New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 21:17-25

17AfterδὲdeG1161we arrivedΓενομένωνGenomenōnG1096in JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,the brothersἀδελφοί.adelphoiG80and sistersreceivedἀπεδέξαντοapedexantoG588us gladlyἀσμένωςasmenōsG780.

18And the followingG1897day PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972wentG1524inG1524with us toJamesἸάκωβον,IakōbonG2385,and allπάντεςpantesG3956the eldersπρεσβύτεροι.presbuteroiG4245were presentπαρεγένοντοparegenontoG3854.

19After he had greetedἀσπασάμενοςaspasamenosG782them, he beganto relateἐξηγεῖτοexēgeitoG1834oneἓνhenG1520by oneG1520the things whichὧνhōnG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160amongἐνenG1722the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484throughδιὰdiaG1223hisministryδιακονίαςdiakoniasG1248.

20And when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191about them, they beganglorifyingἐδόξαζονedoxazonG1392Godθεόν,theonG2316;and they saidG3004to him, “You seeθεωρεῖςtheōreisG2334,brotherἀδελφέ,adelpheG80,howπόσαιposaiG4214manyG4214thousandsμυριάδεςmuriadesG3461there are amongἐνenG1722the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453of thoseG3588who have believedπεπιστευκότωνpepisteukotōnG4100,and they are allπάντεςpantesG3956zealousζηλωταὶzēlōtaiG2207for the LawνόμουnomouG3551;

21and they have been toldκατηχήθησανkatēchēthēsanG2727aboutπερὶperiG4012you, that you areteachingδιδάσκειςdidaskeisG1321allπάνταςpantasG3956the JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453who are amongκατὰkataG2596the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484to abandonἀποστασίανapostasianG646MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475,tellingλέγωνlegōnG3004themnot to circumciseπεριτέμνεινperitemneinG4059their childrenτέκναteknaG5043norμηδὲmēdeG3366towalkπεριπατεῖν.peripateinG4043according tothe customsἔθεσινethesinG1485.

22SoοὖνounG3767whatτίtiG5101is to be done?They will certainlyπάντωςpantōsG3843hearἀκούσονταιakousontaiG191that you have comeἐλήλυθας.elēluthasG2064.

23ThereforeοὖνounG3767,doποίησονpoiēsonG4160as we tellλέγομεν·legomenG3004you: we have fourτέσσαρεςtessaresG5064menἄνδρεςandresG435who have avowεὐχὴνeuchēnG2171upon themselves;

24takeG3880them alongG3880andpurifyἁγνίσθητιhagnisthētiG48yourself togetherσὺνsunG4862with them, andpayG1159their expensesG1159soἵναinaG2443thatG2443they mayshaveξυρήσονταιxurēsontaiG3587theirheadsκεφαλήν,kephalēnG2776; and theneveryoneπάντεςpantesG3956will knowγνώσονταιgnōsontaiG1097that there is nothingοὐδένoudenG3762to whatὧνhōnG3739they have been toldκατήχηνταιkatēchēntaiG2727aboutπερὶperiG4012you, but that you yourselfG846alsoG2532conformστοιχεῖςstoicheisG4748,keepingφυλάσσωνphulassōnG5442the Lawνόμον.nomonG3551.

25But regardingπερὶperiG4012the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484who have believedπεπιστευκότωνpepisteukotōnG4100,we sentG1989aG1989letterG1989,having decidedκρίναντεςkrinantesG2919that they should abstainφυλάσσεσθαιphulassesthaiG5442frommeatG3588sacrificedG1494toG1494idolsG1494and from bloodαἷμαhaimaG129and what isstrangledπνικτὸνpniktonG4156,and from sexualπορνείαν.¶porneianG4202immoralityG4202.”

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