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Acts 15:12-31

12δὲdeG1161TheτὸtoG3588wholeπᾶνpanG3956assemblyπλῆθοςplēthosG4128fell silentἐσίγησενesigēsenG4601as theyκαὶkaiG2532listened toἤκουονēkouonG191BarnabasΒαρναβᾶBarnabaG921andκαὶkaiG2532PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972describingἐξηγουμένωνexēgoumenōnG1834theὅσαhosaG3745signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andκαὶkaiG2532wondersτέραταterataG5059ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160amongἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484throughδι᾽di᾽G1223themαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846.

13δὲdeG1161WhenΜετὰMetaG3326τὸtoG3588theyαὐτοὺςautousG846had finished speakingσιγῆσαιsigēsaiG4601,JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385declaredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611λέγων·legōnG3004, “Brothersἄνδρες ἀδελφοί,andres adelphoiG435 G80,listen toἀκούσατέakousateG191meG1473!

14SimonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826has told usἐξηγήσατοexēgēsatoG1834howκαθὼςkathōsG2531ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316firstG4412visitedἐπεσκέψατοepeskepsatoG1980the Gentilesto takeλαβεῖνlabeinG2983fromἐξexG1537themἐθνῶνethnōnG1484a peopleλαὸνlaonG2992to beτῷtōG3588Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846ownὀνόματιonomatiG3686.

15καὶkaiG2532TheοἱhoiG3588wordsλόγοιlogoiG3056of theτῶνtōnG3588prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396agreeσυμφωνοῦσινsumphōnousinG4856with thisτούτῳtoutōG3778,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125:

16‘AfterμετὰmetaG3326thisταῦταtautaG3778I will returnἀναστρέψωanastrepsōG390andκαὶkaiG2532rebuildἀνοικοδομήσωanoikodomēsōG456τὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588the fallenπεπτωκυῖανpeptōkuianG4098tentσκηνὴνskēnēnG4633of DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138καὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588.ItsαὐτῆςautēsG846ruinsκατεσκαμμέναkateskammenaG2679I will rebuildἀνοικοδομήσωanoikodomēsōG456,andκαὶkaiG2532I will restore itἀνορθώσω αὐτήν·anorthōsō autēnG461 G846,

17so thatὅπωςhopōsG3704theG3588remnantκατάλοιποιkataloipoiG2645G3588of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444may seekἂν ἐκζητήσωσινan ekzētēsōsinG302 G1567theG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962,andκαὶkaiG2532allπάνταpantaG3956theG3588Gentilesἔθνη,ethnēG1484ἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909whoοὓςhousG3739are calledἐπικέκληταιepikeklētaiG1941by MyG1473G3588nameὄνομάonomaG3686ἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909αὐτούς,autousG846,saysλέγειlegeiG3004theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962who doesποιῶνpoiōnG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778

18thathave been knownγνωστὰgnōstaG1110forἀπ᾽ap᾽G575agesαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165.’

19It ismyἐγὼegōG1473judgmentκρίνωkrinōG2919,thereforeδιὸdioG1352,that we should not cause trouble forμὴ παρενοχλεῖνmē parenochleinG3361 G3926τοῖςtoisG3588ἀπὸapoG575theτῶνtōnG3588GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484whoare turningἐπιστρέφουσινepistrephousinG1994toἐπὶepiG1909τὸνtonG3588Godθεόν,theonG2316.

20Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,we should writeἐπιστεῖλαιepisteilaiG1989and tellthemαὐτοῖςautoisG846τοῦtouG3588to abstain fromἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568foodτῶνtōnG3588pollutedἀλισγημάτωνalisgēmatōnG234τῶνtōnG3588by idolsεἰδώλωνeidōlōnG1497, fromκαὶkaiG2532τῆςtēsG3588sexual immoralityπορνείαςporneiasG4202, fromκαὶkaiG2532theτοῦtouG3588meat of strangled animalsπνικτοῦpniktouG4156,andκαὶkaiG2532fromτοῦtouG3588bloodαἵματος.aimatosG129.

21ForγὰρgarG1063MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475hasἔχειecheiG2192τοὺςtousG3588been proclaimedκηρύσσονταςkērussontasG2784αὐτὸνautonG846in everyκατὰkataG2596cityπόλινpolinG4172fromἐκekG1537ancientἀρχαίωνarchaiōnG744timesγενεῶνgeneōnG1074andis readἀναγινωσκόμενος.¶anaginōskomenosG314inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864onκατὰkataG2596everyπᾶνpanG3956SabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521.”

