Revised Version 1895

Acts 15

1AndG2532certainτινεςtinesG5100menG5100cameκατελθόντεςkatelthontesG2718downG2718fromG575JudaeaandG2532taughtἐδίδασκονedidaskonG1321theG3588brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,sayingὅτιhotiG3754,ExceptμὴmēG3361yebeG2532circumcisedπεριτμηθῆτεperitmēthēteG4059afterG2532theG3588customἔθειetheiG1485ofG575MosesΜωϋσέως,MōuseōsG3475, yecannotοὐouG3756beG2532savedσωθῆναι.sōthēnaiG4982.

2AndG2532whenG2532PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾷBarnabaG921hadnoοὐκoukG3756smallὀλίγηςoligēsG3641dissensionandG2532questioningwithG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846,theG3588brethrenappointedἔταξανetaxanG5021thatG3778PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921,andG2532certainτιναςtinasG5100otherἄλλουςallousG243ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846,shouldG5100goἀναβαίνεινanabaineinG305upG305toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419untotheG3588apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652andG2532eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245aboutπερὶperiG4012thisG3778question.

3TheyG3767thereforeοὖνounG3767, being broughtonG4311theirG2532wayG4311byὑπὸhupoG5259theG3956churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577,passedG1330throughG1330bothτεteG5037PhoeniciaΦοινίκηνPhoinikēnG5403andG2532SamariaΣαμάρειανSamareianG4540, declaringtheG3956conversionἐπιστροφὴνepistrophēnG1995ofG1577theG3956GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484:andG2532theyG3767causedἐποίουνepoiounG4160greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479untoallG3956theG3956brethrenἀδελφοῖς.adelphoisG80.

4AndG2532whenG2532theyG846werecomeπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiG3854toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,theyG846werereceivedπαρεδέχθησανparedechthēsanG3858ofG575theG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577andG2532theG3588apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652andG2532theG3588eldersπρεσβυτέρων,presbuterōnG4245,andG2532theyG846rehearsedallὅσαhosaG3745thingsG846thatG846GodθεὸςtheosG2316haddoneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themG846.

5ButG1161thereG1161roseupG1210certainτινεςtinesG5100ofG575theτῶνtōnG3588sectαἱρέσεωςhaireseōsG139ofG575theτῆςtēsG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330whoτῶνtōnG3588believedπεπιστευκότες,pepisteukotesG4100,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,ItG846is needfultoG3004circumciseπεριτέμνεινperitemneinG4059themG846,andG1161toG3004chargeπαραγγέλλεινparangelleinG3853themG846toG3004keepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083theτὸνtonG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551ofG575MosesΜωϋσέως.¶MōuseōsG3475.

6AndG2532theG3588apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652andG2532theG3588eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245weregatheredG4863togetherΣυνήχθησάνSunēchthēsanG4863toG2532considerG3056ofG3056thisτούτου.toutouG3778matterλόγουlogouG3056.

7AndG2532whenG2532thereG1722hadbeenG1096muchπολλῆςpollēsG4183questioning,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074roseG450upG450,andG2532saidG3004untothemαὐτούς·autousG846,BrethrenG80, yeknowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987howG3754thatG3754agoodG2098whileG1722agoἀφ᾽aph᾽G575GodθεὸςtheosG2316madeG1096choiceἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586amongG1722youG5210,thatG3754byG1722myG191mouthστόματόςstomatosG4750theG3588GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484shouldG80hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191theG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056ofG3056theG3588gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098,andG2532believeπιστεῦσαι.pisteusaiG4100.

8AndG2532GodθεὸςtheosG2316,whichὁhoG3588knoweththeτὸtoG3588heartκαρδιογνώστηςkardiognōstēsG2589, barethemG846witnessἐμαρτύρησενemarturēsenG3140,givingG1325themG846theτὸtoG3588HolyἅγιονhagionG40Ghost,evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531heG2532didG1325untousG1325;

9andG2532heG2532madeG1252noοὐθὲνouthenG3762distinctionG1252betweenμεταξὺmetaxuG3342usandG2532themαὐτῶνautōnG846,cleansingκαθαρίσαςkatharisasG2511theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588byG2532faithπίστειpisteiG4102.

