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Acts 15:13-21

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.”

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