New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 15:22-34

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.”

30SoοὖνounG3767when they were sentG630awayG630,they wentG2718downG2718to AntiochἈντιόχειαν,AntiocheianG490;and after gatheringσυναγαγόντεςsunagagontesG4863thecongregationπλῆθοςplēthosG4128togetherG4863,they deliveredἐπέδωκανepedōkanG1929the letterἐπιστολήν.epistolēnG1992.

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

32JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455andSilasΣιλᾶς,SilasG4609,alsoG2532beingὄντες,ontesG1510prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846,encouragedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870and strengthenedἐπεστήριξαν.epestērixanG1991the brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80and sisterswith a lengthyπολλοῦpollouG4183messageλόγουlogouG3056.

33After they had spentποιήσαντεςpoiēsantesG4160timeχρόνονchrononG5550there,they were sentG630awayἀπελύθησανapeluthēsanG630from the brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80and sistersin peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515to thoseG3588who hadsentG649them outG649.

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