand over or deliver up, often used in the context of betrayal or sacrifice. Here, it signifies a voluntary and deliberate act of endangerment for a higher cause. Historically, the early church faced severe persecution, and leaders like Paul and Barnabas often encountered life-threatening situations. Their willingness to face such dangers underscores the depth of their faith and dedication to spreading the Gospel. This phrase serves as an inspiration for believers to consider the cost of discipleship and the call to stand firm in faith, even in the face of adversity.

for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ
The "name" in biblical terms often represents the essence and authority of a person. In this context, "the name of our Lord Jesus Christ" signifies the power, mission, and divine authority of Jesus. The Greek word for "name" is "ὄνομα" (onoma), which encompasses reputation, character, and authority. The early Christians understood that their mission was not just a personal endeavor but a divine commission to honor and proclaim the sovereignty of Jesus Christ. Historically, invoking the name of Jesus was a declaration of allegiance to His lordship, often in defiance of Roman imperial cults and Jewish religious authorities. This phrase calls believers to recognize the supremacy of Christ in their lives and to live in a manner that reflects His character and mission. It is a reminder of the transformative power of Jesus' name and the call to bear witness to His truth in the world.

(26) Men that have hazarded their lives.--It is clear from this that the narrative of the hairbreadth escapes at the Pisidian Antioch (Acts 13:50) and Lystra (Acts 14:19) must have been laid before the Church. Prominence is given to the fact as likely to secure reverence for those whom many had hitherto regarded with distrust.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
men
ἀνθρώποις (anthrōpois)
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

who have risked
παραδεδωκόσι (paradedōkosi)
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3860: From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit.

their
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

lives
ψυχὰς (psychas)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 5590: From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely.

for
ὑπὲρ (hyper)
Preposition
Strong's 5228: Gen: in behalf of; acc: above.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

name
ὀνόματος (onomatos)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 3686: Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'.

of our
ἡμῶν (hēmōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

Lord
Κυρίου (Kyriou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

Jesus
Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

Christ.
Χριστοῦ (Christou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.


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