Revised Literal Translation
Acts 15
1AndΚαίKaiG2532certain menτινεςtinesG5100which came downκατελθόντεςkatelthontesG2718fromἀπὸapoG575JudæaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG3588G2449taughtἐδίδασκονedidaskonG1321the brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG3588G80, and said,ὅτιhotiG3754ExceptἐὰνeanG1437μὴmēG3361ye be circumcisedπεριτμηθῆτεperitmēthēteG4059after the mannerἔθειetheiG3588G1485of MosesΜωϋσέως,MōuseōsG3475,yeG1410cannotοὐouG3756beG1410savedσωθῆναι.sōthēnaiG4982.
2When thereforeG3767Paulτῷ Παύλῳtō PaulōG3588G3972andκαὶkaiG2532Barnabasτῷ Βαρναβᾷtō BarnabaG3588G921hadγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096noοὐκoukG3756smallὀλίγηςoligēsG3641dissensionστάσεωςstaseōsG4714andκαὶkaiG2532disputationG4803withπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846,they determined thatἔταξανetaxanG5021PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andκαὶkaiG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921,andκαίkaiG2532certainτιναςtinasG5100otherἄλλουςallousG243ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846,should go upἀναβαίνεινanabaineinG305toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419untoπρὸςprosG4314the apostlesτοὺς ἀποστόλουςtous apostolousG3588G652andκαὶkaiG2532eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245aboutπερὶperiG4012thisτούτου.¶toutouG3778questionτοῦ ζητήματοςtou zētēmatosG3588G2213.
3ΟἱHoiG3588AndοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303being brought on their wayπροπεμφθέντεςpropemphthentesG4311byὑπὸhupoG5259the Assemblyτῆς ἐκκλησίαςtēs ekklēsiasG3588G1577,they passed throughδιήρχοντοdiērchontoG1330Pheniceτήν Φοινίκηνtēn PhoinikēnG3588G5403andκαὶkaiG2532SamariaΣαμάρειανSamareianG4540,declaringἐκδιηγούμενοιekdiēgoumenoiG1555the conversionτὴν ἐπιστροφὴνtēn epistrophēnG3588G1995of the Gentilesτῶν ἐθνῶνtōn ethnōnG3588G1484:andκαὶkaiG2532they causedἐποίουνepoiounG4160greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479unto allπᾶσινpasinG3956the brethrenτοῖς ἀδελφοῖς.tois adelphoisG3588G80.
4τῆςtēsG3588AndδὲdeG1161when they were comeπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiG3854toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,they were receivedG588ofG5259the Assemblyἐκκλησίας τῶνekklēsias tōnG3588G1577,andκαὶkaiG2532ofthe apostlesἀποστόλων τῶνapostolōn tōnG3588G652andκαὶkaiG2532eldersπρεσβυτέρων,presbuterōnG4245,andτεteG5037they declaredἀνήγγειλάνanēngeilanG312all things thatὅσαhosaG3745Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588G2316had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846.
5τῶνtōnG3588ButδέdeG1161there rose upἘξανέστησανExanestēsanG1817certainτινεςtinesG5100ofἀπὸapoG575the sectτῆς αἱρέσεωςtēs haireseōsG3588G139of the Phariseesτῶν Φαρισαίωνtōn PharisaiōnG3588G5330which believedπεπιστευκότες,pepisteukotesG4100,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,ThatὅτιhotiG3754it was needful toδεῖdeiG1163circumciseπεριτέμνεινperitemneinG4059themαὐτοὺςautousG846,andτεteG5037to commandπαραγγέλλεινparangelleinG3853themto keepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083the lawτὸν νόμονton nomonG3588G3551of MosesΜωϋσέως.¶MōuseōsG3475.
