Berean Standard Bible
Acts 15
1ThenΚαίKaiG2532some menτινεςtinesG5100came downκατελθόντεςkatelthontesG2718fromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449andwere teachingἐδίδασκονedidaskonG1321theτοὺςtousG3588brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80ὅτιhotiG3754, “Unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361you are circumcisedπεριτμηθῆτεperitmēthēteG4059according to theτῷtōG3588customἔθειetheiG1485τῷtōG3588of MosesΜωϋσέως,MōuseōsG3475,you cannotοὐ δύνασθεou dunastheG3756G1410be savedσωθῆναι.sōthēnaiG4982.”
2And afterγενομένης δὲgenomenēs deG1096G1161engagingστάσεωςstaseōsG4714τῷtōG3588ΠαύλῳPaulōG3972καὶkaiG2532τῷtōG3588ΒαρναβᾷBarnabaG921these menπρὸς αὐτοὺςpros autousG4314G846καὶkaiG2532in sharpοὐκ ὀλίγηςouk oligēsG3756G3641debateζητήσεωςzētēseōsG2214,PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andκαὶkaiG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921were appointedἔταξανetaxanG5021,along withκαίkaiG2532someτιναςtinasG5100otherἄλλουςallousG243believersἐξ αὐτῶνex autōnG1537G846,to go upἀναβαίνεινanabaineinG305toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419toπρὸςprosG4314seetheτοὺςtousG3588apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652andκαὶkaiG2532eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245aboutπερὶperiG4012thisτούτου.¶toutouG3778τοῦtouG3588questionζητήματοςzētēmatosG2213.
3Sent on their wayπροπεμφθέντεςpropemphthentesG4311οὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303byὑπὸhupoG5259theΟἱHoiG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577,theyτῆςtēsG3588passed throughδιήρχοντοdiērchontoG1330τεteG5037τήνtēnG3588PhoeniciaΦοινίκηνPhoinikēnG5403andκαὶkaiG2532SamariaΣαμάρειανSamareianG4540,recountingἐκδιηγούμενοιekdiēgoumenoiG1555theτὴνtēnG3588conversionἐπιστροφὴνepistrophēnG1995of theτῶνtōnG3588GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484andκαὶkaiG2532bringingἐποίουνepoiounG4160greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479to allπᾶσινpasinG3956theτοῖςtoisG3588brothersἀδελφοῖς.adelphoisG80.
4OnδὲdeG1161their arrivalπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiG3854inεἰςeisG1519JerusalemG2414,they were welcomedπαρεδέχθησανparedechthēsanG3858byG575theτῆςtēsG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577andκαὶkaiG2532τῶνtōnG3588apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652andκαὶkaiG2532τῶνtōnG3588eldersπρεσβυτέρων,presbuterōnG4245, to whomτεteG5037they reportedἀνήγγειλάνanēngeilanG312all thatὅσαhosaG3745ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160throughμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846.
The Council at Jerusalem
(Amos 9:11–15; Galatians 2:1–10)
5ButδέdeG1161someτινεςtinesG5100τῶνtōnG3588believersπεπιστευκότες,pepisteukotesG4100fromἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588partyαἱρέσεωςhaireseōsG139of theτῶνtōnG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330stood upἘξανέστησανExanestēsanG1817anddeclaredλέγοντεςlegontesG3004ὅτιhotiG3754, “The GentilesαὐτοὺςautousG846mustδεῖdeiG1163be circumcisedπεριτέμνεινperitemneinG4059andτεteG5037requiredπαραγγέλλεινparangelleinG3853to obeyτηρεῖνtēreinG5083theτὸνtonG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551of MosesΜωϋσέως.¶MōuseōsG3475.”
7δὲdeG1161Afterγενομένης,genomenēsG1096muchπολλῆςpollēsG4183discussionζητήσεωςzētēseōsG2214,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074got upἀναστὰςanastasG450andsaidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846, “Brothersἄνδρες ἀδελφοί,andres adelphoiG435G80,youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771knowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987thatὅτιhotiG3754inἀφ᾽aph᾽G575theearlyἀρχαίωνarchaiōnG744daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316made a choiceἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771thattheτοῦtouG3588GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484would hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191fromδιὰdiaG1223myG1473τὰtaG3588lipsστόματόςstomatosG4750theτὸνtonG3588messageλόγονlogonG3056of theτοῦtouG3588gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098andκαὶkaiG2532believeπιστεῦσαι.pisteusaiG4100.
10NowνῦνnunG3568thenοὖνounG3767,whyτίtiG5101do you testπειράζετεpeirazeteG3985τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316by placingἐπιθεῖναιepitheinaiG2007onἐπὶepiG1909theτὸνtonG3588necksτράχηλονtrachēlonG5137of theτῶνtōnG3588disciplesμαθητῶν,mathētōnG3101a yokeζυγὸνzugonG2218thatὃνhonG3739neitherοὔτεouteG3777weG1473norοὔτεouteG3777ourG1473οἱhoiG3588fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962have been ableἰσχύσαμενischusamenG2480to bearβαστάσαι;bastasaiG941?
