and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.
We have here the result of the consultation that was held at Jerusalem about the imposing of the ceremonial law upon the Gentiles. Much more, it is likely, was said about it than is here recorded; but at length it was brought to a head, and the advice which James gave was universally approved and agreed to nemine contradicente - unanimously; and letters were accordingly...
Commenting on Acts 15:22-35
And wrote letters by them after this manner,.... Not that they made use of them as their amanuenses, to write their letters for them; but being written they put them into their hands, and sent them by them, and they were written in the following form: the apostles, and elders, and brethren; which belonged to, or were members of the church at Jerusalem; they are...
Verse 23. And wrote letters. Greek, Having written. He does not mean that they wrote more than one epistle. By them. Greek, By their hand. After this manner. Greek, These things. Send greeting. A word of salutation, expressing their desire of the happiness (χαιρειν) of the persons addressed. Comp. ; . In Antioch. Where the difficulty first arose. And Syria.