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Acts 15:19-41

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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