12δὲdeG1161TheτὸtoG3588wholeπᾶνpanG3956assemblyπλῆθοςplēthosG4128fell silentἐσίγησενesigēsenG4601as theyκαὶkaiG2532listened toἤκουονēkouonG191BarnabasΒαρναβᾶBarnabaG921andκαὶkaiG2532PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972describingἐξηγουμένωνexēgoumenōnG1834theὅσαhosaG3745signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andκαὶkaiG2532wondersτέραταterataG5059ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160amongἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484throughδι᾽di᾽G1223themαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846.
16‘AfterμετὰmetaG3326thisταῦταtautaG3778I will returnἀναστρέψωanastrepsōG390andκαὶkaiG2532rebuildἀνοικοδομήσωanoikodomēsōG456τὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588the fallenπεπτωκυῖανpeptōkuianG4098tentσκηνὴνskēnēnG4633of DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138καὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588.ItsαὐτῆςautēsG846ruinsκατεσκαμμέναkateskammenaG2679I will rebuildἀνοικοδομήσωanoikodomēsōG456,andκαὶkaiG2532I will restore itἀνορθώσω αὐτήν·anorthōsō autēnG461G846,
17so thatὅπωςhopōsG3704theG3588remnantκατάλοιποιkataloipoiG2645G3588of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444may seekἂν ἐκζητήσωσινan ekzētēsōsinG302G1567theG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962,andκαὶkaiG2532allπάνταpantaG3956theG3588Gentilesἔθνη,ethnēG1484ἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909whoοὓςhousG3739are calledἐπικέκληταιepikeklētaiG1941by MyG1473G3588nameὄνομάonomaG3686ἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909αὐτούς,autousG846,saysλέγειlegeiG3004theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962who doesποιῶνpoiōnG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778
20Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,we should writeἐπιστεῖλαιepisteilaiG1989and tellthemαὐτοῖςautoisG846τοῦtouG3588to abstain fromἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568foodτῶνtōnG3588pollutedἀλισγημάτωνalisgēmatōnG234τῶνtōnG3588by idolsεἰδώλωνeidōlōnG1497, fromκαὶkaiG2532τῆςtēsG3588sexual immoralityπορνείαςporneiasG4202, fromκαὶkaiG2532theτοῦtouG3588meat of strangled animalsπνικτοῦpniktouG4156,andκαὶkaiG2532fromτοῦtouG3588bloodαἵματος.aimatosG129.
21ForγὰρgarG1063MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475hasἔχειecheiG2192τοὺςtousG3588been proclaimedκηρύσσονταςkērussontasG2784αὐτὸνautonG846in everyκατὰkataG2596cityπόλινpolinG4172fromἐκekG1537ancientἀρχαίωνarchaiōnG744timesγενεῶνgeneōnG1074andis readἀναγινωσκόμενος.¶anaginōskomenosG314inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864onκατὰkataG2596everyπᾶνpanG3956SabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521.”
The Letter to the Gentile Believers
22ThenΤότεToteG5119theτοῖςtoisG3588apostlesἀποστόλοιςapostoloisG652andκαὶkaiG2532τοῖςtoisG3588eldersπρεσβυτέροιςpresbuteroisG4245,withσὺνsunG4862theτῇtēaG3588wholeὅλῃholēG3650churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577,decidedἔδοξενedoxenG1380to selectἐκλεξαμένουςeklexamenousG1586menἄνδραςandrasG435from amongἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992toεἰςeisG1519AntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG490withσὺνsunG4862τῷtōG3588PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andκαὶkaiG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾷ,BarnabaG921. They choseJudasἸούδανIoudanG2455τὸνtonG3588calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564BarsabbasΒαρσαββᾶνBarsabbanG923andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶν,SilanG4609, twoleadersἄνδρας ἡγουμένουςandras hēgoumenousG2233G435amongἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588brothersἀδελφοῖς,adelphoisG80,
23and sent them withγράψαντεςgrapsantesG1125this letterδιὰ χειρὸς αὐτῶνdia cheiros autōnG1223G846G5495:TheΟἱHoiG3588apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245, yourbrothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80,To theτοῖςtoisG3588brothersἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80τὴνtēnG3588amongἐξexG1537theGentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484inκατὰkataG2596τοῖςtoisG3588AntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG490καὶkaiG2532,SyriaΣυρίανSurianG4947,andκαὶkaiG2532CiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791:Greetingsχαίρειν.¶chaireinG5463.
24It has come to our attentionἘπειδὴ ἠκούσαμενEpeidē ēkousamenG1894G191thatὅτιhotiG3754someτινὲςtinesG5100went outἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831fromἐξexG1537usG1473without our authorizationοἷς οὐ διεστειλάμεθα,hois ou diesteilamethaG3739G3756G1291andunsettledἐτάραξανetaraxanG5015youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,troublingἀνασκευάζοντεςanaskeuazontesG384yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὰςtasG3588mindsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590by what they saidλόγοιςlogoisG3056.
