Revised Literal Translation

Acts 15:23-41

23G3588G3588And they wroteγράψαντεςgrapsantesG1125lettersbyδιὰdiaG1223χειρὸςcheirosG5495themαὐτῶνautōnG846after this mannerG3592;The apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG3588 G652andG2532eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245andG2532brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG3588 G80sendgreetingχαίρειν.¶chaireinG5463unto the brethrenἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80whichG3588are ofἐξexG1537the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484inκατὰkataG2596AntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG3588 G490andG2532SyriaΣυρίανSurianG4947andG2532CiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791:

24Forasmuch asἘπειδὴEpeidēG1894we have heardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191,thatὅτιhotiG3754certainτινὲςtinesG5100which went outἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831fromἐξexG1537usG1473have troubledἐτάραξανetaraxanG5015youὑμᾶςhumasG4771with wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056,subvertingἀνασκευάζοντεςanaskeuazontesG384yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG3588 G5590,sayingG3004, Ye mustbe circumcisedG4059,andG2532keepG5083the lawG3588 G3551:to whomοἷςhoisG3739we gaveG1291noοὐouG3756suchcommandmentG1291:

25τοῖςtoisG3588It seemed goodἔδοξενedoxenG1380unto usG1473,being assembledγενομένοιςgenomenoisG1096with one accordὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661,to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992chosenἐκλεξαμένοιςeklexamenoisG1586menἄνδραςandrasG435untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771withσὺνsunG4862ourG1473belovedἀγαπητοῖςagapētoisG27BarnabasΒαρναβᾷBarnabaG921andκαὶkaiG2532PaulΠαύλῳ,PaulōG3972,

26MenἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444that have hazardedπαραδεδωκόσινparadedōkosinG3860theirαὐτῶνautōnG846livesτὰς ψυχὰςtas psuchasG3588 G5590forὑπὲρhuperG5228the nameτοῦ ὀνόματοςtou onomatosG3588 G3686of ourG1473Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

27τὰtaG3588We have sentἀπεστάλκαμενapestalkamenG649thereforeοὖνounG3767JudasἸούδανIoudanG2455andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶν,SilanG4609,whoαὐτοὺςautousG846shallG518alsoκαὶkaiG2532tellἀπαγγέλλονταςapangellontasG518youthe same thingsαὐτά.autaG846byδιὰdiaG1223mouthλόγουlogouG3056.

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 plēthosG3588 G4128togetherG4863,they deliveredἐπέδωκανepedōkanG1929the epistleτὴν ἐπιστολήν.tēn epistolēnG3588 G1992:

31WhichwhenδὲdeG1161they had readἀναγνόντεςanagnontesG314,they rejoicedἐχάρησανecharēsanG5463forἐπὶepiG1909the consolationτῇ παρακλήσει.tēa paraklēseiG3588 G3874.

32AndG1161JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶς,SilasG4609,beingὄντες,ontesG1510prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396alsoκαὶkaiG2532themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846,exhortedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870the brethrenτοὺς ἀδελφοὺςtous adelphousG3588 G80withδιὰdiaG1223manyπολλοῦpollouG4183wordsλόγουlogouG3056,andκαὶkaiG2532confirmedἐπεστήριξαν.epestērixanG1991them.

33AndδὲdeG1161after they had tarriedποιήσαντεςpoiēsantesG4160therea spaceχρόνονchrononG5550,they were let goἀπελύθησανapeluthēsanG630inμετ᾽met᾽G3326peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515fromἀπὸapoG575the brethrenτῶν ἀδελφῶνtōn adelphōnG3588 G80untoπρὸςprosG4314the apostlesτοὺςtousG3588 G652.

34NotwithstandingG1161it pleasedG1380SilasG3588 G4609to abideG1961thereG847stillG1961.

35PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972alsoδὲdeG1161andκαὶkaiG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921continuedδιέτριβονdietribonG1304inἐνenG1722AntiochἈντιοχείᾳAntiocheiaG490,teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321andκαὶkaiG2532preachingεὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoiG2097the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056of the Lordτοῦ κυρίου.¶tou kuriouG3588 G2962,withμετὰmetaG3326manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183othersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

36AndδέdeG1161someτιναςtinasG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250afterΜετὰMetaG3326PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921,Let us go againἐπιστρέψαντεςepistrepsantesG1994andδὴdēG1211visitἐπισκεψώμεθαepiskepsōmethaG1980ourG1473brethrenτοὺς ἀδελφοὺςtous adelphousG3588 G80inκατὰkataG2596everyπᾶσανpasanG3956cityπόλινpolinG4172ἐνenG1722whereαἷςhaisG3739we have preachedκατηγγείλαμενkatēngeilamenG2605the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056of the Lordτοῦ κυρίου,tou kuriouG3588 G2962, and seehowπῶςpōsG4459they doἔχουσιν.echousinG2192.

37G3588AndδὲdeG1161BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921determinedG1011to take with themσυμπαραλαβεῖνsumparalabeinG4838JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG3588 G2491,whose surname wasκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564MarkΜᾶρκον·MarkonG3138.

38ButδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972thoughtG515notμὴmēG3361goodG515to take himσυμπαραλαμβάνεινsumparalambaneinG4838with themτοῦτον.¶toutonG3778,whoτὸνtonG3588departedἀποστάνταapostantaG868fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575themαὐτῶνautōnG846fromἀπὸapoG575PamphyliaΠαμφυλίαςPamphuliasG3828,andκαὶkaiG2532wentσυνελθόνταsunelthontaG4905notμὴmēG3361with themαὐτοῖςautoisG846toεἰςeisG1519the workτὸ ἔργονto ergonG3588 G2041.

39AndG3767the contentionG3948wasἘγένετοEgenetoG1096so sharp between themG3948,thatὥστεhōsteG5620they departed asunderἀποχωρισθῆναιapochōristhēnaiG673oneαὐτοὺςautousG846fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575the otherἀλλήλων,allēlōnG240:and soτεteG5037Barnabasτόν Βαρναβᾶνton BarnabanG3588 G921tookπαραλαβόνταparalabontaG3880Markτὸν Μᾶρκονton MarkonG3588 G3138,and sailedἐκπλεῦσαιekpleusaiG1602untoεἰςeisG1519CyprusΚύπρον.¶KupronG2954;

40AndδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972choseἐπιλεξάμενοςepilexamenosG1951SilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609,and departedἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831,being recommendedπαραδοθεὶςparadotheisG3860byὑπὸhupoG5259the brethrenτῇ ἀδελφῶν.tēa adelphōnG3588 G80unto the graceχάριτι τοῦchariti touG3588 G5485of GodτῶνtōnG3588 G2316.

41AndδὲdeG1161he went throughδιήρχετοdiērchetoG1330Syriaτὴν Συρίανtēn SurianG3588 G4947andκαὶkaiG2532CiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791,confirmingἐπιστηρίζωνepistērizōnG1991the Assembliesτὰς ἐκκλησίας.¶tas ekklēsiasG3588 G1577.

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