7AndδὲdeG1161when there had beenγενομένης,genomenēsG1096muchπολλῆςpollēsG4183disputingG4803,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074rose upἀναστὰςanastasG450,and saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846,MenἄνδρεςandresG435andbrethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,yeG4771knowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987how thatὅτιhotiG3754a goodἀφ᾽aph᾽G575whileἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250agoἀρχαίωνarchaiōnG744Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588G2316made choiceἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586amongἐνenG1722usG1473,that the Gentilesτοῦ ἔθνηtou ethnēG3588G1484byδιὰdiaG1223myG1473mouthστόματός τὰstomatos taG3588G4750should hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588G3056of the gospelτοῦ εὐαγγελίουtou euangeliouG3588G2098,andκαὶkaiG2532believeπιστεῦσαι.pisteusaiG4100.
10NowνῦνnunG3568thereforeοὖνounG3767whyτίtiG5101tempt yeπειράζετεpeirazeteG3985Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588G2316,to putἐπιθεῖναιepitheinaiG2007a yokeζυγὸνzugonG2218uponἐπὶepiG1909the neckτὸν τράχηλονton trachēlonG3588G5137of the disciplesτῶν μαθητῶν,tōn mathētōnG3588G3101,whichὃνhonG3739neitherοὔτεouteG3777ourG1473fathersοἱ πατέρεςhoi pateresG3588G3962norοὔτεouteG3777weG1473were ableἰσχύσαμενischusamenG2480to bearβαστάσαι;bastasaiG941?
12ThenδὲdeG1161allπᾶνpanG3956the multitudeτὸ πλῆθοςto plēthosG3588G4128kept silenceἐσίγησενesigēsenG4601,andκαὶkaiG2532gave audienceἤκουονēkouonG191to BarnabasΒαρναβᾶBarnabaG921andκαὶkaiG2532PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972,declaringἐξηγουμένωνexēgoumenōnG1834whatὅσαhosaG3745miraclesσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andκαὶkaiG2532wondersτέραταterataG5059Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588G2316had wroughtἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160amongἐνenG1722the Gentilesτοῖς ἔθνεσινtois ethnesinG3588G1484byδι᾽di᾽G1223themαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846.
14SimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826hath declaredἐξηγήσατοexēgēsatoG1834howκαθὼςkathōsG2531Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588G2316at the firstG4412did visitἐπεσκέψατοepeskepsatoG1980the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,to takeλαβεῖνlabeinG2983out of themἐξexG1537a peopleλαὸνlaonG2992forG1909hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846nameτῷ ὀνόματιtō onomatiG3588G3686.
16τὴνtēnG3588AfterμετὰmetaG3326thisταῦταtautaG3778I will returnἀναστρέψωanastrepsōG390,andκαὶkaiG2532will build againἀνοικοδομήσωanoikodomēsōG456the tabernacleσκηνὴν τὴνskēnēn tēnG3588G4633of DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138,whichτὰtaG3588is fallen downπεπτωκυῖανpeptōkuianG4098;andκαὶkaiG2532I will build againἀνοικοδομήσωanoikodomēsōG456the ruinsκατεσκαμμέναkateskammenaG2679thereofαὐτῆςautēsG846,andκαὶkaiG2532I will setG461itαὐτήν·autēnG846upG461:
17ThatὅπωςhopōsG3704ἂνanG302the residueοἱ κατάλοιποιhoi kataloipoiG3588G2645of menτῶν ἀνθρώπωνtōn anthrōpōnG3588G444might seekἐκζητήσωσινekzētēsōsinG1567after the Lordτὸν κύριονton kurionG3588G2962,andκαὶkaiG2532allG3956the Gentilesτὰ ἔθνη,ta ethnēG3588G1484,uponἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909whomοὓςhousG3739myG1473nameτὸ ὄνομάto onomaG3588G3686is calledἐπικέκληταιepikeklētaiG1941,ἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909αὐτούς,autousG846saithλέγειlegeiG3004the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962,who doethὁ ποιῶνho poiōnG3588G4160allG3956these thingsταῦταtautaG3778.
