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Acts 15

1AndcertainτινεςtinesG5100persons, havingcomeκατελθόντεςkatelthontesG2718downfromJudaea,taughtἐδίδασκονedidaskonG1321thebrethren,IfyeshallnothavebeencircumcisedG4059accordingtothecustomἔθειetheiG1485ofMosesΜωϋσέως,MōuseōsG3475, yecannotbesavedG4982.
2AcommotionthereforehavingtakenplaceG1096,andnosmallὀλίγηςoligēsG3641discussiononthepartofPaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andBarnabasΒαρναβᾷBarnabaG921againstthem,theyarrangedthatPaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andBarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921,andcertainτιναςtinasG5100othersἄλλουςallousG243fromamongstthem,shouldgoἀναβαίνεινanabaineinG305uptoJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419totheapostlesG652andeldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245aboutthisquestion.
3TheythereforeοὖνounG3767,havingbeensetontheirwaybytheassemblyG1577,passedG1330throughPhoeniciaΦοινίκηνPhoinikēnG5403andSamariaΣαμάρειανSamareianG4540, relatingtheconversionof[thoseof]thenationsG1484.AndtheycausedgreatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479toallthebrethren.
4AndbeingarrivedatJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,theywerereceivedG3858bytheassemblyG1577,andtheapostlesG652,andtheeldersπρεσβυτέρων,presbuterōnG4245,andrelatedallthatGodθεὸςtheosG2316hadwroughtwiththem.
5AndsomeofthosewhowereofthesectαἱρέσεωςhaireseōsG139ofthePhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330,whobelievedG4100, roseupfromamong[them],sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004thattheyoughtG1163tocircumciseπεριτέμνεινperitemneinG4059themandenjointhemtokeepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083thelawνόμονnomonG3551ofMosesΜωϋσέως.¶MōuseōsG3475.
6AndtheapostlesG652andtheeldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245weregatheredG4863togetherΣυνήχθησάνSunēchthēsanG4863toseeG3708aboutthismatterλόγουlogouG3056.
7AndmuchπολλῆςpollēsG4183discussionhavingtakenplaceγενομένης,genomenēsG1096,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,standingup,saidG3004tothem,Brethren, yeknowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987thatfromtheearliestdaysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250GodθεὸςtheosG2316amongstyouchosethatthenationsG1484bymymouthστόματόςstomatosG4750shouldhearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191thewordλόγονlogonG3056oftheglad tidingsandbelieveπιστεῦσαι.pisteusaiG4100.
8Andtheheart-knowingGodθεὸςtheosG2316borethemwitnessἐμαρτύρησενemarturēsenG3140,givingG1325[them]theHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151astousalsoG2532,
9andputnodifferencebetweenusandthem, having purifiedtheirheartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588byfaithπίστειpisteiG4102.
10NowνῦνnunG3568thereforeοὖνounG3767whyτίtiG5101temptG3985yeGodθεὸνtheonG2316,byputtingayokeζυγὸνzugonG2218upontheneckτράχηλονtrachēlonG5137ofthedisciplesG3101,whichneitherourfathersπατέρεςpateresG3962norwehavebeenableἰσχύσαμενischusamenG2480tobearβαστάσαι;bastasaiG941?
11ButwebelieveπιστεύομενpisteuomenG4100thatweshallbesavedG4982bythegraceχάριτοςcharitosG5485oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,inthesamemannerastheyalso.
12AndallthemultitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128keptsilenceandlistenedἤκουονēkouonG191toBarnabasΒαρναβᾶBarnabaG921andPaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972relatingallthesignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andwondersτέραταterataG5059whichGodθεὸςtheosG2316hadwroughtamongthenationsG1484bythem.
13Andaftertheyhadheldtheirpeace,JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Brethren,listenG191tome:
14SimonhasrelatedhowGodθεὸςtheosG2316firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413visitedtotakeλαβεῖνlabeinG2983outof[the]nationsG1484apeopleλαὸνlaonG2992forhisnameὀνόματιonomatiG3686.
15AndwiththisagreeσυμφωνοῦσινsumphōnousinG4856thewordsλόγοιlogoiG3056oftheprophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396;asitiswrittenG1125:
16AfterthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778Iwillreturn,andwillrebuildἀνοικοδομήσωanoikodomēsōG456thetabernacleσκηνὴνskēnēnG4633ofDavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138whichisfallenG4098,andwillrebuildἀνοικοδομήσωanoikodomēsōG456itsruins,andwillsetitup,
17sothattheresidueofmenG444mayseekouttheLordκύριονkurionG2962,andallthenationsG1484onwhommynameὄνομάonomaG3686isinvoked, saith [the]LordκύριοςkuriosG2962,whodoesthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778
18knownfrometernityαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165.
19WhereforeIjudgeκρίνωkrinōG2919,nottotroublethosewhofromthenationsG1484turnG1994toGodθεόν,theonG2316;
20buttowritetothemtoabstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568frompollutionsofidolsεἰδώλωνeidōlōnG1497,andfromfornication,andfromwhatisstrangled,andfrombloodαἵματος.aimatosG129.
21ForMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475,fromgenerationsγενεῶνgeneōnG1074ofoldἀρχαίωνarchaiōnG744,hasineverycityπόλινpolinG4172thosewhopreachG2784him,beingreadἀναγινωσκόμενος.¶anaginōskomenosG314inthesynagoguesG4864everysabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521.
22ThenitseemedG1380goodἔδοξενedoxenG1380totheapostlesG652andtotheeldersπρεσβυτέροιςpresbuteroisG4245,withthewholeG3650assemblyG1577,tosendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992chosenmenG435fromamongthemwithPaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andBarnabasΒαρναβᾷ,BarnabaG921toAntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG490,JudasἸούδανIoudanG2455calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564BarsabasandSilasΣιλᾶν,SilanG4609,leadingmenG435amongthebrethren,
23havingbytheirhandχειρὸςcheirosG5495writtenG1125[thus]:TheapostlesG652,andtheeldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245,andthebrethren,tothebrethrenwhoarefromamong[the]nationsG1484atAntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG490,and[in]SyriaΣυρίανSurianG4947andCiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791,greetingχαίρειν.¶chaireinG5463:
24InasmuchaswehaveheardG191thatsomewhowentG1831outfromamongstushavetroubledἐτάραξανetaraxanG5015youbywordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056,upsettingyoursoulsG5590, [sayingG3056thatyemustbecircumcisedandkeepthelaw];towhomwegavenocommandment;
25itseemedG1380goodἔδοξενedoxenG1380tous, havingarrivedatacommon judgment,tosendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992chosenmenG435toyouwithourbelovedἀγαπητοῖςagapētoisG27BarnabasΒαρναβᾷBarnabaG921andPaulΠαύλῳ,PaulōG3972,
26menG444whohavegivenuptheirlivesG5590forthenameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686ofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.
27WehavethereforeοὖνounG3767sentG649JudasἸούδανIoudanG2455andSilasΣιλᾶν,SilanG4609,whothemselvesalsoG2532willtellἀπαγγέλλονταςapangellontasG518youbywordλόγουlogouG3056[ofmouth]thesameG846things.
28ForithasseemedG1380goodἔδοξενedoxenG1380totheHolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andtoustolayuponyounogreaterG4183burdenβάροςbarosG922thanthesenecessarythingsG3778:
29toabstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568fromthingsG3739sacrificedtoidols,andfrombloodαἵματοςaimatosG129,andfromwhatisstrangled,andfromfornication; keepingyourselvesfromwhichyewilldowell.Farewell.
30TheythereforeοὖνounG3767, beingletgoG630,cameG2718toAntiochἈντιόχειαν,AntiocheianG490,andhavinggatheredσυναγαγόντεςsunagagontesG4863themultitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128deliveredto[them]theepistle.
31AndhavingreadἀναγνόντεςanagnontesG314it,theyrejoicedG5463attheconsolation.
32AndJudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455andSilasΣιλᾶς,SilasG4609,beingὄντες,ontesG1510themselvesalsoG2532prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396,exhortedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870thebrethrenwithmuchπολλοῦpollouG4183discourse,andstrengthenedG1991them.
33AndhavingpassedsometimeχρόνονchrononG5550[there],theywereletgoG630inpeaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515fromthebrethrentothosewhosentG649them.
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35AndPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972andBarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921stayedδιέτριβονdietribonG1304inAntiochἈντιοχείᾳAntiocheiaG490,teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321andannouncingtheglad tidings,withmanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183othersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087alsoG2532,ofthewordλόγονlogonG3056oftheLordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.
36ButaftercertainG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidG3004toBarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921,LetusreturnG1994nowδέdeG1161andvisitG1980thebrethrenineverycityπόλινpolinG4172wherewehaveannouncedthewordλόγονlogonG3056oftheLordκυρίου,kuriouG2962, [andsee]howπῶςpōsG4459theyaregettingon.
37AndBarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921proposedtotakeσυμπαραλαβεῖνsumparalabeinG4838with[them]JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491alsoκαὶkaiG2532,calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564MarkΜᾶρκον·MarkonG3138;
38butPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972thoughtitnotwelltotakeσυμπαραλαμβάνεινsumparalambaneinG4838withthemhimwhohadabandonedthem, [goingback]fromPamphyliaΠαμφυλίαςPamphuliasG3828,andhadnotgonewiththemtotheworkἔργονergonG2041.
39TherearoseἘγένετοEgenetoG1096thereforeG5620verywarmfeeling,sothattheyseparatedfromoneἀλλήλων,allēlōnG240another;andBarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921takingMarkΜᾶρκονMarkonG3138sailedἐκπλεῦσαιekpleusaiG1602awayG575toCyprusΚύπρον.¶KupronG2954;
40butPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972having chosenSilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609wentG1831forthἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831,committedbythebrethrentothegraceχάριτιcharitiG5485ofGod.
41AndhepassedG1330throughSyriaΣυρίανSurianG4947andCiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791, confirmingtheassemblies.

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