10NowνῦνnunG3568thereforeοὖνounG3767whyτίtiG5101temptπειράζετεpeirazeteG3985yeGodθεὸνtheonG2316,thatG3739yeshouldG2316putἐπιθεῖναιepitheinaiG2007ayokeζυγὸνzugonG2218uponG1909theG3588neckτράχηλονtrachēlonG5137ofG2316theG3588disciplesμαθητῶν,mathētōnG3101,whichG3739neitherοὔτεouteG3777ourG2316fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962norοὔτεouteG3777weG2249wereableἰσχύσαμενischusamenG2480toG1909bearβαστάσαι;bastasaiG941?

11ButἀλλὰallaG235weG3739believeπιστεύομενpisteuomenG4100thatG3739weG3739shallG2962beG2962savedσωθῆναιsōthēnaiG4982throughG1223theτῆςtēsG3588graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485ofG1223theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,inG2596likeG2596mannerasG2596theyG3739.

12AndG2532allG3956theG3956multitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128keptἐσίγησενesigēsenG4601silence;andG2532theyG846hearkened untoBarnabasΒαρναβᾶBarnabaG921andG2532PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972rehearsingwhatG3588signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andG2532wondersτέραταterataG5059GodθεὸςtheosG2316had wroughtamongG1722theG3956GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484byG1722themG846.

13AndδὲdeG1161afterΜετὰMetaG3326theyG846had heldtheirG846peace,JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, hearken untomeG3004:

14Symeon hath rehearsedhowκαθὼςkathōsG2531firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413GodθεὸςtheosG2316didvisitἐπεσκέψατοepeskepsatoG1980theG3588GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,toG846takeλαβεῖνlabeinG2983outG1537ofG1537themG846apeopleλαὸνlaonG2992forG2316hisG846nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686.

15AndG2532toG2532thisG3778agreeσυμφωνοῦσινsumphōnousinG4856theοἱhoiG3588wordsλόγοιlogoiG3056ofG3056theτῶνtōnG3588prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396;asκαθὼςkathōsG2531itG3778iswrittenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,

16AfterμετὰmetaG3326theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778IG2532willG3778returnἀναστρέψωanastrepsōG390,AndG2532IG2532willG3778buildagainG461theG3588tabernacleσκηνὴνskēnēnG4633ofG3588DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138,whichG3588isfallenπεπτωκυῖανpeptōkuianG4098;AndG2532IG2532willG3778buildagainG461theG3588ruinsG2690thereof,AndG2532IG2532willG3778setitG846up:

17ThatG3739theG3956residueofκύριονkurionG2962menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444mayG2532seekafterG2532theG3956LordκύριοςkuriosG2962,AndG2532allG3956theG3956Gentilesἔθνη,ethnēG1484,uponG1909whomG3739myG3956nameὄνομάonomaG3686iscalledλέγειlegeiG3004,

18SaiththeG575Lord, who maketh these thingsknownγνωστὰgnōstaG1110fromG575theG575beginningG165ofG575theG575worldG165.

19WhereforeG1352myG2316judgmentκρίνωkrinōG2919is,thatG2316weG1352troubleπαρενοχλεῖνparenochleinG3926notμὴmēG3361themG1909whichG3588fromἀπὸapoG575amongG1909theG3588GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484turnἐπιστρέφουσινepistrephousinG1994toG1909Godθεόν,theonG2316;

20butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatG846weG2532writeἐπιστεῖλαιepisteilaiG1989untothemG846,thatG846theyG846abstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568fromG568theG3588pollutionsofG129idolsεἰδώλωνeidōlōnG1497,andG2532fromG568fornicationπορνείαςporneiasG4202,andG2532fromG568whatG3588isstrangledπνικτοῦpniktouG4156,andG2532fromG568bloodαἵματος.aimatosG129.

