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Acts 15:2-23

2When thereforeG3767Paulτῷ Παύλῳtō PaulōG3588 G3972andκαὶkaiG2532Barnabasτῷ Βαρναβᾷtō BarnabaG3588 G921hadγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096noοὐκoukG3756smallὀλίγηςoligēsG3641dissensionστάσεωςstaseōsG4714andκαὶkaiG2532disputationG4803withπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846,they determined thatἔταξανetaxanG5021PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andκαὶkaiG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921,andκαίkaiG2532certainτιναςtinasG5100otherἄλλουςallousG243ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846,should go upἀναβαίνεινanabaineinG305toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419untoπρὸςprosG4314the apostlesτοὺς ἀποστόλουςtous apostolousG3588 G652andκαὶkaiG2532eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245aboutπερὶperiG4012thisτούτου.¶toutouG3778questionτοῦ ζητήματοςtou zētēmatosG3588 G2213.

3ΟἱHoiG3588AndοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303being brought on their wayπροπεμφθέντεςpropemphthentesG4311byὑπὸhupoG5259the churchτῆς ἐκκλησίαςtēs ekklēsiasG3588 G1577,they passed throughδιήρχοντοdiērchontoG1330Pheniceτήν Φοινίκηνtēn PhoinikēnG3588 G5403andκαὶkaiG2532SamariaΣαμάρειανSamareianG4540,declaringἐκδιηγούμενοιekdiēgoumenoiG1555the conversionτὴν ἐπιστροφὴνtēn epistrophēnG3588 G1995of the Gentilesτῶν ἐθνῶνtōn ethnōnG3588 G1484:andκαὶkaiG2532they causedἐποίουνepoiounG4160greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479unto allπᾶσινpasinG3956the brethrenτοῖς ἀδελφοῖς.tois adelphoisG3588 G80.

4τῆςtēsG3588AndδὲdeG1161when they were comeπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiG3854toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,they were receivedG588ofG5259the churchἐκκλησίας τῶνekklēsias tōnG3588 G1577,andκαὶkaiG2532ofthe apostlesἀποστόλων τῶνapostolōn tōnG3588 G652andκαὶkaiG2532eldersπρεσβυτέρων,presbuterōnG4245,andτεteG5037they declaredἀνήγγειλάνanēngeilanG312all things thatὅσαhosaG3745Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846.

5τῶνtōnG3588ButδέdeG1161there rose upἘξανέστησανExanestēsanG1817certainτινεςtinesG5100ofἀπὸapoG575the sectτῆς αἱρέσεωςtēs haireseōsG3588 G139of the Phariseesτῶν Φαρισαίωνtōn PharisaiōnG3588 G5330which believedπεπιστευκότες,pepisteukotesG4100,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,ThatὅτιhotiG3754it was needful toδεῖdeiG1163circumciseπεριτέμνεινperitemneinG4059themαὐτοὺςautousG846,andτεteG5037to commandπαραγγέλλεινparangelleinG3853themto keepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083the lawτὸν νόμονton nomonG3588 G3551of MosesΜωϋσέως.¶MōuseōsG3475.

6οἱhoiG3588AndG1161the apostlesἀπόστολοι οἱapostoloi hoiG3588 G652andκαὶkaiG2532eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245came togetherΣυνήχθησάνSunēchthēsanG4863for to considerG3708ofπερὶperiG4012thisτούτου.toutouG3778matterτοῦ λόγουtou logouG3588 G3056.

7AndδὲdeG1161when there had beenγενομένης,genomenēsG1096muchπολλῆςpollēsG4183disputingG4803,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074rose upἀναστὰςanastasG450,and saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846,MenἄνδρεςandresG435andbrethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,yeG4771knowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987how thatὅτιhotiG3754a goodἀφ᾽aph᾽G575whileἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250agoἀρχαίωνarchaiōnG744Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316made choiceἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586amongἐνenG1722usG1473,that the Gentilesτοῦ ἔθνηtou ethnēG3588 G1484byδιὰdiaG1223myG1473mouthστόματός τὰstomatos taG3588 G4750should hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056of the gospelτοῦ εὐαγγελίουtou euangeliouG3588 G2098,andκαὶkaiG2532believeπιστεῦσαι.pisteusaiG4100.

8ὁhoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532GodθεὸςtheosG2316,which knoweth the heartsκαρδιογνώστης τὸkardiognōstēs toG3588 G2589,bareG3140themG846witnessἐμαρτύρησενemarturēsenG3140,givingδοὺςdousG1325themG846the HolyἅγιονhagionG40Ghostπνεῦμα τὸpneuma toG3588 G4151,evenκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531he didunto usG1473;

9AndκαὶkaiG2532putG1252noοὐθὲνouthenG3762differenceG1252betweenμεταξὺmetaxuG3342τεteG5037usG1473andκαὶkaiG2532themαὐτῶνautōnG846,purifyingκαθαρίσαςkatharisasG2511theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846heartsτῇ καρδίαςtēa kardiasG3588 G2588by faithπίστει τὰςpistei tasG3588 G4102.

10NowνῦνnunG3568thereforeοὖνounG3767whyτίtiG5101tempt yeπειράζετεpeirazeteG3985Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588 G2316,to putἐπιθεῖναιepitheinaiG2007a yokeζυγὸνzugonG2218uponἐπὶepiG1909the neckτὸν τράχηλονton trachēlonG3588 G5137of the disciplesτῶν μαθητῶν,tōn mathētōnG3588 G3101,whichὃνhonG3739neitherοὔτεouteG3777ourG1473fathersοἱ πατέρεςhoi pateresG3588 G3962norοὔτεouteG3777weG1473were ableἰσχύσαμενischusamenG2480to bearβαστάσαι;bastasaiG941?

11ButἀλλὰallaG235we believeπιστεύομενpisteuomenG4100thatὃνhonG3739throughδιὰdiaG1223the graceχάριτοςcharitosG3588 G5485of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristG5547we shall be savedσωθῆναιsōthēnaiG4982,evenτρόπονtroponG5158asκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596theyG2548.

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:

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