Bible Strands
Acts 15:26
men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Jerusalem council writes to Gentile churches to introduce Judas and Silas while pointing to Paul and Barnabas as the preceding envoys.
The words — παραδεδωκόσιν (paradedōkosin) ψυχὰς (psuchas) literally renders "having handed over their lives."
The thread — The text’s claim of life-risking appears in Acts 14:19 (stoning in Iconium), Acts 9:23 (conspiracy against Saul), and Philippians 2:29 (command to honor such men).
Why it lands — The passage states that gospel work demands tangible danger and requires readers to recognize and respect those who endure it for Christ’s name.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Cross-references
- Acts 14:19 Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.
- Acts 9:23 After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,
- Philippians 2:29 Welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor men like him,
- 1 Corinthians 15:30 And why do we endanger ourselves every hour?
- 2 Corinthians 11:23 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.
- Judges 5:18 Zebulun was a people who risked their lives; Naphtali, too, on the heights of the battlefield.
- Acts 13:50 The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.