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Acts 15:12-31

12ThenδὲdeG1161allπᾶνpanG3956the multitudeτὸ πλῆθοςto plēthosG3588 G4128kept silenceἐσίγησενesigēsenG4601,andκαὶkaiG2532gave audienceἤκουονēkouonG191to BarnabasΒαρναβᾶBarnabaG921andκαὶkaiG2532PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972,declaringἐξηγουμένωνexēgoumenōnG1834whatὅσαhosaG3745miraclesσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andκαὶkaiG2532wondersτέραταterataG5059Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316had wroughtἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160amongἐνenG1722the Gentilesτοῖς ἔθνεσινtois ethnesinG3588 G1484byδι᾽di᾽G1223themαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846.

13τὸtoG3588AndδὲdeG1161afterΜετὰMetaG3326they had heldG4601theirαὐτοὺςautousG846peaceG4601,JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,MenἄνδρεςandresG435andbrethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,hearkenἀκούσατέakousateG191unto meG1473:

14SimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826hath declaredἐξηγήσατοexēgēsatoG1834howκαθὼςkathōsG2531Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316at the firstG4412did visitἐπεσκέψατοepeskepsatoG1980the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,to takeλαβεῖνlabeinG2983out of themἐξexG1537a peopleλαὸνlaonG2992forG1909hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846nameτῷ ὀνόματιtō onomatiG3588 G3686.

15AndκαὶkaiG2532to thisτούτῳtoutōG3778agreeσυμφωνοῦσινsumphōnousinG4856the wordsοἱ λόγοιhoi logoiG3588 G3056of the prophetsτῶν προφητῶνtōn prophētōnG3588 G4396;asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,

16τὴνtēnG3588AfterμετὰmetaG3326thisταῦταtautaG3778I will returnἀναστρέψωanastrepsōG390,andκαὶkaiG2532will build againἀνοικοδομήσωanoikodomēsōG456the tabernacleσκηνὴν τὴνskēnēn tēnG3588 G4633of DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138,whichτὰtaG3588is fallen downπεπτωκυῖανpeptōkuianG4098;andκαὶkaiG2532I will build againἀνοικοδομήσωanoikodomēsōG456the ruinsκατεσκαμμέναkateskammenaG2679thereofαὐτῆςautēsG846,andκαὶkaiG2532I will setG461itαὐτήν·autēnG846upG461:

17ThatὅπωςhopōsG3704ἂνanG302the residueοἱ κατάλοιποιhoi kataloipoiG3588 G2645of menτῶν ἀνθρώπωνtōn anthrōpōnG3588 G444might seekἐκζητήσωσινekzētēsōsinG1567after the Lordτὸν κύριονton kurionG3588 G2962,andκαὶkaiG2532allG3956the Gentilesτὰ ἔθνη,ta ethnēG3588 G1484,uponἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909whomοὓςhousG3739myG1473nameτὸ ὄνομάto onomaG3588 G3686is calledἐπικέκληταιepikeklētaiG1941,ἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909αὐτούς,autousG846saithλέγειlegeiG3004the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962,who doethὁ ποιῶνho poiōnG3588 G4160allG3956these thingsταῦταtautaG3778.

18KnownγνωστὰgnōstaG1110unto GodG3588 G2316areG1510allG3956hisG846worksG3588 G2041fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575the beginning of the worldαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165.

19WhereforeδιὸdioG1352myἐγὼegōG1473sentence isκρίνωkrinōG2919,that we troubleπαρενοχλεῖνparenochleinG3926notμὴmēG3361them, whichτοῖςtoisG3588from amongἀπὸapoG575the Gentilesτῶν ἐθνῶνtōn ethnōnG3588 G1484are turnedἐπιστρέφουσινepistrephousinG1994toἐπὶepiG1909Godτὸν θεόν,ton theonG3588 G2316:

20τοῦtouG3588τῶνtōnG3588Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235that we writeἐπιστεῖλαιepisteilaiG1989unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,that they abstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568fromG575pollutionsἀλισγημάτων τῶνalisgēmatōn tōnG3588 G234of idolsεἰδώλων τῆςeidōlōn tēsG3588 G1497,andκαὶkaiG2532fromfornicationπορνείας τοῦporneias touG3588 G4202,andκαὶkaiG2532fromthings strangledπνικτοῦpniktouG4156,andκαὶkaiG2532frombloodτοῦ αἵματος.tou aimatosG3588 G129.

