Act 15:13-22 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Acts 15:13-19: 15:13-19 James , the brother of Jesus, declared that the conversion of the Gentiles was clearly in accord with Scripture. He argued forcefully that it was contrary to the divine will to put unnecessary requirements on the admission of the Gentiles.

Summary for Acts 15:13-19: 15:13-19 ^a James, the brother of Jesus, declared that the conversion of the Gentiles was clearly in accord with Scripture. He argued forcefully that it was contrary to the divine will to put unnecessary requirements on the admission of the Gentiles.
15:14 ^b Peter: Greek Simeon. Peter’s given name was Simon (see Matt 16:17-19 ^c).
Summary for Acts 15:15-19: 15:15-19 ^d Because God’s prophets had predicted the conversion and inclusion of the Gentiles, James argued that the Gentiles should be accepted as Gentiles, without requiring them to practice Judaism (15:1 ^e).
15:20 ^f Eating food offered to idols is sinful if it involves knowingly partaking of an idolatrous sacrifice (see Exod 20:4 ^g; Deut 5:8 ^h; 1 Cor 8:4-13 ⁱ; 10:14-30 ^j; Rev 2:14 ^k, 20 ^l).

• Sexual immorality was common in the Greek world but is always sinful (Exod 20:14 ^m; Deut 5:18 ⁿ; Gal 5:19 ^o).

• eating the meat of strangled animals: God’s law prohibits eating meat that has blood in it (Lev 17:13-14 ^p) or consuming blood (Lev 17:10-12 ^q), “for the life of every creature is in its blood” (Lev 17:14 ^r). Also, “It is the blood, given in exchange for a life, that makes purification possible” (see Lev 17:11 ^s and study note). This command was first given to Noah, the ancestor of Gentiles as well as Jews (Gen 9:4 ^t).
Summary for Acts 15:22-29: 15:22-29 ^u The Jerusalem church chose two of the church leaders to report its decision. They took with them a letter from the apostles and elders ... in Jerusalem explaining the terms of the agreement.