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Acts 15:1-10

1SomeG5100menG5100cameκατελθόντεςkatelthontesG2718downG2718from JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449and beganteachingἐδίδασκονedidaskonG1321the brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80, “Unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361you arecircumcisedπεριτμηθῆτεperitmēthēteG4059according tothe customἔθειetheiG1485of MosesΜωϋσέως,MōuseōsG3475,you cannotοὐ δύνασθεou dunastheG1410G3756be savedσωθῆναι.sōthēnaiG4982.”
2And after PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972and BarnabasΒαρναβᾷBarnabaG921hadγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096a heatedοὐκ ὀλίγηςouk oligēsG3756G3641argumentστάσεωςstaseōsG4714anddebateζητήσεωςzētēseōsG2214with them, the brothersdeterminedἔταξανetaxanG5021that PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972and BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921and someτιναςtinasG5100othersἄλλουςallousG243of them should goἀναβαίνεινanabaineinG305upG305to JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419to theapostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652and eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245concerningπερὶperiG4012thisτούτου.¶toutouG3778issueζητήματοςzētēmatosG2213.
3ThereforeοὖνounG3767, after beingsentG4311onG4311their wayG4311by the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577,they were passingG1330throughG1330bothτεteG5037PhoeniciaΦοινίκηνPhoinikēnG5403and SamariaΣαμάρειανSamareianG4540,describingG1555inG1555detailG1555the conversionἐπιστροφὴνepistrophēnG1995of the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,and they were bringingἐποίουνepoiounG4160greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479to allπᾶσινpasinG3956the brothersἀδελφοῖς.adelphoisG80and sisters.
4When they arrivedπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiG3854in JerusalemG2414,they were receivedπαρεδέχθησανparedechthēsanG3858by the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577,the apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652,and the eldersπρεσβυτέρων,presbuterōnG4245, and theyreportedἀνήγγειλάνanēngeilanG312allG3745thatG3745GodθεὸςtheosG2316had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160with them.
5But someτινεςtinesG5100ofthe sectαἱρέσεωςhaireseōsG139of thePhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330who had believedπεπιστευκότες,pepisteukotesG4100stoodG1817upG1817,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “It is necessaryδεῖdeiG1163tocircumciseπεριτέμνεινperitemneinG4059them and to directπαραγγέλλεινparangelleinG3853them to keepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083the LawνόμονnomonG3551of MosesΜωϋσέως.¶MōuseōsG3475.”
6The apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652and the eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245cameG4863togetherΣυνήχθησάνSunēchthēsanG4863tolookG3708into thisτούτου.toutouG3778matterλόγουlogouG3056.
7After there had beenγενομένης,genomenēsG1096muchπολλῆςpollēsG4183debateζητήσεωςzētēseōsG2214,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074stoodG450upG450and saidG3004to them, “Brothersἄνδρες ἀδελφοί,andres adelphoiG435G80,you knowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987thatin the earlyἀρχαίωνarchaiōnG744daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250GodθεὸςtheosG2316madeG1586aG1586choiceG1586amongἐνenG1722you, that by my mouthστόματόςstomatosG4750the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484would hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191the wordλόγονlogonG3056ofthe gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098and believeπιστεῦσαι.pisteusaiG4100.
8And GodθεὸςtheosG2316,whoG2589knowsG2589theG2589heartG2589,testifiedἐμαρτύρησενemarturēsenG3140to themgivingδοὺςdousG1325them the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,justG2531asG2531He alsoG2532did to us;
9andHe madeG1252noοὐθὲνouthenG3762distinctionG1252betweenμεταξὺmetaxuG3342us and them,cleansingκαθαρίσαςkatharisasG2511their heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588by faithπίστειpisteiG4102.
10SinceοὖνounG3767thisG3568is thecaseG3568,whyτίtiG5101are youputtingG3985GodθεὸνtheonG2316toG3985theG3985testπειράζετεpeirazeteG3985by placingἐπιθεῖναιepitheinaiG2007upon the neckτράχηλονtrachēlonG5137of the disciplesμαθητῶν,mathētōnG3101a yokeζυγὸνzugonG2218whichὃνhonG3739neitherοὔτεouteG3777our forefathersπατέρεςpateresG3962norοὔτεouteG3777we have beenG2480ableἰσχύσαμενischusamenG2480to bearβαστάσαι;bastasaiG941?
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