New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 15:4-41

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 adelphoiG435 G80,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?

11But we believeπιστεύομενpisteuomenG4100that we are savedσωθῆναιsōthēnaiG4982throughδιὰdiaG1223the graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,in the sameὃνhonG3739wayτρόπονtroponG5158as they alsoG2548are.”

12AllπᾶνpanG3956the peopleπλῆθοςplēthosG4128keptG4601silentἐσίγησενesigēsenG4601,and they were listeningἤκουονēkouonG191to BarnabasΒαρναβᾶBarnabaG921and PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972as they wererelatingἐξηγουμένωνexēgoumenōnG1834whatὅσαhosaG3745signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592and wondersτέραταterataG5059GodθεὸςtheosG2316had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160throughδι᾽di᾽G1223them amongἐνenG1722the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484.

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.”

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,

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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