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Acts 15:7-21

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.

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