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Acts 15

1AndΚαίKaiG2532certainmenτινεςtinesG5100who camedownκατελθόντεςkatelthontesG2718fromἀπὸapoG575JudaeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449taughtἐδίδασκονedidaskonG1321thebrethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80, and said,ὅτιhotiG3754ExceptG3362ye becircumcisedπεριτμηθῆτεperitmēthēteG4059after themannerἔθειetheiG1485ofMosesΜωϋσέως,MōuseōsG3475, yecannotοὐ δύνασθεou dunastheG3756 G1410besavedσωθῆναι.sōthēnaiG4982.

2WhenthereforeG3767PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andκαὶkaiG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾷBarnabaG921hadγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096noοὐκoukG3756smallὀλίγηςoligēsG3641dissensionστάσεωςstaseōsG4714andκαὶkaiG2532disputationG4803withπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846, theydeterminedἔταξανetaxanG5021thatPaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andκαὶkaiG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921,andκαίkaiG2532certainτιναςtinasG5100othersἄλλουςallousG243ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846, shouldgoἀναβαίνεινanabaineinG305toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419toπρὸςprosG4314theapostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652andκαὶkaiG2532eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245aboutπερὶperiG4012thisG5127questionζητήματοςzētēmatosG2213.

3Andμὲν οὖνmen ounG3303 G3767being brought on theirwayπροπεμφθέντεςpropemphthentesG4311byὑπὸhupoG5259thechurchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577, they passedthroughδιήρχοντοdiērchontoG1330PheniceΦοινίκηνPhoinikēnG5403andκαὶkaiG2532SamariaΣαμάρειανSamareianG4540,declaringἐκδιηγούμενοιekdiēgoumenoiG1555theconversionἐπιστροφὴνepistrophēnG1995of theGentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484:andκαὶkaiG2532theycausedἐποίουνepoiounG4160greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479toallπᾶσινpasinG3956thebrethrenἀδελφοῖς.adelphoisG80.

4AndδὲdeG1161when they hadcomeπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiG3854toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419, they werereceivedG588byG5259thechurchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577,andκαὶkaiG2532by theapostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652andκαὶkaiG2532eldersπρεσβυτέρων,presbuterōnG4245,andτεteG5037theydeclaredἀνήγγειλάνanēngeilanG312allthingsὅσαhosaG3745thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316haddoneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846.

5ButδέdeG1161thereroseἘξανέστησανExanestēsanG1817certainτινεςtinesG5100ofἀπὸapoG575thesectαἱρέσεωςhaireseōsG139of thePhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330whobelievedπεπιστευκότες,pepisteukotesG4100,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,ThatὅτιhotiG3754it wasneedfulδεῖdeiG1163tocircumciseπεριτέμνεινperitemneinG4059themαὐτοὺςautousG846,andτεteG5037tocommandπαραγγέλλεινparangelleinG3853them tokeepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083thelawνόμονnomonG3551ofMosesΜωϋσέως.¶MōuseōsG3475.

6AndG1161theapostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652andκαὶkaiG2532eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245cametogetherΣυνήχθησάνSunēchthēsanG4863toconsiderἰδεῖνideinG1492ofπερὶperiG4012thisG5127matterλόγουlogouG3056.

7AndδὲdeG1161when there hadbeenγενομένης,genomenēsG1096muchπολλῆςpollēsG4183disputingG4803,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074roseἀναστὰςanastasG450, andsaidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846,MenἄνδρεςandresG435,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,yeG5210knowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987thatὅτιhotiG3754agoodἀρχαίωνarchaiōnG744whileἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250agoἀφ᾽aph᾽G575GodθεὸςtheosG2316madechoiceἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586amongἐνenG1722usG2254, that theGentilesἔθνηethnēG1484byδιὰdiaG1223myG3450mouthστόματόςstomatosG4750shouldhearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191thewordλόγονlogonG3056of thegospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098,andκαὶkaiG2532believeπιστεῦσαι.pisteusaiG4100.

8AndκαὶkaiG2532GodθεὸςtheosG2316, who knoweth theheartsκαρδιογνώστηςkardiognōstēsG2589, borethemG846witnessἐμαρτύρησενemarturēsenG3140,givingδοὺςdousG1325tothemG846theHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,evenκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531he did tousG2254;

9AndκαὶkaiG2532putG1252noοὐθὲνouthenG3762differenceG1252betweenμεταξὺ τεmetaxu teG3342 G5037usG2257andκαὶkaiG2532themαὐτῶνautōnG846,purifyingκαθαρίσαςkatharisasG2511theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588byfaithπίστειpisteiG4102.

