Revised Literal Translation
Acts 15:20-29
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.
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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