22ThenΤότεToteG5119theτοῖςtoisG3588apostlesἀποστόλοιςapostoloisG652andκαὶkaiG2532τοῖςtoisG3588eldersπρεσβυτέροιςpresbuteroisG4245,withσὺνsunG4862theτῇtēaG3588wholeὅλῃholēG3650churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577,decidedἔδοξενedoxenG1380to selectἐκλεξαμένουςeklexamenousG1586menἄνδραςandrasG435from amongἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992toεἰςeisG1519AntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG490withσὺνsunG4862τῷtōG3588PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andκαὶkaiG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾷ,BarnabaG921. They choseJudasἸούδανIoudanG2455τὸνtonG3588calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564BarsabbasΒαρσαββᾶνBarsabbanG923andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶν,SilanG4609, twoleadersἄνδρας ἡγουμένουςandras hēgoumenousG2233 G435amongἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588brothersἀδελφοῖς,adelphoisG80,

23and sent them withγράψαντεςgrapsantesG1125this letterδιὰ χειρὸς αὐτῶνdia cheiros autōnG1223 G846 G5495:TheΟἱHoiG3588apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245, yourbrothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80,To theτοῖςtoisG3588brothersἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80τὴνtēnG3588amongἐξexG1537theGentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484inκατὰkataG2596τοῖςtoisG3588AntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG490καὶkaiG2532,SyriaΣυρίανSurianG4947,andκαὶkaiG2532CiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791:Greetingsχαίρειν.¶chaireinG5463.

24It has come to our attentionἘπειδὴ ἠκούσαμενEpeidē ēkousamenG1894 G191thatὅτιhotiG3754someτινὲςtinesG5100went outἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831fromἐξexG1537usG1473without our authorizationοἷς οὐ διεστειλάμεθα,hois ou diesteilamethaG3739 G3756 G1291andunsettledἐτάραξανetaraxanG5015youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,troublingἀνασκευάζοντεςanaskeuazontesG384yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὰςtasG3588mindsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590by what they saidλόγοιςlogoisG3056.

25Sowe all agreedἔδοξεν γενομένοις ὁμοθυμαδὸνedoxen genomenois homothumadonG1380 G1096 G3661 G1473to chooseἐκλεξαμένοιςeklexamenoisG1586menἄνδραςandrasG435to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771along withσὺνsunG4862ourG1473τοῖςtoisG3588belovedἀγαπητοῖςagapētoisG27BarnabasΒαρναβᾷBarnabaG921andκαὶkaiG2532PaulΠαύλῳ,PaulōG3972,

26menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444who have riskedπαραδεδωκόσινparadedōkosinG3860theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰςtasG3588livesψυχὰςpsuchasG5590forὑπὲρhuperG5228theτοῦtouG3588nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

27ThereforeοὖνounG3767we are sendingἀπεστάλκαμενapestalkamenG649JudasἸούδανIoudanG2455andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶν,SilanG4609καὶkaiG2532αὐτοὺςautousG846to tell youἀπαγγέλλονταςapangellontasG518in personδιὰ λόγουdia logouG1223 G3056theτὰtaG3588same thingsαὐτά.autaG846we are writing.

28γὰρgarG1063It seemed goodἔδοξενedoxenG1380to theτῷtōG3588τῷtōG3588HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andκαὶkaiG2532to usG1473notμηδὲνmēdenG3367to burdenἐπιτίθεσθαι βάροςepitithesthai barosG2007 G922youὑμῖνhuminG4771with anythingbeyondπλέον πλὴνpleon plēnG4119 G4133theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778τῶνtōnG3588essential 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'autousG1301 G1438 G1537these thingsὧνhōnG3739.Farewellἔρρωσθε.¶errōstheG4517.

30SoοὖνounG3767the menΟἱHoiG3588μὲνmenG3303were sent offἀπολυθέντεςapoluthentesG630andwent downκατῆλθονkatēlthonG2718toεἰςeisG1519AntiochἈντιόχειαν,AntiocheianG490, whereκαὶkaiG2532they assembledσυναγαγόντεςsunagagontesG4863theτὸtoG3588congregationπλῆθοςplēthosG4128anddeliveredἐπέδωκανepedōkanG1929theτὴνtēnG3588letterἐπιστολήν.epistolēnG1992.

31WhenδὲdeG1161the peoplereadἀναγνόντεςanagnontesG314it,they rejoicedἐχάρησανecharēsanG5463atἐπὶepiG1909itsτῇtēaG3588encouraging messageπαρακλήσει.paraklēseiG3874.

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