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Acts 15:12-31

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.

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