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Acts 15:23-41

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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