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Acts 15:4-29

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.

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