31The people read it and were glad for its encouraging message.


In Context

28 It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond the following requirements:

29 You are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.

30 The men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they gathered the church together and delivered the letter.

31 The people read it and were glad for its encouraging message.

32 Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.

33 After spending some time there, they were sent off by the brothers with the blessing of peace to return to those who had sent them.

Acts 15:31 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:31[Which] when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:31Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:31And when they had read it, they rejoiced for the consolation.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:31And having read it, they rejoiced at the consolation.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:31And when they had read it, they rejoiced for the consolation.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:31Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:31When they had read it, they rejoiced over the encouragement.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:31and they having read, did rejoice for the consolation;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:31Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.