Berean Standard Bible
Acts 15:20-29
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 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.
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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