Act 15:23 | NET2full | STEP | They sent this letter with them : From the apostles and elders , your brothers , to the Gentile brothers and sisters in Antioch , Syria , and Cilicia , greetings !

‏ Acts 15:23

23 They sent this letter with them: ^{▼▼tn Grk “writing by their hand” (an idiom for sending a letter).}

From the apostles ^{▼▼tn Grk “The apostles.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.} and elders, your brothers, ^{▼▼tn Grk “brothers,” but “your” is supplied to specify the relationship, since without it “brothers” could be understood as vocative in English.} to the Gentile brothers and sisters ^{▼▼tn Grk “to the brothers who are from the Gentiles.”} in Antioch, ^{▼▼sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia).} Syria, ^{▼▼tn Grk “and Syria,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.} and Cilicia, greetings!