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Acts 15:22-29

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,
25it seemedG1380goodἔδοξενedoxenG1380to us, havingbecomeγενομένοιςgenomenoisG1096of oneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661mindG3661,to selectἐκλεξαμένοιςeklexamenoisG1586menἄνδραςandrasG435to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992to you with our belovedἀγαπητοῖςagapētoisG27BarnabasΒαρναβᾷBarnabaG921and PaulΠαύλῳ,PaulōG3972,
26menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444who haveriskedπαραδεδωκόσινparadedōkosinG3860their livesψυχὰςpsuchasG5590for the nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.
27ThereforeοὖνounG3767,we have sentἀπεστάλκαμενapestalkamenG649JudasἸούδανIoudanG2455andSilasΣιλᾶν,SilanG4609,who themselvesG846will alsoG2532reportἀπαγγέλλονταςapangellontasG518the sameG846thingsG846by wordλόγουlogouG3056of mouth.
28Forit seemedG1380goodἔδοξενedoxenG1380tothe HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151and tous to layG2007uponG2007you noμηδὲνmēdenG3367greaterG4183burdenβάροςbarosG922thanπλὴνplēnG4133theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778essentialsἐπάναγκεςepanagkesG1876:
29that you abstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568fromthingsG1494sacrificedG1494toG1494idolsG1494, frombloodαἵματοςaimatosG129, fromthingsG4156strangledG4156, and from acts ofsexualπορνείας·porneiasG4202immoralityG4202;if you keepG1301yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438freeG1301from suchG3739thingsG3739,you will doπράξετε.praxeteG4238wellεὖeuG2095.Farewellἔρρωσθε.¶errōstheG4517.”
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