Acts 15
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Acts 15:1-10

1SomeG5100menG5100cameκατελθόντεςkatelthontesG2718downG2718from JudeaG2453and beganteachingἐδίδασκονedidaskonG1321the brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80, “Unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361you arecircumcisedπεριτμηθῆτεperitmēthēteG4059according tothe customἔθειetheiG1485of MosesΜωϋσέως,MōuseōsG3475,you cannotοὐ δύνασθεou dunastheG1410G3756be savedσωθῆναι.sōthēnaiG4982.”
2And when PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972and BarnabasΒαρναβᾷBarnabaG921hadγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096greatοὐκ ὀλίγηςouk oligēsG3756G3641dissensionστάσεωςstaseōsG4714anddebateζητήσεωςzētēseōsG2214with them, the brethrendeterminedἔταξανetaxanG5021that PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972and BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921and someτιναςtinasG5100othersἄλλουςallousG243of them should goἀναβαίνεινanabaineinG305up to JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419to theapostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652and eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245concerningπερὶperiG4012thisτούτου.¶toutouG3778issueζητήματοςzētēmatosG2213.
3ThereforeοὖνounG3767, beingsentG4311on their wayG4311by the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577,they were passingG1330throughG1330bothτεteG5037PhoeniciaΦοινίκηνPhoinikēnG5403and SamariaΣαμάρειανSamareianG4540,describingG1555in detailG1555the conversionἐπιστροφὴνepistrophēnG1995of the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,and were bringingἐποίουνepoiounG4160greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479to allπᾶσινpasinG3956the brethrenἀδελφοῖς.adelphoisG80.
4When they arrivedπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiG3854at JerusalemG2414,they were receivedπαρεδέχθησανparedechthēsanG3858by the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577andthe apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652and the eldersπρεσβυτέρων,presbuterōnG4245, and theyreportedἀνήγγειλάνanēngeilanG312allὅσαhosaG3745that GodθεὸςtheosG2316had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160with them.
5But someτινεςtinesG5100ofthe sectαἱρέσεωςhaireseōsG139of thePhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330who had believedπεπιστευκότες,pepisteukotesG4100stoodἘξανέστησανExanestēsanG1817up, sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “It is necessaryδεῖdeiG1163tocircumciseπεριτέμνεινperitemneinG4059them and to directπαραγγέλλεινparangelleinG3853them to observeτηρεῖνtēreinG5083the LawνόμονnomonG3551of MosesΜωϋσέως.¶MōuseōsG3475.”
6The apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652and the eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245cameG4863togetherΣυνήχθησάνSunēchthēsanG4863tolookG3708into thisτούτου.toutouG3778matterλόγουlogouG3056.
7After there had beenγενομένης,genomenēsG1096muchπολλῆςpollēsG4183debateζητήσεωςzētēseōsG2214,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074stoodἀναστὰςanastasG450up and saidG3004to them, “Brethrenἄνδρες ἀδελφοί,andres adelphoiG435G80,you knowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987thatin the earlyἀρχαίωνarchaiōnG744daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250GodθεὸςtheosG2316madeG1586a choiceG1586amongἐνenG1722you, that by my mouthστόματόςstomatosG4750the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484would hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191the wordλόγονlogonG3056ofthe gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098and believeπιστεῦσαι.pisteusaiG4100.
8And GodθεὸςtheosG2316,whoG2589knowsG2589the heartG2589,testifiedἐμαρτύρησενemarturēsenG3140to themgivingδοὺςdousG1325them the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as He alsoG2532did to us;
9andHe madeG1252noοὐθὲνouthenG3762distinctionG1252betweenμεταξὺmetaxuG3342us and them,cleansingκαθαρίσαςkatharisasG2511their heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588by faithπίστειpisteiG4102.
10NowνῦνnunG3568thereforeοὖνounG3767whyτίtiG5101do youputG3985GodθεὸνtheonG2316to the testπειράζετεpeirazeteG3985by placingἐπιθεῖναιepitheinaiG2007upon the neckτράχηλονtrachēlonG5137of the disciplesμαθητῶν,mathētōnG3101a yokeζυγὸνzugonG2218whichὃνhonG3739neitherοὔτεouteG3777our fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962norοὔτεouteG3777we have beenG2480ableἰσχύσαμενischusamenG2480to bearβαστάσαι;bastasaiG941?
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