King James Version
Acts 15:23-41
23G3588G3588And they wroteγράψαντεςgrapsantesG1125lettersbyδιὰdiaG1223χειρὸςcheirosG5495themαὐτῶνautōnG846after this mannerG3592;The apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG3588G652andG2532eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245andG2532brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG3588G80sendgreetingχαίρειν.¶chaireinG5463unto the brethrenἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80whichG3588are ofἐξexG1537the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484inκατὰkataG2596AntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG3588G490andG2532SyriaΣυρίανSurianG4947andG2532CiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791:
24Forasmuch asἘπειδὴEpeidēG1894we have heardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191,thatὅτιhotiG3754certainτινὲςtinesG5100which went outἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831fromἐξexG1537usG1473have troubledἐτάραξανetaraxanG5015youὑμᾶςhumasG4771with wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056,subvertingἀνασκευάζοντεςanaskeuazontesG384yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG3588G5590,sayingG3004, Ye mustbe circumcisedG4059,andG2532keepG5083the lawG3588G3551:to whomοἷςhoisG3739we gaveG1291noοὐouG3756suchcommandmentG1291:
25τοῖςtoisG3588It seemed goodἔδοξενedoxenG1380unto usG1473,being assembledγενομένοιςgenomenoisG1096with one accordὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661,to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992chosenἐκλεξαμένοιςeklexamenoisG1586menἄνδραςandrasG435untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771withσὺνsunG4862ourG1473belovedἀγαπητοῖςagapētoisG27BarnabasΒαρναβᾷBarnabaG921andκαὶkaiG2532PaulΠαύλῳ,PaulōG3972,
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 plēthosG3588G4128togetherG4863,they deliveredἐπέδωκανepedōkanG1929the epistleτὴν ἐπιστολήν.tēn epistolēnG3588G1992:
32AndG1161JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶς,SilasG4609,beingὄντες,ontesG1510prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396alsoκαὶkaiG2532themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846,exhortedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870the brethrenτοὺς ἀδελφοὺςtous adelphousG3588G80withδιὰdiaG1223manyπολλοῦpollouG4183wordsλόγουlogouG3056,andκαὶkaiG2532confirmedἐπεστήριξαν.epestērixanG1991them.
35PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972alsoδὲdeG1161andκαὶkaiG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921continuedδιέτριβονdietribonG1304inἐνenG1722AntiochἈντιοχείᾳAntiocheiaG490,teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321andκαὶkaiG2532preachingεὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoiG2097the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588G3056of the Lordτοῦ κυρίου.¶tou kuriouG3588G2962,withμετὰmetaG3326manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183othersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087alsoκαὶkaiG2532.
36AndδέdeG1161someτιναςtinasG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250afterΜετὰMetaG3326PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921,Let us go againἐπιστρέψαντεςepistrepsantesG1994andδὴdēG1211visitἐπισκεψώμεθαepiskepsōmethaG1980ourG1473brethrenτοὺς ἀδελφοὺςtous adelphousG3588G80inκατὰkataG2596everyπᾶσανpasanG3956cityπόλινpolinG4172ἐνenG1722whereαἷςhaisG3739we have preachedκατηγγείλαμενkatēngeilamenG2605the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588G3056of the Lordτοῦ κυρίου,tou kuriouG3588G2962, and seehowπῶςpōsG4459they doἔχουσιν.echousinG2192.
38ButδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972thoughtG515notμὴmēG3361goodG515to take himσυμπαραλαμβάνεινsumparalambaneinG4838with themτοῦτον.¶toutonG3778,whoτὸνtonG3588departedἀποστάνταapostantaG868fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575themαὐτῶνautōnG846fromἀπὸapoG575PamphyliaΠαμφυλίαςPamphuliasG3828,andκαὶkaiG2532wentσυνελθόνταsunelthontaG4905notμὴmēG3361with themαὐτοῖςautoisG846toεἰςeisG1519the workτὸ ἔργονto ergonG3588G2041.
39AndG3767the contentionG3948wasἘγένετοEgenetoG1096so sharp between themG3948,thatὥστεhōsteG5620they departed asunderἀποχωρισθῆναιapochōristhēnaiG673oneαὐτοὺςautousG846fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575the otherἀλλήλων,allēlōnG240:and soτεteG5037Barnabasτόν Βαρναβᾶνton BarnabanG3588G921tookπαραλαβόνταparalabontaG3880Markτὸν Μᾶρκονton MarkonG3588G3138,and sailedἐκπλεῦσαιekpleusaiG1602untoεἰςeisG1519CyprusΚύπρον.¶KupronG2954;
Commentaries on Acts 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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