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. 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. 20buttowritetothemtoabstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568frompollutionsofidolsεἰδώλωνeidōlōnG1497,andfromfornication,andfromwhatisstrangled,andfrombloodαἵματος.aimatosG129. 21ForMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475,fromgenerationsγενεῶνgeneōnG1074ofoldἀρχαίωνarchaiōnG744,hasineverycityπόλινpolinG4172thosewhopreachG2784him,beingreadἀναγινωσκόμενος.¶anaginōskomenosG314inthesynagoguesG4864everysabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521. Read all of Acts 15Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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