10NowνῦνnunG3568thereforeοὖνounG3767whyτίtiG5101temptyeπειράζετεpeirazeteG3985GodθεὸνtheonG2316, toputἐπιθεῖναιepitheinaiG2007ayokeζυγὸνzugonG2218uponἐπὶepiG1909theneckτράχηλονtrachēlonG5137of thedisciplesμαθητῶν,mathētōnG3101,whichὃνhonG3739neitherοὔτεouteG3777ourG2257fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962norοὔτεouteG3777weG2249wereableἰσχύσαμενischusamenG2480tobearβαστάσαι;bastasaiG941?

11ButἀλλὰallaG235webelieveπιστεύομενpisteuomenG4100thatthroughδιὰdiaG1223thegraceχάριτοςcharitosG5485of theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristG5547we shall besavedσωθῆναιsōthēnaiG4982,evenκαθ᾽ ὃνkath᾽ honG2596 G3739asτρόπονtroponG5158theyG2548.

12ThenδὲdeG1161allπᾶνpanG3956themultitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128keptsilenceἐσίγησενesigēsenG4601,andκαὶkaiG2532hearkenedἤκουονēkouonG191toBarnabasΒαρναβᾶBarnabaG921andκαὶkaiG2532PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972,declaringἐξηγουμένωνexēgoumenōnG1834whatὅσαhosaG3745miraclesσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andκαὶkaiG2532wondersτέραταterataG5059GodθεὸςtheosG2316hadwroughtἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160byδι᾽di᾽G1223themαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846amongἐνenG1722theGentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484.

13AndδὲdeG1161afterΜετὰMetaG3326theyheldG4601theirαὐτοὺςautousG846peaceG4601,JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,MenἄνδρεςandresG435,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,hearkenἀκούσατέakousateG191tomeG3450:

14SimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826hathdeclaredἐξηγήσατοexēgēsatoG1834howκαθὼςkathōsG2531GodθεὸςtheosG2316at thefirstG4412visitedἐπεσκέψατοepeskepsatoG1980theGentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484, totakeλαβεῖνlabeinG2983fromamongἐξexG1537them apeopleλαὸνlaonG2992forG1909hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686.

15AndκαὶkaiG2532tothisG5129agreeσυμφωνοῦσινsumphōnousinG4856thewordsλόγοιlogoiG3056of theprophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396;asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it iswrittenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,

16AfterμετὰmetaG3326thisG5023I willreturnἀναστρέψωanastrepsōG390,andκαὶkaiG2532will buildagainἀνοικοδομήσωanoikodomēsōG456thetabernacleσκηνὴνskēnēnG4633ofDavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138,whichG3588is fallendownπεπτωκυῖανpeptōkuianG4098;andκαὶkaiG2532I will buildagainἀνοικοδομήσωanoikodomēsōG456itsαὐτῆςautēsG846ruinsκατεσκαμμέναkateskammenaG2679,andκαὶkaiG2532I willsetG461itαὐτήν·autēnG846upG461:

17Thatὅπως ἂνhopōs anG3704 G302therestκατάλοιποιkataloipoiG2645ofmenἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444may seekafterἐκζητήσωσινekzētēsōsinG1567theLordκύριονkurionG2962,andκαὶkaiG2532allG3956theGentilesἔθνη,ethnēG1484,uponἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909whomοὓςhousG3739myG3450nameὄνομάonomaG3686iscalledἐπικέκληται ἐπ᾽ αὐτούς,epikeklētai ep᾽ autousG1941 G1909 G846,saithλέγειlegeiG3004theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962,whoG3588doethποιῶνpoiōnG4160allG3956thesethingsG5023.

18KnownγνωστὰgnōstaG1110toGodG2316areG2076allG3956hisG846worksG2041fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575the beginning of theworldαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165.

19ThereforeδιὸdioG1352myἐγὼegōG1473judgmentisκρίνωkrinōG2919, that wetroubleπαρενοχλεῖνparenochleinG3926notμὴmēG3361them,whoG3588fromamongἀπὸapoG575theGentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484areturnedἐπιστρέφουσινepistrephousinG1994toἐπὶepiG1909Godθεόν,theonG2316:

20Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235that wewriteἐπιστεῖλαιepisteilaiG1989tothemαὐτοῖςautoisG846, that theyabstainG567fromG575pollutionsἀλισγημάτωνalisgēmatōnG234ofidolsεἰδώλωνeidōlōnG1497,andκαὶkaiG2532fromimmoralityπορνείαςporneiasG4202,andκαὶkaiG2532from thingsstrangledπνικτοῦpniktouG4156,andκαὶkaiG2532frombloodαἵματος.aimatosG129.

