Berean Standard Bible

Acts 15:23-41

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.

32τεteG5037JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶς,SilasG4609, whoκαὶkaiG2532themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846wereὄντες,ontesG1510prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396,said muchδιὰ λόγου πολλοῦdia logou pollouG1223 G4183 G3056to encourageπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870andκαὶkaiG2532strengthenἐπεστήριξαν.epestērixanG1991theτοὺςtousG3588brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80.

33δὲdeG1161After spendingποιήσαντεςpoiēsantesG4160some timeχρόνονchrononG5550there,they were sent offἀπελύθησανapeluthēsanG630byἀπὸapoG575theτῶνtōnG3588brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80inμετ᾽met᾽G3326peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515toπρὸςprosG4314return tothose whoτοὺςtousG3588had sentἀποστείλανταςaposteilantasG649themαὐτούς.¶autousG846.

35ButδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972andκαὶkaiG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921remainedδιέτριβονdietribonG1304atἐνenG1722AntiochἈντιοχείᾳAntiocheiaG490,along withκαὶ μετὰkai metaG3326 G2532manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183othersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087,teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321andκαὶkaiG2532preachingεὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoiG2097theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056of theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.

36δέdeG1161SomeτιναςtinasG5100timeἡμέραςhēmerasG2250laterΜετὰMetaG3326PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921δὴdēG1211, “Let us go backἐπιστρέψαντεςepistrepsantesG1994andvisitἐπισκεψώμεθαepiskepsōmethaG1980theτοὺςtousG3588brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80inκατὰkataG2596everyπᾶσανpasanG3956townπόλινpolinG4172whereἐν αἷςen haisG1722 G3739we proclaimedκατηγγείλαμενkatēngeilamenG2605theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056of theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962, to seehowπῶςpōsG4459they are doingἔχουσιν.echousinG2192.”

37δὲdeG1161BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921wantedἐβούλετοebouletoG1014to takeσυμπαραλαβεῖνsumparalabeinG4838καὶkaiG2532G3588JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491G3588, alsocalledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564MarkΜᾶρκον·MarkonG3138.

38ButδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972thought it bestἠξίουēxiouG515notμὴmēG3361to takeσυμπαραλαμβάνεινsumparalambaneinG4838himτοῦτον.¶toutonG3778, becauseheτὸνtonG3588had desertedἀποστάντα ἀπ᾽apostanta ap᾽G868 G575themαὐτῶνautōnG846inἀπὸapoG575PamphyliaΠαμφυλίαςPamphuliasG3828andκαὶkaiG2532had not accompaniedσυνελθόντα μὴsunelthonta mēG3361 G4905themαὐτοῖςautoisG846inεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588workἔργονergonG2041.

39Their disagreement was so sharpἘγένετο δὲ παροξυσμός,Egeneto de paroxusmosG1161 G3948 G1096thatὥστεhōsteG5620theyαὐτοὺςautousG846partedἀποχωρισθῆναιapochōristhēnaiG673companyἀπ᾽ ἀλλήλων,ap᾽ allēlōnG575 G240τεteG5037τόνtonG3588.BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921tookπαραλαβόνταparalabontaG3880τὸνtonG3588MarkΜᾶρκονMarkonG3138andsailedἐκπλεῦσαιekpleusaiG1602forεἰςeisG1519CyprusΚύπρον.¶KupronG2954,

40butδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972choseἐπιλεξάμενοςepilexamenosG1951SilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609andleftἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831,commendedπαραδοθεὶςparadotheisG3860byὑπὸhupoG5259theτῇtēaG3588brothersἀδελφῶν.adelphōnG80to theτοῦtouG3588graceχάριτιcharitiG5485of theτῶνtōnG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962.

41AndδὲdeG1161he traveled throughδιήρχετοdiērchetoG1330G3588SyriaΣυρίανSurianG4947andκαὶkaiG2532G3588CiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791,strengtheningἐπιστηρίζωνepistērizōnG1991theG3588churchesἐκκλησίας.¶ekklēsiasG1577.

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