New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 15:19-24

19ThereforeδιὸdioG1352, it ismy judgmentκρίνωkrinōG2919that we do not causeG3926troubleG3926for thoseG3588from the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484who are turningἐπιστρέφουσινepistrephousinG1994to Godθεόν,theonG2316,

20but that we writeἐπιστεῖλαιepisteilaiG1989to them that they abstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568fromthingsG234contaminatedG234by idolsεἰδώλωνeidōlōnG1497, from acts ofsexualπορνείαςporneiasG4202immoralityG4202, from what has beenstrangledπνικτοῦpniktouG4156,and from bloodαἵματος.aimatosG129.

21Forfrom ancientἀρχαίωνarchaiōnG744generationsγενεῶνgeneōnG1074MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475hasἔχειecheiG2192thoseG3588who preachκηρύσσονταςkērussontasG2784him in everyG2596cityπόλινpolinG4172, sincehe is readἀναγινωσκόμενος.¶anaginōskomenosG314in the synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864everyπᾶνpanG3956SabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521.”

22ThenΤότεToteG5119it seemedG1380goodἔδοξενedoxenG1380tothe apostlesἀποστόλοιςapostoloisG652and the eldersπρεσβυτέροιςpresbuteroisG4245,with the wholeὅλῃholēG3650churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577,to chooseἐκλεξαμένουςeklexamenousG1586menἄνδραςandrasG435from amongἐξexG1537them to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992toAntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG490with PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972and BarnabasΒαρναβᾷ,BarnabaG921:JudasἸούδανIoudanG2455who was calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564BarsabbasΒαρσαββᾶνBarsabbanG923, andSilasΣιλᾶν,SilanG4609,leadingἡγουμένουςhēgoumenousG2233menἄνδραςandrasG435amongἐνenG1722the brothersἀδελφοῖς,adelphoisG80,

23and theysentG1125this letterG1125with them: “The apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652and the brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80who are eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245, tothe brothersἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80and sisters inAntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG490,SyriaΣυρίανSurianG4947, andCiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791whoG3588are from the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484:Greetingsχαίρειν.¶chaireinG5463.

24SinceἘπειδὴEpeidēG1894we have heardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191thatsomeτινὲςtinesG5100of our numberG1473to whomοἷςhoisG3739we gaveG1291noοὐouG3756instructionG1291haveconfusedἐτάραξανetaraxanG5015you by theirteachingλόγοιςlogoisG3056,upsettingἀνασκευάζοντεςanaskeuazontesG384your soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590,

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