New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 15:13-21

13AfterΜετὰMetaG3326they had stoppedG4601speakingG4601,JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Brethrenἄνδρες ἀδελφοί,andres adelphoiG435 G80,listenἀκούσατέakousateG191to me.

14SimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826has relatedἐξηγήσατοexēgēsatoG1834howκαθὼςkathōsG2531GodθεὸςtheosG2316firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413concernedG1980Himself aboutG1980takingλαβεῖνlabeinG2983from amongἐξexG1537the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484a peopleλαὸνlaonG2992for His nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686.

15With thisτούτῳtoutōG3778the wordsλόγοιlogoiG3056ofthe ProphetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396agreeσυμφωνοῦσινsumphōnousinG4856,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,

16‘AfterμετὰmetaG3326theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778I will returnἀναστρέψωanastrepsōG390,And I will rebuildἀνοικοδομήσωanoikodomēsōG456thetabernacleσκηνὴνskēnēnG4633of DavidG1160which has fallenπεπτωκυῖανpeptōkuianG4098,And I will rebuildἀνοικοδομήσωanoikodomēsōG456its ruinsG2690,And I will restoreἀνορθώσωanorthōsōG461it,

17SoὅπωςhopōsG3704that the restκατάλοιποιkataloipoiG2645ofmankindἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444may seekἐκζητήσωσινekzētēsōsinG1567the LordG2962,And allπάνταpantaG3956the Gentilesἔθνη,ethnēG1484whoοὓςhousG3739are calledἐπικέκληταιepikeklētaiG1941by My nameὄνομάonomaG3686,’

18SaysG3004the LordG2962, whomakesG4160theseG3778thingsG3778knownγνωστὰgnōstaG1110from longG165agoG165.

19ThereforeδιὸdioG1352it ismy judgmentκρίνωkrinōG2919that we do not troubleπαρενοχλεῖνparenochleinG3926thoseG3588who are turningἐπιστρέφουσινepistrephousinG1994to Godθεόν,theonG2316from amongἀπὸapoG575the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,

20but that we writeἐπιστεῖλαιepisteilaiG1989to them that they abstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568fromthingsG234contaminatedG234by idolsεἰδώλωνeidōlōnG1497and fromfornicationπορνείαςporneiasG4202and fromwhat is strangledπνικτοῦpniktouG4156and from bloodαἵματος.aimatosG129.

21ForMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475from ancientἀρχαίωνarchaiōnG744generationsγενεῶνgeneōnG1074hasἔχειecheiG2192in everyG2596cityπόλινpolinG4172thoseG3588who preachκηρύσσονταςkērussontasG2784him, sincehe is readἀναγινωσκόμενος.¶anaginōskomenosG314in the synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864everyπᾶνpanG3956SabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521.”

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