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Acts 15:20-29

20butthatwewriteuntothem,thattheyabstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568fromthepollutionsofidolsεἰδώλωνeidōlōnG1497,andfromfornication,andfromwhatisstrangled,andfrombloodαἵματος.aimatosG129.

21ForMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475fromgenerationsγενεῶνgeneōnG1074ofoldἀρχαίωνarchaiōnG744hathineverycityπόλινpolinG4172themthatpreachG2784him,beingreadἀναγινωσκόμενος.¶anaginōskomenosG314inthesynagoguesG4864everysabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521.

22ThenitseemedG1380goodἔδοξενedoxenG1380totheapostlesG652andtheeldersπρεσβυτέροιςpresbuteroisG4245,withthewholeG3650churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577,tochoosemenG435outoftheircompany,andsendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992themtoAntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG490withPaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andBarnabasΒαρναβᾷ,BarnabaG921; namely,JudasἸούδανIoudanG2455calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564BarsabbasΒαρσαββᾶνBarsabbanG923,andSilasΣιλᾶν,SilanG4609,chiefmenG435amongthebrethren:

23andtheywroteG1125thusbythem,TheapostlesG652andtheeldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245,brethren, untothebrethrenwhoareoftheGentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484inAntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG490andSyriaΣυρίανSurianG4947andCiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791,greetingχαίρειν.¶chaireinG5463:

24ForasmuchaswehaveheardG191thatcertainG5100whowentG1831outfromushavetroubledἐτάραξανetaraxanG5015youwithwordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056, subvertingyoursoulsG5590;towhomwegavenocommandment;

25itseemedG1380goodἔδοξενedoxenG1380unto us, havingcomeγενομένοιςgenomenoisG1096tooneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661accordG3661,tochooseoutmenG435andsendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992them untoyouwithourbelovedἀγαπητοῖςagapētoisG27BarnabasΒαρναβᾷBarnabaG921andPaulΠαύλῳ,PaulōG3972,

26menG444thathavehazardedtheirlivesG5590forthenameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686ofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

27WehavesentG649thereforeοὖνounG3767JudasἸούδανIoudanG2455andSilasΣιλᾶν,SilanG4609,whothemselvesalsoG2532shalltellἀπαγγέλλονταςapangellontasG518youthesameG846thingsbywordλόγουlogouG3056ofmouth.

28ForitseemedG1380goodἔδοξενedoxenG1380totheHolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,andtous,tolayuponyounogreaterG4183burdenβάροςbarosG922thanthesenecessarythingsG3778:

29thatyeabstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568fromthingsG3739sacrificedtoidols,andfrombloodαἵματοςaimatosG129,andfromthingsG3739strangled,andfromfornication;fromwhichifyekeepyourselves,itshallbewellwithyou. Fare yewell.

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