Revised Version 1895

Acts 15:7-21

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.

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