Acts 15:2

When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

Cross-references

Acts 15:4 Historical context

Acts 15:4 continues the narrative: the delegation arrives in Jerusalem, is welcomed, and reports God's work among Gentiles.

Acts 15:6 Historical context

Acts 15:6 records the Jerusalem council convening to examine the matter, directly following the decision to go up.

Acts 15:7 Historical context

Acts 15:7 continues the narrative: after the debate in verse 2, Peter speaks at the Jerusalem Council, resolving the issue.

Acts 15:39 Parallel

Acts 15:39 records another sharp disagreement, this time between Paul and Barnabas themselves, echoing the dissension here.

Acts 11:12 Historical context

Acts 11:12 recounts the Spirit directing Peter to go to Gentiles without distinction — a divine precedent for the Acts 15 debate.

Acts 4:36 Historical context

Acts 4:36 introduces Barnabas as a Levite from Cyprus, the same Barnabas who debates alongside Paul in Acts 15:2.

Acts 9:27 Historical context

Acts 9:27 shows Barnabas introducing Paul to the apostles, beginning their partnership that continues in the dispute.

In Galatians 1:6-10, Paul rebukes those distorting the gospel, the same problem that caused the Jerusalem Council in Acts 15:2.

Galatians 2:1 Historical context

Galatians 2:1 records the same Jerusalem visit from Paul's perspective, adding that he brought Titus and acted on a revelation.

Galatians 2:2 reveals Paul's motivation (a revelation) and the outcome — his gospel was not forced to add circumcision for Titus.

Galatians 2:5 Historical context

Galatians 2:1-10 recounts Paul's Jerusalem visit to present the gospel — likely the same event described in Acts 15:2.

Galatians 5:10 warns against those troubling believers — the same sort of troublemakers (Judaizers) that sparked the debate in Acts 15.

Galatians 5:12 expresses Paul's wish against those unsettling the church — a strong reaction to the same controversy underlying Acts 15.

2 Timothy 2:24 instructs the Lord's servant not to be quarrelsome — contrasting the sharp dispute here that required apostolic resolution.

Philippians 2:14 commands believers to do all without disputing — contrasting with the dissension that occurred in Acts 15:2.