SEV Biblia, Chapter 15:19
Por lo cual yo juzgo, que los que de los gentiles se convierten a Dios, no han de ser inquietados;
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Acts 15:19
Verse 19. Wherefore my sentence is] dio egw krinw, Wherefore I judge. There is an authority here that does not appear in the speech of St. Peter; and this authority was felt and bowed to by all the council; and the decree proposed by St. James adopted.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 19. Wherefore my sentence is , etc.] Opinion or judgment in this case, or what he reckoned most advisable to be done; for he did not impose his sense upon the whole body, but proposed it to them: that we trouble not them ; by obliging them to be circumcised, which would have been very afflicting and disturbing to them; not only because of the corporeal pain produced by circumcision, but because of the bondage their minds would be brought into, and they become subject to the whole law, and all its burdensome rites and ceremonies: which from among the Gentiles are turned to God ; the one true and living God, Father, Son, and Spirit, and from idols, and the worshipping of them.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 7-21 - We see from the words "purifying their hearts by faith," and the address of St. Peter, that justification by faith, and sanctificatio by the Holy Ghost, cannot be separated; and that both are the gift of God. We have great cause to bless God that we have heard the gospel May we have that faith which the great Searcher of hearts approves, an attests by the seal of the Holy Spirit. Then our hearts and conscience will be purified from the guilt of sin, and we shall be freed from the burdens some try to lay upon the disciples of Christ. Paul and Barnaba showed by plain matters of fact, that God owned the preaching of the pure gospel to the Gentiles without the law of Moses; therefore to press that law upon them, was to undo what God had done. The opinion of James was, that the Gentile converts ought not to be troubled abou Jewish rites, but that they should abstain from meats offered to idols so that they might show their hatred of idolatry. Also, that the should be cautioned against fornication, which was not abhorred by the Gentiles as it should be, and even formed a part of some of their rites. They were counselled to abstain from things strangled, and from eating blood; this was forbidden by the law of Moses, and also here from reverence to the blood of the sacrifices, which being then stil offered, it would needlessly grieve the Jewish converts, and furthe prejudice the unconverted Jews. But as the reason has long ceased, we are left free in this, as in the like matters. Let converts be warne to avoid all appearances of the evils which they formerly practised, or are likely to be tempted to; and caution them to use Christian libert with moderation and prudence.
Greek Textus Receptus
διο 1352 CONJ εγω 1473 P-1NS κρινω 2919 5719 V-PAI-1S μη 3361 PRT-N παρενοχλειν 3926 5721 V-PAN τοις 3588 T-DPM απο 575 PREP των 3588 T-GPN εθνων 1484 N-GPN επιστρεφουσιν 1994 5723 V-PAP-DPM επι 1909 PREP τον 3588 T-ASM θεον 2316 N-ASM
Vincent's NT Word Studies
19. Trouble (parenoclein). Only here in New Testament. See on vexed, Luke vi. 18.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
15:19 {Wherefore} (dio). "Because of which," this plain purpose of God as shown by Amos and Isaiah. {My judgment is} (egw krinw). Note expression of egw. {I give my judgment}. (ego censeo). James sums up the case as President of the Conference in a masterly fashion and with that consummate wisdom for which he is noted. It amounts to a resolution for the adoption by the assembly as happened (verse #33). {That we trouble not} (me parenoclein). Present active infinitive with me in an indirect command (Robertson, _Grammar_, p. 1046) of parenoclew, a common late verb, occurring here alone in the N.T. this double compound (para, en) is from the old compound enoclew (en and oclos, crowd, annoyance) seen in #Lu 6:18; Heb 12:15, and means to cause trouble beside (para) one or in a matter. this is the general point of James which he explains further concerning "those who are turning from the Gentiles unto God," the very kind of people referred to in Amos.