20τοῦtouG3588τῶνtōnG3588Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235that we writeἐπιστεῖλαιepisteilaiG1989unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,that they abstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568fromG575pollutionsἀλισγημάτων τῶνalisgēmatōn tōnG3588G234of idolsεἰδώλων τῆςeidōlōn tēsG3588G1497,andκαὶkaiG2532fromfornicationπορνείας τοῦporneias touG3588G4202,andκαὶkaiG2532fromthings strangledπνικτοῦpniktouG4156,andκαὶkaiG2532frombloodτοῦ αἵματος.tou aimatosG3588G129.
21ForγὰρgarG1063MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475ofἐκekG1537oldἀρχαίωνarchaiōnG744timeγενεῶνgeneōnG1074hathἔχειecheiG2192in everyκατὰkataG2596cityπόλινpolinG4172themτοὺςtousG3588that preachκηρύσσονταςkērussontasG2784himαὐτὸνautonG846,being readἀναγινωσκόμενος.¶anaginōskomenosG314inἐνenG1722the synagoguesταῖς συναγωγαῖςtais sunagōgaisG3588G4864everyπᾶνpanG3956sabbath dayσάββατονsabbatonG4521.κατὰkataG2596
22τοῖςtoisG3588τοῖςtoisG3588ThenΤότεToteG5119pleased itἔδοξενedoxenG1380the apostlesἀποστόλοις τῇapostolois tēaG3588G652andκαὶkaiG2532eldersπρεσβυτέροιςpresbuteroisG4245,withσὺνsunG4862the wholeὅλῃholēG3650Assemblyἐκκλησίᾳ τῷekklēsia tōG3588G1577,to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992chosenἐκλεξαμένουςeklexamenousG1586menἄνδραςandrasG435ofἐξexG1537their own companyαὐτῶνautōnG846toεἰςeisG1519AntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG490withσὺνsunG4862PaulΠαύλῳ τὸνPaulō tonG3588G3972andκαὶkaiG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾷ,BarnabaG921; namely,JudasἸούδανIoudanG2455surnamedG1941BarsabasΒαρσαββᾶνBarsabbanG923,andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶν,SilanG4609,chiefἡγουμένουςhēgoumenousG2233menἄνδραςandrasG435amongἐνenG1722the brethrenτοῖς ἀδελφοῖς,tois adelphoisG3588G80:
23G3588G3588And they wroteγράψαντεςgrapsantesG1125lettersbyδιὰdiaG1223χειρὸςcheirosG5495themαὐτῶνautōnG846after this mannerG3592;The apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG3588G652andG2532eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245andG2532brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG3588G80sendgreetingχαίρειν.¶chaireinG5463unto the brethrenἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80whichG3588are ofἐξexG1537the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484inκατὰkataG2596AntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG3588G490andG2532SyriaΣυρίανSurianG4947andG2532CiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791:
24Forasmuch asἘπειδὴEpeidēG1894we have heardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191,thatὅτιhotiG3754certainτινὲςtinesG5100which went outἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831fromἐξexG1537usG1473have troubledἐτάραξανetaraxanG5015youὑμᾶςhumasG4771with wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056,subvertingἀνασκευάζοντεςanaskeuazontesG384yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG3588G5590,sayingG3004, Ye mustbe circumcisedG4059,andG2532keepG5083the lawG3588G3551:to whomοἷςhoisG3739we gaveG1291noοὐouG3756suchcommandmentG1291:
25τοῖςtoisG3588It seemed goodἔδοξενedoxenG1380unto usG1473,being assembledγενομένοιςgenomenoisG1096with one accordὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661,to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992chosenἐκλεξαμένοιςeklexamenoisG1586menἄνδραςandrasG435untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771withσὺνsunG4862ourG1473belovedἀγαπητοῖςagapētoisG27BarnabasΒαρναβᾷBarnabaG921andκαὶkaiG2532PaulΠαύλῳ,PaulōG3972,
28G3588G3588ForγὰρgarG1063it seemed goodἔδοξενedoxenG1380to the HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40GhostπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,andκαὶkaiG2532to usG1473,to lay uponἐπιτίθεσθαιepitithesthaiG2007youὑμῖνhuminG4771noμηδὲνmēdenG3367greaterπλέονpleonG4119burdenβάροςbarosG922thanπλὴνplēnG4133theseG3778necessaryἐπάναγκεςepanagkesG1876thingsG3778;
29That ye abstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568from meats offered to idolsεἰδωλοθύτωνeidōlothutōnG1494,andκαὶkaiG2532from bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129,andκαὶkaiG2532from things strangledπνικτῶνpniktōnG4156,andκαὶkaiG2532from fornicationπορνείας·porneiasG4202:fromἐξexG1537whichὧνhōnG3739if ye keepδιατηροῦντεςdiatērountesG1301yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,ye shall doπράξετε.praxeteG4238wellεὖeuG2095.Fare ye wellἔρρωσθε.¶errōstheG4517.
