Revised Version 1895

Acts 15:2-23

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:

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