Acts 15

1AndG2532 certain menG5100 which came downG2718 fromG575 JudæaG3588G2449 taughtG1321 the brethrenG3588G80, and said, ExceptG1437 ye be circumcisedG4059 after the mannerG3588G1485 of MosesG3475, yeG1410 cannotG3756 beG1410 savedG4982. 2When thereforeG3767 PaulG3588G3972 andG2532 BarnabasG3588G921 hadG1096 noG3756 smallG3641 dissensionG4714 andG2532 disputationG4803 withG4314 themG846, they determined thatG5021 PaulG3972 andG2532 BarnabasG921, andG2532 certainG5100 otherG243 ofG1537 themG846, should go upG305 toG1519 JerusalemG2419 untoG4314 the apostlesG3588G652 andG2532 eldersG4245 aboutG4012 thisG3778 questionG3588G2213. 3AndG3767 being brought on their wayG4311 byG5259 the AssemblyG3588G1577, they passed throughG1330 PheniceG3588G5403 andG2532 SamariaG4540, declaringG1555 the conversionG3588G1995 of the GentilesG3588G1484: andG2532 they causedG4160 greatG3173 joyG5479 unto allG3956 the brethrenG3588G80. 4AndG1161 when they were comeG3854 toG1519 JerusalemG2419, they were receivedG588 ofG5259 the AssemblyG3588G1577, andG2532 of the apostlesG3588G652 andG2532 eldersG4245, andG5037 they declaredG312 all things thatG3745 GodG3588G2316 had doneG4160 withG3326 themG846. 5ButG1161 there rose upG1817 certainG5100 ofG575 the sectG3588G139 of the PhariseesG3588G5330 which believedG4100, sayingG3004, ThatG3754 it was needful toG1163 circumciseG4059 themG846, andG5037 to commandG3853 them to keepG5083 the lawG3588G3551 of MosesG3475. 6

AndG1161 the apostlesG3588G652 andG2532 eldersG4245 came togetherG4863 for to considerG3708 ofG4012 thisG3778 matterG3588G3056. 7AndG1161 when there had beenG1096 muchG4183 disputingG4803, PeterG4074 rose upG450, and saidG3004 untoG4314 themG846, MenG435 and brethrenG80, yeG4771 knowG1987 how thatG3754 a goodG575 whileG2250 agoG744 GodG3588G2316 made choiceG1586 amongG1722 usG1473, that the GentilesG3588G1484 byG1223 myG1473 mouthG3588G4750 should hearG191 the wordG3588G3056 of the gospelG3588G2098, andG2532 believeG4100. 8AndG2532 GodG2316, which knoweth the heartsG3588G2589, bareG3140 themG846 witnessG3140, givingG1325 themG846 the HolyG40 GhostG3588G4151, evenG2532 asG2531 he did unto usG1473; 9AndG2532 putG1252 noG3762 differenceG1252 betweenG3342 usG1473 andG2532 themG846, purifyingG2511 theirG846 heartsG3588G2588 by faithG3588G4102. 10NowG3568 thereforeG3767 whyG5101 tempt yeG3985 GodG3588G2316, to putG2007 a yokeG2218 uponG1909 the neckG3588G5137 of the disciplesG3588G3101, whichG3739 neitherG3777 ourG1473 fathersG3588G3962 norG3777 weG1473 were ableG2480 to bearG941? 11ButG235 we believeG4100 thatG3739 throughG1223 the graceG3588G5485 of the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 we shall be savedG4982, evenG5158 asG2596 theyG2548.

12ThenG1161 allG3956 the multitudeG3588G4128 kept silenceG4601, andG2532 gave audienceG191 to BarnabasG921 andG2532 PaulG3972, declaringG1834 whatG3745 miraclesG4592 andG2532 wondersG5059 GodG3588G2316 had wroughtG4160 amongG1722 the GentilesG3588G1484 byG1223 themG846. 13

