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Acts 15:12-31

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.

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