25Sowe all agreedἔδοξεν γενομένοις ὁμοθυμαδὸνedoxen genomenois homothumadonG1380G1096G3661G1473to chooseἐκλεξαμένοιςeklexamenoisG1586menἄνδραςandrasG435to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771along withσὺνsunG4862ourG1473τοῖςtoisG3588belovedἀγαπητοῖςagapētoisG27BarnabasΒαρναβᾷBarnabaG921andκαὶkaiG2532PaulΠαύλῳ,PaulōG3972,
28γὰρgarG1063It seemed goodἔδοξενedoxenG1380to theτῷtōG3588τῷtōG3588HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andκαὶkaiG2532to usG1473notμηδὲνmēdenG3367to burdenἐπιτίθεσθαι βάροςepitithesthai barosG2007G922youὑμῖνhuminG4771with anythingbeyondπλέον πλὴνpleon plēnG4119G4133theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778τῶνtōnG3588essential requirementsἐπάναγκεςepanagkesG1876:
29You mustabstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568from food sacrificed to idolsεἰδωλοθύτωνeidōlothutōnG1494καὶkaiG2532,from bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129καὶkaiG2532,from the meat of strangled animalsπνικτῶνpniktōnG4156,andκαὶkaiG2532from sexual immoralityπορνείας·porneiasG4202.You will doπράξετε.praxeteG4238wellεὖeuG2095to avoidἐξ διατηροῦντες ἑαυτοὺςex diatērountes he'autousG1301G1438G1537these thingsὧνhōnG3739.Farewellἔρρωσθε.¶errōstheG4517.
The Believers at Antioch Rejoice
30SoοὖνounG3767the menΟἱHoiG3588μὲνmenG3303were sent offἀπολυθέντεςapoluthentesG630andwent downκατῆλθονkatēlthonG2718toεἰςeisG1519AntiochἈντιόχειαν,AntiocheianG490, whereκαὶkaiG2532they assembledσυναγαγόντεςsunagagontesG4863theτὸtoG3588congregationπλῆθοςplēthosG4128anddeliveredἐπέδωκανepedōkanG1929theτὴνtēnG3588letterἐπιστολήν.epistolēnG1992.
32τεteG5037JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶς,SilasG4609, whoκαὶkaiG2532themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846wereὄντες,ontesG1510prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396,said muchδιὰ λόγου πολλοῦdia logou pollouG1223G4183G3056to encourageπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870andκαὶkaiG2532strengthenἐπεστήριξαν.epestērixanG1991theτοὺςtousG3588brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80.
33δὲdeG1161After spendingποιήσαντεςpoiēsantesG4160some timeχρόνονchrononG5550there,they were sent offἀπελύθησανapeluthēsanG630byἀπὸapoG575theτῶνtōnG3588brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80inμετ᾽met᾽G3326peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515toπρὸςprosG4314return tothose whoτοὺςtousG3588had sentἀποστείλανταςaposteilantasG649themαὐτούς.¶autousG846.
35ButδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972andκαὶkaiG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921remainedδιέτριβονdietribonG1304atἐνenG1722AntiochἈντιοχείᾳAntiocheiaG490,along withκαὶ μετὰkai metaG3326G2532manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183othersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087,teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321andκαὶkaiG2532preachingεὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoiG2097theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056of theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.
Paul’s Second Missionary Journey Begins
(Acts 13:1–3; Acts 18:23–28)
36δέdeG1161SomeτιναςtinasG5100timeἡμέραςhēmerasG2250laterΜετὰMetaG3326PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921δὴdēG1211, “Let us go backἐπιστρέψαντεςepistrepsantesG1994andvisitἐπισκεψώμεθαepiskepsōmethaG1980theτοὺςtousG3588brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80inκατὰkataG2596everyπᾶσανpasanG3956townπόλινpolinG4172whereἐν αἷςen haisG1722G3739we proclaimedκατηγγείλαμενkatēngeilamenG2605theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056of theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962, to seehowπῶςpōsG4459they are doingἔχουσιν.echousinG2192.”
38ButδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972thought it bestἠξίουēxiouG515notμὴmēG3361to takeσυμπαραλαμβάνεινsumparalambaneinG4838himτοῦτον.¶toutonG3778, becauseheτὸνtonG3588had desertedἀποστάντα ἀπ᾽apostanta ap᾽G868G575themαὐτῶνautōnG846inἀπὸapoG575PamphyliaΠαμφυλίαςPamphuliasG3828andκαὶkaiG2532had not accompaniedσυνελθόντα μὴsunelthonta mēG3361G4905themαὐτοῖςautoisG846inεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588workἔργονergonG2041.
39Their disagreement was so sharpἘγένετο δὲ παροξυσμός,Egeneto de paroxusmosG1161G3948G1096thatὥστεhōsteG5620theyαὐτοὺςautousG846partedἀποχωρισθῆναιapochōristhēnaiG673companyἀπ᾽ ἀλλήλων,ap᾽ allēlōnG575G240τεteG5037τόνtonG3588.BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921tookπαραλαβόνταparalabontaG3880τὸνtonG3588MarkΜᾶρκονMarkonG3138andsailedἐκπλεῦσαιekpleusaiG1602forεἰςeisG1519CyprusΚύπρον.¶KupronG2954,
Commentaries on Acts 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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