New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 15:19-24

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.”

22ThenΤότεToteG5119it seemedG1380goodἔδοξενedoxenG1380tothe apostlesἀποστόλοιςapostoloisG652and the eldersπρεσβυτέροιςpresbuteroisG4245,with the wholeὅλῃholēG3650churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577,to chooseἐκλεξαμένουςeklexamenousG1586menἄνδραςandrasG435from amongἐξexG1537them to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992toAntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG490with PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972and BarnabasΒαρναβᾷ,BarnabaG921--JudasἸούδανIoudanG2455calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564BarsabbasΒαρσαββᾶνBarsabbanG923, andSilasΣιλᾶν,SilanG4609,leadingἡγουμένουςhēgoumenousG2233menἄνδραςandrasG435amongἐνenG1722the brethrenἀδελφοῖς,adelphoisG80,

23and theysentG1125this letterG1125by them, “The apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652and the brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80who are eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245, tothe brethrenἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80inAntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG490andSyriaΣυρίανSurianG4947andCiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791whoG3588are from the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,greetingsχαίρειν.¶chaireinG5463.

24SinceἘπειδὴEpeidēG1894we have heardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191thatsomeτινὲςtinesG5100of our numberG1473to whomοἷςhoisG3739we gaveG1291noοὐouG3756instructionG1291havedisturbedἐτάραξανetaraxanG5015you with theirwordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056,unsettlingἀνασκευάζοντεςanaskeuazontesG384your soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590,

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