21ForγὰρgarG1063MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475fromG1537generationsγενεῶνgeneōnG1074ofG1537oldἀρχαίωνarchaiōnG744hathinG1722everyG3956cityπόλινpolinG4172themG846thatG3956preachκηρύσσονταςkērussontasG2784himG846,beingἔχειecheiG2192readἀναγινωσκόμενος.¶anaginōskomenosG314inG1722theG3956synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864everyG3956sabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521.

22ThenG2532itG846seemedG1380goodἔδοξενedoxenG1380toG1519theG3588apostlesἀποστόλοιςapostoloisG652andG2532theG3588eldersπρεσβυτέροιςpresbuteroisG4245,withG1722theG3588wholeὅλῃholēG3650churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577,toG1519chooseἐκλεξαμένουςeklexamenousG1586menἄνδραςandrasG435outG1537ofG1537theirG846company,andG2532sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992themG846toG1519AntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG490withG1722PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾷ,BarnabaG921; namely,JudasἸούδανIoudanG2455calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564BarsabbasΒαρσαββᾶνBarsabbanG923,andG2532SilasΣιλᾶν,SilanG4609,chiefἡγουμένουςhēgoumenousG2233menἄνδραςandrasG435amongG1722theG3588brethrenἀδελφοῖς,adelphoisG80:

23andG2532theyG846wroteγράψαντεςgrapsantesG1125thusG2532byδιὰdiaG1223themG846,TheΟἱHoiG3588apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652andG2532theοἱhoiG3588elderπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80untotheτοῖςtoisG3588brethrenἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80whichτὴνtēnG3588areofἐξexG1537theτοῖςtoisG3588GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484inκατὰkataG2596AntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG490andG2532SyriaΣυρίανSurianG4947andG2532CiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791,greetingχαίρειν.¶chaireinG5463:

24ForasmuchasG1831weG2249haveheardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191thatὅτιhotiG3754certainG5100whichG3739wentG1831outG1831fromG1537usG1537havetroubledἐτάραξανetaraxanG5015youG5210withG1537wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056, subvertingyourτὰςtasG3588soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590;toG5100whomG3739weG2249gaveδιεστειλάμεθα,diesteilamethaG1291noοὐouG3756commandmentG3056;

25itG2532seemedG1380goodἔδοξενedoxenG1380unto us, havingcomeγενομένοιςgenomenoisG1096toG4314oneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661accordG3661,toG4314chooseἐκλεξαμένοιςeklexamenoisG1586outG1096menἄνδραςandrasG435andG2532sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992them untoyouG5210withσὺνsunG4862ourG2532belovedἀγαπητοῖςagapētoisG27BarnabasΒαρναβᾷBarnabaG921andG2532PaulΠαύλῳ,PaulōG3972,

26menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444thatG846have hazardedtheirG846livesψυχὰςpsuchasG5590forὑπὲρhuperG5228theG3588nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686ofG2962ourG2424LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

27WeG2532havesentἀπεστάλκαμενapestalkamenG649thereforeοὖνounG3767JudasἸούδανIoudanG2455andG2532SilasΣιλᾶν,SilanG4609,whoG3588themselvesG1438alsoG2532shallG2532tellἀπαγγέλλονταςapangellontasG518youG2532theG3588sameαὐτοὺςautousG846thingsαὐτά.autaG846byδιὰdiaG1223wordλόγουlogouG3056ofG3056mouth.

28ForγὰρgarG1063itG3778seemedG1380goodἔδοξενedoxenG1380toG2532theG3588HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40Ghost,andG2532toG2532us,toG2532layἐπιτίθεσθαιepitithesthaiG2007uponyouG5210noμηδὲνmēdenG3367greaterG4183burdenβάροςbarosG922thanG4183theseG3778necessarythingsG3778;

29thatG3739yeabstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568fromG1537thingsG3739sacrificedG1494toG2532idolsG1494,andG2532fromG1537bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129,andG2532fromG1537thingsG3739strangledπνικτῶνpniktōnG4156,andG2532fromG1537fornicationπορνείας·porneiasG4202;fromG1537whichG3739ifG2532yekeepδιατηροῦντεςdiatērountesG1301yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,itG3739shallG2532beG2532wellG2532withG1537youG3739. Fare yewellG2532.