30ΟἱHoiG3588SoοὖνounG3767whenμὲνmenG3303they were dismissedἀπολυθέντεςapoluthentesG630,they cameG2064toεἰςeisG1519AntiochἈντιόχειαν,AntiocheianG490:andκαὶkaiG2532when they had gatheredσυναγαγόντεςsunagagontesG4863the multitudeτὸ πλῆθοςto plēthosG3588G4128togetherG4863,they deliveredἐπέδωκανepedōkanG1929the epistleτὴν ἐπιστολήν.tēn epistolēnG3588G1992:
32AndG1161JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶς,SilasG4609,beingὄντες,ontesG1510prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396alsoκαὶkaiG2532themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846,exhortedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870the brethrenτοὺς ἀδελφοὺςtous adelphousG3588G80withδιὰdiaG1223manyπολλοῦpollouG4183wordsλόγουlogouG3056,andκαὶkaiG2532confirmedἐπεστήριξαν.epestērixanG1991them.
35PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972alsoδὲdeG1161andκαὶkaiG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921continuedδιέτριβονdietribonG1304inἐνenG1722AntiochἈντιοχείᾳAntiocheiaG490,teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321andκαὶkaiG2532preachingεὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoiG2097the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588G3056of the Lordτοῦ κυρίου.¶tou kuriouG3588G2962,withμετὰmetaG3326manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183othersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087alsoκαὶkaiG2532.
36AndδέdeG1161someτιναςtinasG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250afterΜετὰMetaG3326PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921,Let us go againἐπιστρέψαντεςepistrepsantesG1994andδὴdēG1211visitἐπισκεψώμεθαepiskepsōmethaG1980ourG1473brethrenτοὺς ἀδελφοὺςtous adelphousG3588G80inκατὰkataG2596everyπᾶσανpasanG3956cityπόλινpolinG4172ἐνenG1722whereαἷςhaisG3739we have preachedκατηγγείλαμενkatēngeilamenG2605the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588G3056of the Lordτοῦ κυρίου,tou kuriouG3588G2962, and seehowπῶςpōsG4459they doἔχουσιν.echousinG2192.
38ButδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972thoughtG515notμὴmēG3361goodG515to take himσυμπαραλαμβάνεινsumparalambaneinG4838with themτοῦτον.¶toutonG3778,whoτὸνtonG3588departedἀποστάνταapostantaG868fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575themαὐτῶνautōnG846fromἀπὸapoG575PamphyliaΠαμφυλίαςPamphuliasG3828,andκαὶkaiG2532wentσυνελθόνταsunelthontaG4905notμὴmēG3361with themαὐτοῖςautoisG846toεἰςeisG1519the workτὸ ἔργονto ergonG3588G2041.
39AndG3767the contentionG3948wasἘγένετοEgenetoG1096so sharp between themG3948,thatὥστεhōsteG5620they departed asunderἀποχωρισθῆναιapochōristhēnaiG673oneαὐτοὺςautousG846fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575the otherἀλλήλων,allēlōnG240:and soτεteG5037Barnabasτόν Βαρναβᾶνton BarnabanG3588G921tookπαραλαβόνταparalabontaG3880Markτὸν Μᾶρκονton MarkonG3588G3138,and sailedἐκπλεῦσαιekpleusaiG1602untoεἰςeisG1519CyprusΚύπρον.¶KupronG2954;
Commentaries on Acts 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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