21ForγὰρgarG1063MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475ofἐκekG1537oldἀρχαίωνarchaiōnG744timeγενεῶνgeneōnG1074hathἔχειecheiG2192ineveryκατὰkataG2596cityπόλινpolinG4172them thatpreachκηρύσσονταςkērussontasG2784himαὐτὸνautonG846, beingreadἀναγινωσκόμενος.¶anaginōskomenosG314inἐνenG1722thesynagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864everyκατὰ πᾶνkata panG2596 G3956sabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521.

22ThenΤότεToteG5119itpleasedἔδοξενedoxenG1380theapostlesἀποστόλοιςapostoloisG652andκαὶkaiG2532eldersπρεσβυτέροιςpresbuteroisG4245,withσὺνsunG4862thewholeὅλῃholēG3650churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577, tosendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992chosenἐκλεξαμένουςeklexamenousG1586menἄνδραςandrasG435ofἐξexG1537their owncompanyαὐτῶνautōnG846toεἰςeisG1519AntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG490withσὺνsunG4862PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andκαὶkaiG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾷ,BarnabaG921; namely,JudasἸούδανIoudanG2455surnamedG1941BarsabasΒαρσαββᾶνBarsabbanG923,andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶν,SilanG4609,chiefἡγουμένουςhēgoumenousG2233menἄνδραςandrasG435amongἐνenG1722thebrethrenἀδελφοῖς,adelphoisG80:

23And theywroteγράψαντεςgrapsantesG1125lettersbyδιὰdiaG1223themχειρὸς αὐτῶνcheiros autōnG5495 G846after thismannerG3592; TheapostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652andG2532eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245andG2532brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80sendgreetingχαίρειν.¶chaireinG5463to thebrethrenἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80whoG3588areofἐξexG1537theGentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484inκατὰkataG2596AntiochἈντιόχειανAntiocheianG490andG2532SyriaΣυρίανSurianG4947andG2532CiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791:

24ForasmuchasἘπειδὴEpeidēG1894we haveheardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191,thatὅτιhotiG3754certainτινὲςtinesG5100who wentoutἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831fromἐξexG1537usG2257havetroubledἐτάραξανetaraxanG5015youG5209withwordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056,subvertingἀνασκευάζοντεςanaskeuazontesG384yourG5216soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590,sayingG3004, Ye must becircumcisedG4059,andG2532keepG5083thelawG3551: towhomοἷςhoisG3739wegaveG1291noοὐouG3756suchcommandmentG1291:

25It seemedgoodἔδοξενedoxenG1380tousG2254, beingassembledγενομένοιςgenomenoisG1096with oneaccordὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661, tosendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992chosenἐκλεξαμένοιςeklexamenoisG1586menἄνδραςandrasG435toπρὸςprosG4314youG5209withσὺνsunG4862ourG2257belovedἀγαπητοῖςagapētoisG27BarnabasΒαρναβᾷBarnabaG921andκαὶkaiG2532PaulΠαύλῳ,PaulōG3972,

26MenἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444that haveriskedπαραδεδωκόσινparadedōkosinG3860theirαὐτῶνautōnG846livesψυχὰςpsuchasG5590forὑπὲρhuperG5228thenameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686ofourG2257LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

27We havesentἀπεστάλκαμενapestalkamenG649thereforeοὖνounG3767JudasἸούδανIoudanG2455andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶν,SilanG4609,whoαὐτοὺςautousG846shallG518alsoκαὶkaiG2532tellἀπαγγέλλονταςapangellontasG518you the samethingsαὐτά.autaG846byδιὰdiaG1223mouthλόγουlogouG3056.

28ForγὰρgarG1063it seemedgoodἔδοξενedoxenG1380to theHolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,andκαὶkaiG2532tousG2254, to layuponἐπιτίθεσθαιepitithesthaiG2007youG5213noμηδὲνmēdenG3367greaterπλέονpleonG4119burdenβάροςbarosG922thanπλὴνplēnG4133theseG5130necessarythingsἐπάναγκεςepanagkesG1876;

29That yeabstainG567from things offered toidolsεἰδωλοθύτωνeidōlothutōnG1494,andκαὶkaiG2532frombloodαἵματοςaimatosG129,andκαὶkaiG2532from thingsstrangledπνικτῶνpniktōnG4156,andκαὶkaiG2532fromimmoralityπορνείας·porneiasG4202:fromἐξexG1537whichὧνhōnG3739if yekeepδιατηροῦντεςdiatērountesG1301yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438, ye shalldoπράξετε.praxeteG4238wellεὖeuG2095. Fare yewellἔρρωσθε.¶errōstheG4517.

