New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 15:23-41

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.

35ButPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972and BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921stayedδιέτριβονdietribonG1304in AntiochἈντιοχείᾳAntiocheiaG490,teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321andpreachingεὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoiG2097the wordλόγονlogonG3056of the Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962,with manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183othersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087alsoG2532.

36AfterΜετὰMetaG3326someτιναςtinasG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidG3004to BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921, “Let’s returnἐπιστρέψαντεςepistrepsantesG1994and visitἐπισκεψώμεθαepiskepsōmethaG1980the brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80and sisters ineveryπᾶσανpasanG3956cityπόλινpolinG4172in whichαἷςhaisG3739we proclaimedκατηγγείλαμενkatēngeilamenG2605the wordλόγονlogonG3056of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962, and seehowπῶςpōsG4459they are.”

37BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921wantedἐβούλετοebouletoG1014to takeσυμπαραλαβεῖνsumparalabeinG4838JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564MarkΜᾶρκον·MarkonG3138,alongG4838with them alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

38But PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972wasG515ofG515theG515opinionG515that they should not takeσυμπαραλαμβάνεινsumparalambaneinG4838alongG4838with them thisG3778manG3778who haddesertedἀποστάνταapostantaG868themin PamphyliaΠαμφυλίαςPamphuliasG3828and had not goneσυνελθόνταsunelthontaG4905with them to the workἔργονergonG2041.

39Now it turnedἘγένετοEgenetoG1096into suchG5620a sharpG3948disagreementG3948thatG5620they separatedἀποχωρισθῆναιapochōristhēnaiG673from oneἀλλήλων,allēlōnG240anotherG240,and BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921tookπαραλαβόνταparalabontaG3880MarkΜᾶρκονMarkonG3138with him and sailedἐκπλεῦσαιekpleusaiG1602awayG1602toCyprusΚύπρον.¶KupronG2954.

40But PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972choseἐπιλεξάμενοςepilexamenosG1951SilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609,and leftἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831after beingentrustedπαραδοθεὶςparadotheisG3860by the brothersἀδελφῶν.adelphōnG80to the graceχάριτιcharitiG5485of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962.

41And he was travelingG1330throughG1330SyriaΣυρίανSurianG4947andCiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791,strengtheningἐπιστηρίζωνepistērizōnG1991the churchesἐκκλησίας.¶ekklēsiasG1577.

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