New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 15:23-41

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,

25it seemedG1380goodἔδοξενedoxenG1380to us, havingbecomeγενομένοιςgenomenoisG1096of oneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661mindG3661,to selectἐκλεξαμένοιςeklexamenoisG1586menἄνδραςandrasG435to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992to you with our belovedἀγαπητοῖςagapētoisG27BarnabasΒαρναβᾷBarnabaG921and PaulΠαύλῳ,PaulōG3972,

26menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444who haveriskedπαραδεδωκόσινparadedōkosinG3860their livesψυχὰςpsuchasG5590for the nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

27ThereforeοὖνounG3767we have sentἀπεστάλκαμενapestalkamenG649JudasἸούδανIoudanG2455andSilasΣιλᾶν,SilanG4609,who themselvesG846will alsoG2532reportἀπαγγέλλονταςapangellontasG518the sameG846thingsG846by wordλόγουlogouG3056of mouth.

28Forit seemedG1380goodἔδοξενedoxenG1380tothe HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151and tous to layἐπιτίθεσθαιepitithesthaiG2007upon you noμηδὲνmēdenG3367greaterG4183burdenβάροςbarosG922thanπλὴνplēnG4133theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778essentialsἐπάναγκεςepanagkesG1876:

29that you abstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568fromthingsG1494sacrificedG1494to idolsG1494and frombloodαἵματοςaimatosG129and fromthingsG4156strangledG4156and fromfornicationπορνείας·porneiasG4202;if you keepG1301yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438freeG1301from suchG3779thingsὧνhōnG3739,you will doπράξετε.praxeteG4238wellεὖeuG2095.Farewellἔρρωσθε.¶errōstheG4517.”

30SoοὖνounG3767when they were sentG630awayG630,they wentG2718downG2718to AntiochἈντιόχειαν,AntiocheianG490;and having gatheredσυναγαγόντεςsunagagontesG4863thecongregationπλῆθοςplēthosG4128togetherG4863,they deliveredἐπέδωκανepedōkanG1929the letterἐπιστολήν.epistolēnG1992.

31When they had readἀναγνόντεςanagnontesG314it, they rejoicedἐχάρησανecharēsanG5463becauseἐπὶepiG1909of itsencouragementπαρακλήσει.paraklēseiG3874.

32JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455andSilasΣιλᾶς,SilasG4609,alsoG2532beingὄντες,ontesG1510prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846,encouragedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870and strengthenedἐπεστήριξαν.epestērixanG1991the brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80with a lengthyπολλοῦpollouG4183messageλόγουlogouG3056.

33After they had spentποιήσαντεςpoiēsantesG4160timeχρόνονchrononG5550there,they were sentG630awayἀπελύθησανapeluthēsanG630from the brethrenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80in peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515to thoseG3588who hadsentἀποστείλανταςaposteilantasG649them out.

34[But it seemedG1380goodG1380to SilasG4609to remainG1961thereG847.]

35ButPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972and BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921stayedδιέτριβονdietribonG1304in AntiochἈντιοχείᾳAntiocheiaG490,teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321andpreachingεὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoiG2097with manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183othersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087alsoG2532,the wordλόγονlogonG3056of the Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.

36AfterΜετὰMetaG3326someτιναςtinasG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidG3004to BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921, “Let us returnἐπιστρέψαντεςepistrepsantesG1994and visitἐπισκεψώμεθαepiskepsōmethaG1980the brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80ineveryπᾶσανpasanG3956cityπόλινpolinG4172in whichαἷςhaisG3739we proclaimedκατηγγείλαμενkatēngeilamenG2605the wordλόγονlogonG3056of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962, and seehowπῶςpōsG4459they are.”

37BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921wantedἐβούλετοebouletoG1014to takeσυμπαραλαβεῖνsumparalabeinG4838JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564MarkΜᾶρκον·MarkonG3138,alongG4838with them alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

38But PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972kept insistingἠξίουēxiouG515that they should not takeσυμπαραλαμβάνεινsumparalambaneinG4838him alongG4838who haddesertedἀποστάνταapostantaG868themin PamphyliaΠαμφυλίαςPamphuliasG3828and had not goneσυνελθόνταsunelthontaG4905with them to the workἔργονergonG2041.

39And there occurredἘγένετοEgenetoG1096such a sharpG3948disagreementG3948that they separatedἀποχωρισθῆναιapochōristhēnaiG673from oneἀλλήλων,allēlōnG240anotherG240,and BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921tookπαραλαβόνταparalabontaG3880MarkΜᾶρκονMarkonG3138with him and sailedἐκπλεῦσαιekpleusaiG1602awayG1602toCyprusΚύπρον.¶KupronG2954.

40But PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972choseἐπιλεξάμενοςepilexamenosG1951SilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609and leftἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831, beingcommittedπαραδοθεὶςparadotheisG3860by the brethrenἀδελφῶν.adelphōnG80to the graceχάριτιcharitiG5485of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962.

41And he was travelingG1330throughG1330SyriaΣυρίανSurianG4947andCiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791,strengtheningἐπιστηρίζωνepistērizōnG1991the churchesἐκκλησίας.¶ekklēsiasG1577.

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