30Soμὲν οὖνmen ounG3303 G3767when they weredismissedἀπολυθέντεςapoluthentesG630, theycameG2064toεἰςeisG1519AntiochἈντιόχειαν,AntiocheianG490:andκαὶkaiG2532when they hadgatheredσυναγαγόντεςsunagagontesG4863themultitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128togetherG4863, theydeliveredἐπέδωκανepedōkanG1929theepistleἐπιστολήν.epistolēnG1992:

31WhichwhenδὲdeG1161they hadreadἀναγνόντεςanagnontesG314, theyrejoicedἐχάρησανecharēsanG5463forἐπὶepiG1909theconsolationπαρακλήσει.paraklēseiG3874.

32AndJudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶς,SilasG4609,beingG5607prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396alsoκαὶkaiG2532themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846,exhortedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870thebrethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80withδιὰdiaG1223manyπολλοῦpollouG4183wordsλόγουlogouG3056,andκαὶkaiG2532confirmedἐπεστήριξαν.epestērixanG1991them .

33AndδὲdeG1161after they hadtarriedποιήσαντεςpoiēsantesG4160there atimeχρόνονchrononG5550, they were sentawayἀπελύθησανapeluthēsanG630inμετ᾽met᾽G3326peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515fromἀπὸapoG575thebrethrenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80toπρὸςprosG4314theapostlesG652.

34HoweverG1161itpleasedG1380SilasG4609toabideG1961thereG847stillG1961.

35PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972alsoδὲdeG1161andκαὶkaiG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921continuedδιέτριβονdietribonG1304inἐνenG1722AntiochἈντιοχείᾳAntiocheiaG490,teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321andκαὶkaiG2532preachingεὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoiG2097thewordλόγονlogonG3056of theLordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962,withμετὰmetaG3326manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183othersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

36AndδέdeG1161someτιναςtinasG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250afterΜετὰMetaG3326PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921,δὴdēG1211Let us goagainἐπιστρέψαντεςepistrepsantesG1994andvisitἐπισκεψώμεθαepiskepsōmethaG1980ourG2257brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80inκατὰkataG2596everyπᾶσανpasanG3956cityπόλινpolinG4172whereἐν αἷςen haisG1722 G3739we havepreachedκατηγγείλαμενkatēngeilamenG2605thewordλόγονlogonG3056of theLordκυρίου,kuriouG2962, and seehowπῶςpōsG4459theydoἔχουσιν.echousinG2192.

37AndδὲdeG1161BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921determinedG1011to take withthemσυμπαραλαβεῖνsumparalabeinG4838JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491, whose surnamewasκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564MarkΜᾶρκον·MarkonG3138.

38ButδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972thoughtG515notμὴmēG3361goodG515totakeσυμπαραλαμβάνεινsumparalambaneinG4838himG5126withthemG4838,whoG3588departedἀποστάνταapostantaG868fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575themαὐτῶνautōnG846fromἀπὸapoG575PamphyliaΠαμφυλίαςPamphuliasG3828,andκαὶkaiG2532wentσυνελθόνταsunelthontaG4905notμὴmēG3361withthemαὐτοῖςautoisG846toεἰςeisG1519theworkἔργονergonG2041.

39AndG3767thecontentionG3948wasἘγένετοEgenetoG1096sosharpG3948betweenthemαὐτοὺςautousG846,thatὥστεhōsteG5620theydepartedἀποχωρισθῆναιapochōristhēnaiG673one from theotherἀπ᾽ ἀλλήλων,ap᾽ allēlōnG575 G240: andsoτεteG5037BarnabasΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanG921tookπαραλαβόνταparalabontaG3880MarkΜᾶρκονMarkonG3138, andsailedἐκπλεῦσαιekpleusaiG1602toεἰςeisG1519CyprusΚύπρον.¶KupronG2954;

40AndδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972choseἐπιλεξάμενοςepilexamenosG1951SilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609, anddepartedἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831, beingcommendedπαραδοθεὶςparadotheisG3860byὑπὸhupoG5259thebrethrenἀδελφῶν.adelphōnG80to thegraceχάριτιcharitiG5485ofGodG2316.

41AndδὲdeG1161he wentthroughδιήρχετοdiērchetoG1330SyriaΣυρίανSurianG4947andκαὶkaiG2532CiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791,confirmingἐπιστηρίζωνepistērizōnG1991thechurchesἐκκλησίας.¶ekklēsiasG1577.

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