21ForγὰρgarG1063MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475ofἐκekG1537oldἀρχαίωνarchaiōnG744timeγενεῶνgeneōnG1074hathἔχειecheiG2192in everyκατὰkataG2596cityπόλινpolinG4172themτοὺςtousG3588that preachκηρύσσονταςkērussontasG2784himαὐτὸνautonG846,being readἀναγινωσκόμενος.¶anaginōskomenosG314inἐνenG1722the synagoguesταῖς συναγωγαῖςtais sunagōgaisG3588 G4864everyπᾶνpanG3956sabbath dayσάββατονsabbatonG4521.κατὰkataG2596

22τοῖςtoisG3588τοῖςtoisG3588ThenΤότεToteG5119pleased itἔδοξενedoxenG1380the apostlesἀποστόλοις τῇapostolois tēaG3588 G652andκαὶkaiG2532eldersπρεσβυτέροιςpresbuteroisG4245,withσὺνsunG4862the wholeὅλῃholēG3650churchἐκκλησίᾳ τῷekklēsia tōG3588 G1577,to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992chosenἐκλεξαμένουςeklexamenousG1586menἄνδραςandrasG435ofἐξexG1537their own companyαὐτῶνautōnG846toεἰςeisG1519AntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG490withσὺνsunG4862PaulΠαύλῳ τὸνPaulō tonG3588 G3972andκαὶkaiG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾷ,BarnabaG921; namely,JudasἸούδανIoudanG2455surnamedG1941BarsabasΒαρσαββᾶνBarsabbanG923,andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶν,SilanG4609,chiefἡγουμένουςhēgoumenousG2233menἄνδραςandrasG435amongἐνenG1722the brethrenτοῖς ἀδελφοῖς,tois adelphoisG3588 G80:

23G3588G3588And they wroteγράψαντεςgrapsantesG1125lettersbyδιὰdiaG1223χειρὸςcheirosG5495themαὐτῶνautōnG846after this mannerG3592;The apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG3588 G652andG2532eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245andG2532brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG3588 G80sendgreetingχαίρειν.¶chaireinG5463unto the brethrenἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80whichG3588are ofἐξexG1537the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484inκατὰkataG2596AntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG3588 G490andG2532SyriaΣυρίανSurianG4947andG2532CiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791:

24Forasmuch asἘπειδὴEpeidēG1894we have heardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191,thatὅτιhotiG3754certainτινὲςtinesG5100which went outἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831fromἐξexG1537usG1473have troubledἐτάραξανetaraxanG5015youὑμᾶςhumasG4771with wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056,subvertingἀνασκευάζοντεςanaskeuazontesG384yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG3588 G5590,sayingG3004, Ye mustbe circumcisedG4059,andG2532keepG5083the lawG3588 G3551:to whomοἷςhoisG3739we gaveG1291noοὐouG3756suchcommandmentG1291:

25τοῖςtoisG3588It seemed goodἔδοξενedoxenG1380unto usG1473,being assembledγενομένοιςgenomenoisG1096with one accordὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661,to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992chosenἐκλεξαμένοιςeklexamenoisG1586menἄνδραςandrasG435untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771withσὺνsunG4862ourG1473belovedἀγαπητοῖςagapētoisG27BarnabasΒαρναβᾷBarnabaG921andκαὶkaiG2532PaulΠαύλῳ,PaulōG3972,

26MenἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444that have hazardedπαραδεδωκόσινparadedōkosinG3860theirαὐτῶνautōnG846livesτὰς ψυχὰςtas psuchasG3588 G5590forὑπὲρhuperG5228the nameτοῦ ὀνόματοςtou onomatosG3588 G3686of ourG1473Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

27τὰtaG3588We have sentἀπεστάλκαμενapestalkamenG649thereforeοὖνounG3767JudasἸούδανIoudanG2455andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶν,SilanG4609,whoαὐτοὺςautousG846shallG518alsoκαὶkaiG2532tellἀπαγγέλλονταςapangellontasG518youthe same thingsαὐτά.autaG846byδιὰdiaG1223mouthλόγουlogouG3056.

28G3588G3588ForγὰρgarG1063it seemed goodἔδοξενedoxenG1380to the HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40GhostπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,andκαὶkaiG2532to usG1473,to lay uponἐπιτίθεσθαιepitithesthaiG2007youὑμῖνhuminG4771noμηδὲνmēdenG3367greaterπλέονpleonG4119burdenβάροςbarosG922thanπλὴνplēnG4133theseG3778necessaryἐπάναγκεςepanagkesG1876thingsG3778;

29That ye abstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568from meats offered to idolsεἰδωλοθύτωνeidōlothutōnG1494,andκαὶkaiG2532from bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129,andκαὶkaiG2532from things strangledπνικτῶνpniktōnG4156,andκαὶkaiG2532from fornicationπορνείας·porneiasG4202:fromἐξexG1537whichὧνhōnG3739if ye keepδιατηροῦντεςdiatērountesG1301yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,ye shall doπράξετε.praxeteG4238wellεὖeuG2095.Fare ye wellἔρρωσθε.¶errōstheG4517.

30ΟἱHoiG3588SoοὖνounG3767whenμὲνmenG3303they were dismissedἀπολυθέντεςapoluthentesG630,they cameG2064toεἰςeisG1519AntiochἈντιόχειαν,AntiocheianG490:andκαὶkaiG2532when they had gatheredσυναγαγόντεςsunagagontesG4863the multitudeτὸ πλῆθοςto plēthosG3588 G4128togetherG4863,they deliveredἐπέδωκανepedōkanG1929the epistleτὴν ἐπιστολήν.tēn epistolēnG3588 G1992:

31WhichwhenδὲdeG1161they had readἀναγνόντεςanagnontesG314,they rejoicedἐχάρησανecharēsanG5463forἐπὶepiG1909the consolationτῇ παρακλήσει.tēa paraklēseiG3588 G3874.

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