AndG1161 afterG3326 they had heldG4601 theirG846 peaceG4601, JamesG2385 answeredG611, sayingG3004, MenG435 and brethrenG80, hearkenG191 unto meG1473: 14SimeonG4826 hath declaredG1834 howG2531 GodG3588G2316 at the firstG4412 did visitG1980 the GentilesG1484, to takeG2983 out of themG1537 a peopleG2992 forG1909 hisG846 nameG3588G3686. 15AndG2532 to thisG3778 agreeG4856 the wordsG3588G3056 of the prophetsG3588G4396; asG2531 it is writtenG1125, 16AfterG3326 thisG3778 I will returnG390, andG2532 will build againG456 the tabernacleG3588G4633 of DavidG1138, whichG3588 is fallen downG4098; andG2532 I will build againG456 the ruinsG2679 thereofG846, andG2532 I will setG461 itG846 upG461: 17ThatG3704 the residueG3588G2645 of menG3588G444 might seekG1567 after the LordG3588G2962, andG2532 allG3956 the GentilesG3588G1484, uponG1909 whomG3739 myG1473 nameG3588G3686 is calledG1941, saithG3004 the LordG2962, who doethG3588G4160 allG3956 these thingsG3778. 18KnownG1110 unto GodG3588G2316 areG1510 allG3956 hisG846 worksG3588G2041 fromG575 the beginning of the worldG165. 19WhereforeG1352 myG1473 sentence isG2919, that we troubleG3926 notG3361 them, whichG3588 from amongG575 the GentilesG3588G1484 are turnedG1994 toG1909 GodG3588G2316: 20ButG235 that we writeG1989 unto themG846, that they abstainG568 fromG575 pollutionsG3588G234 of idolsG3588G1497, andG2532 from fornicationG3588G4202, andG2532 from things strangledG4156, andG2532 from bloodG3588G129. 21ForG1063 MosesG3475 ofG1537 oldG744 timeG1074 hathG2192 in everyG2596 cityG4172 themG3588 that preachG2784 himG846, being readG314 inG1722 the synagoguesG3588G4864 everyG3956 sabbath dayG4521. 22ThenG5119 pleased itG1380 the apostlesG3588G652 andG2532 eldersG4245, withG4862 the wholeG3650 AssemblyG3588G1577, to sendG3992 chosenG1586 menG435 ofG1537 their own companyG846 toG1519 AntiochG490 withG4862 PaulG3588G3972 andG2532 BarnabasG921; namely, JudasG2455 surnamedG1941 BarsabasG923, andG2532 SilasG4609, chiefG2233 menG435 amongG1722 the brethrenG3588G80: 23And they wroteG1125 letters byG1223 themG846 after this mannerG3592; The apostlesG3588G652 andG2532 eldersG4245 andG2532 brethrenG3588G80 send greetingG5463 unto the brethrenG80 whichG3588 are ofG1537 the GentilesG1484 inG2596 AntiochG3588G490 andG2532 SyriaG4947 andG2532 CiliciaG2791: 24Forasmuch asG1894 we have heardG191, thatG3754 certainG5100 which went outG1831 fromG1537 usG1473 have troubledG5015 youG4771 with wordsG3056, subvertingG384 yourG4771 soulsG3588G5590, sayingG3004, Ye must be circumcisedG4059, andG2532 keepG5083 the lawG3588G3551: to whomG3739 we gaveG1291 noG3756 such commandmentG1291: 25It seemed goodG1380 unto usG1473, being assembledG1096 with one accordG3661, to sendG3992 chosenG1586 menG435 untoG4314 youG4771 withG4862 ourG1473 belovedG27 BarnabasG921 andG2532 PaulG3972, 26MenG444 that have hazardedG3860 theirG846 livesG3588G5590 forG5228 the nameG3588G3686 of ourG1473 LordG3588G2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 27We have sentG649 thereforeG3767 JudasG2455 andG2532 SilasG4609, whoG846 shallG518 alsoG2532 tellG518 you the same thingsG846 byG1223 mouthG3056. 28ForG1063 it seemed goodG1380 to the HolyG40 GhostG4151, andG2532 to usG1473, to lay uponG2007 youG4771 noG3367 greaterG4119 burdenG922 thanG4133 theseG3778 necessaryG1876 thingsG3778; 29That ye abstainG568 from meats offered to idolsG1494, andG2532 from bloodG129, andG2532 from things strangledG4156, andG2532 from fornicationG4202: fromG1537 whichG3739 if ye keepG1301 yourselvesG1438, ye shall doG4238 wellG2095. Fare ye wellG4517. 30SoG3767 whenG3303 they were dismissedG630, they cameG2064 toG1519 AntiochG490: andG2532 when they had gatheredG4863 the multitudeG3588G4128 togetherG4863, they deliveredG1929 the epistleG3588G1992: 31Which whenG1161 they had readG314, they rejoicedG5463 forG1909 the consolationG3588G3874. 32AndG1161 JudasG2455 andG2532 SilasG4609, beingG1510 prophetsG4396 alsoG2532 themselvesG846, exhortedG3870 the brethrenG3588G80 withG1223 manyG4183 wordsG3056, andG2532 confirmedG1991 them. 33AndG1161 after they had tarriedG4160 there a spaceG5550, they were let goG630 inG3326 peaceG1515 fromG575 the brethrenG3588G80 untoG4314 the apostlesG3588G652. 34NotwithstandingG1161 it pleasedG1380 SilasG3588G4609 to abideG1961 thereG847 stillG1961. 35PaulG3972 alsoG1161 andG2532 BarnabasG921 continuedG1304 inG1722 AntiochG490, teachingG1321 andG2532 preachingG2097 the wordG3588G3056 of the LordG3588G2962, withG3326 manyG4183 othersG2087 alsoG2532.

36AndG1161 someG5100 daysG2250 afterG3326 PaulG3972 saidG3004 untoG4314 BarnabasG921, Let us go againG1994 andG1211 visitG1980 ourG1473 brethrenG3588G80 inG2596 everyG3956 cityG4172 whereG3739 we have preachedG2605 the wordG3588G3056 of the LordG3588G2962, and see howG4459 they doG2192. 37AndG1161 BarnabasG921 determinedG1011 to take with themG4838 JohnG3588G2491, whose surname wasG2564 MarkG3138. 38ButG1161 PaulG3972 thoughtG515 notG3361 goodG515 to take himG4838 with themG3778, whoG3588 departedG868 fromG575 themG846 fromG575 PamphyliaG3828, andG2532 wentG4905 notG3361 with themG846 toG1519 the workG3588G2041. 39AndG3767 the contentionG3948 wasG1096 so sharp between themG3948, thatG5620 they departed asunderG673 oneG846 fromG575 the otherG240: and soG5037 BarnabasG3588G921 tookG3880 MarkG3588G3138, and sailedG1602 untoG1519 CyprusG2954; 40AndG1161 PaulG3972 choseG1951 SilasG4609, and departedG1831, being recommendedG3860 byG5259 the brethrenG3588G80 unto the graceG3588G5485 of GodG3588G2316. 41AndG1161 he went throughG1330 SyriaG3588G4947 andG2532 CiliciaG2791, confirmingG1991 the AssembliesG3588G1577.