30SoG3767theyG3767,whenG2532theyG3767weredismissedἀπολυθέντεςapoluthentesG630,cameG2718downG2718toεἰςeisG1519AntiochἈντιόχειαν,AntiocheianG490;andG2532havingG3767gatheredσυναγαγόντεςsunagagontesG4863theG3588multitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128togetherG4863,theyG3767deliveredἐπέδωκανepedōkanG1929theG3588epistle.

31AndG1161whenG1161theyG1161hadreadἀναγνόντεςanagnontesG314itG1161,theyG1161rejoicedἐχάρησανecharēsanG5463forἐπὶepiG1909theτῇtēaG3588consolationπαρακλήσει.paraklēseiG3874.

32AndG2532JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455andG2532SilasΣιλᾶς,SilasG4609,beingὄντες,ontesG1510themselvesG846alsoG2532prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396,exhortedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870theτοὺςtousG3588brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80withδιὰdiaG1223manyπολλοῦpollouG4183wordsλόγουlogouG3056,andG2532confirmedthemG846.

33AndG1161afterμετ᾽met᾽G3326theyG846hadspentG4160someG3588timeχρόνονchrononG5550thereG1161,theyG846weredismissedἀπελύθησανapeluthēsanG630inG4160peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515fromἀπὸapoG575theG3588brethrenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80untothoseG3588thatG846hadsentG649themG846forthG649.

35ButδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972andκαὶkaiG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921tarriedinἐνenG1722AntiochἈντιοχείᾳAntiocheiaG490,teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321andκαὶkaiG2532preachingεὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoiG2097theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056ofG3056theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962,withμετὰmetaG3326manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183othersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

36AndG1161afterΜετὰMetaG3326someτιναςtinasG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidG3004untoBarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921,LetG3004usG3004returnἐπιστρέψαντεςepistrepsantesG1994nowδέdeG1161andG1161visitἐπισκεψώμεθαepiskepsōmethaG1980theG3956brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80inἐνenG1722everyG3956cityπόλινpolinG4172whereinweG3739proclaimedκατηγγείλαμενkatēngeilamenG2605theG3956wordλόγονlogonG3056ofG3056theG3956Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,andG1161seehowπῶςpōsG4459theyG3739fare.

37AndG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921was mindedtoG2532takeσυμπαραλαβεῖνsumparalabeinG4838withG2532themG2564JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491alsoκαὶkaiG2532,whoτὸνtonG3588wascalledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564MarkΜᾶρκον·MarkonG3138.

38ButδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972thoughtnotμὴmēG3361goodtoG1519takeσυμπαραλαμβάνεινsumparalambaneinG4838withG575themG846himG846whoτὸνtonG3588withdrewἀποστάνταapostantaG868fromG575themG846fromG575PamphyliaΠαμφυλίαςPamphuliasG3828,andκαὶkaiG2532wentσυνελθόνταsunelthontaG4905notμὴmēG3361withG575themG846toG1519theτὸtoG3588workἔργονergonG2041.

39AndG1161thereG1161aroseἘγένετοEgenetoG1096asharpπαροξυσμός,paroxusmosG3948contention,soG1161thatὥστεhōsteG5620theyG846parted asunderoneἀλλήλων,allēlōnG240fromG575theG3588otherG1161,andG1161BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921tookπαραλαβόνταparalabontaG3880MarkΜᾶρκονMarkonG3138withG575himG846,andG1161sailedἐκπλεῦσαιekpleusaiG1602awayG575untoCyprusΚύπρον.¶KupronG2954;

40butG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972choseἐπιλεξάμενοςepilexamenosG1951SilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609,andG1161wentG1831forthἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831, beingcommendedπαραδοθεὶςparadotheisG3860byὑπὸhupoG5259theτῇtēaG3588brethrenG80toG80theτοῦtouG3588graceχάριτιcharitiG5485ofG5485theτῶνtōnG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962.

41AndG2532heG2532wentG1330throughG1330SyriaΣυρίανSurianG4947andG2532CiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791, confirmingtheG3588churchesἐκκλησίας.¶ekklēsiasG1577.

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