## the whole church ##

This is an expression for the church members in Jerusalem were in agreement with the apostles and elders. This can be translated as, "the whole Jerusalem church." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])

## Judas Barsabbas ##

a leader in the Jerusalem church.

## Silas ##

a leader in the Jerusalem church.

## send them ##

"send Judas and Silas"

## They wrote this ##

"The apostles, other elders and the believers in Jerusalem wrote these words"

## Cilicia ##

A province on the coast in Asia Minor north of the Island of Cyprus.