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Acts Chapter 15 -
1 And [G2532 ] certain ones [G5100 ] having come down [G2718 ] from the [G3588 ] Judea taught [G1321 ] the [G3588 ] brothers, [saying that [G3754 ] , If [G1437 ] you should not [G3361 ] be circumcised [G4059 ] in the [G3588 ] custom [G1485 ] of Moses, you are not [G3756 ] able [G1410 ] to be delivered [G4982 ] . 2 Having taken place [G1096 ] then [G3767 ] a faction [G4714 ] and [G2532 ] inquiry [G2214 ] not [G3756 ] a small [G3641 ] the [G3588 ] with Paul and [G2532 ] the [G3588 ] Barnabas with [G4314 ] them [G1473 ] , they ordered [G5021 ] to go up Paul and [G2532 ] Barnabas], and [G2532 ] certain [G5100 ] others of [G1537 ] them [G1473 ] to [G4314 ] the [G3588 ] sent ones (apostles) ' and [G2532 ] elders [G4245 ] in [G1519 ] Jerusalem concerning [G4012 ] the [G3588 ] this matter [G2213 ] [G3778 ] . 3 They then indeed the [G3588 ] [G3303 ] [G3767 ] having been sent forward [G4311 ] by [G5259 ] the [G3588 ] assembly [G1577 ] , went through [G1330 ] the [G3588 ] Phoenicia and [G2532 ] Samaria, telling in detail [G1555 ] the [G3588 ] turning [G1995 ] of the [G3588 ] tradition-peoples (ethnics) '[G1484 ] ; and [G2532 ] they caused [G4160 ] joy [G5479 ] great [G3173 ] to all [G3956 ] the [G3588 ] brothers . 4 And having come [G3854 ] [G1161 ] unto [G1519 ] Jerusalem, they were gladly received by [G5259 ] the [G3588 ] assembly [G1577 ] , and [G2532 ] the [G3588 ] sent ones (apostles) ' and [G2532 ] the [G3588 ] elders [G4245 ] , and they announced [G5037 ] as much as [G3745 ] the [G3588 ] God '[G2316 ] did [G4160 ] with [G3326 ] them [G1473 ] . 5 And there rose up [G1817 ] [G1161 ] some [G5100 ] of the [G3588 ] [ones] from the [G3588 ] sect of the [G3588 ] Pharisees [G5330 ] ("Separate Ones" [H6504 ] ) trusting '[G4100 ] , saying [G3004 ] that [G3754 ] , It is necessary [G1163 ] to circumcise [G4059 ] them [G1473 ] , also to exhort [them [G3853 ] [G5037 ] to give heed to [G5083 ] the [G3588 ] law [G3551 ] of Moses. 6 And there were gathered together [G4863 ] [G1161 ] the [G3588 ] sent ones (apostles) ' and [G2532 ] the [G3588 ] elders [G4245 ] to know [G1492 ] concerning [G4012 ] the [G3588 ] this word '[G3056 ] [G3778 ] . 7 And much [G4183 ] [G1161 ] debating [G4803 ] having taken place [G1096 ] , Peter, having risen up , said [G2036 ] to [G4314 ] them [G1473 ] , Men , brothers , you [G1473 ] know [G1987 ] that [G3754 ] from days [G2250 ] former the [G3588 ] God '[G2316 ] among [G1722 ] us [G1473 ] chose [G1586 ] by [G1223 ] the [G3588 ] mouth [G4750 ] of me [G1473 ] to hear [for] the [G3588 ] tradition-peoples (ethnics) '[G1484 ] the [G3588 ] word [G3056 ] of the [G3588 ] good-word-conveyed (good message) '[G2098 ] , and [G2532 ] to trust '[G4100 ] . 8 And [G2532 ] the [G3588 ] knower of hearts [G2589 ] [G2316 ] -- God '[G2316 ] , he bore witness [G3140 ] to them [G1473 ] , giving [G1325 ] to them [G1473 ] the [G3588 ] wind/spirit/breathing '[G4151 ] of the [G3588 ] [one] pure ' as [G2531 ] also [G2532 ] to us [G1473 ] , 9 and [G2532 ] in nothing [G3762 ] discriminating [G1252 ] between [G3342 ] us [G1473 ] and even [G5037 ] [G2532 ] them [G1473 ] , by the [G3588 ] trust '[G4102 ] having cleansed [G2511 ] the [G3588 ] ir hearts [G2588 ] [G1473 ] . 10 Now [G3568 ] then [G3767 ] , why [G5100 ] test [G3985 ] the [G3588 ] God '[G2316 ] to place [G2007 ] a yoke [G2218 ] upon [G1909 ] the [G3588 ] neck [G5137 ] of the [G3588 ] trainees '[G3101 ] , which [G3739 ] neither [G3777 ] the [G3588 ] our fathers [G3962 ] [G1473 ] nor [G3777 ] we [G1473 ] were able [G2480 ] to bear ? 11 But by [G1223 ] the [G3588 ] favor [G5484 ] of the [G3588 ] Boss '[G2962 ] Jesus [G2424 ] ("I AM Salvation, successor to Moses" [H3091 ] ) Anointed One we trust '[G4100 ] to be delivered [G4982 ] in [G2596 ] which [G3739 ] manner [G5158 ] as those [G2548 ] . 12 were quiet [G4601 ] And [G1161 ] all [G3956 ] the [G3588 ] multitude [G4128 ] , and [G2532 ] heard Barnabas and [G2532 ] Paul describing [G1834 ] as much as [G3745 ] God did [G4160 ] the [G3588 ] [G2316 ] by signs [G4592 ] and [G2532 ] miracles [G5059 ] among [G1722 ] the [G3588 ] tradition-peoples (ethnics) '[G1484 ] through [G1223 ] them [G1473 ] . 13 And after [G3326 ] [G1161 ] the [G3588 ] ir quieting [G4601 ] [G1473 ] , James responded saying [G3004 ] , Men , brothers , hear me [G1473 ] ! 14 Simeon described [G1834 ] as [how [G2531 ] first [G4412 ] the [G3588 ] God '[G2316 ] visited [G1980 ] to take [G2983 ] from out of [G1537 ] tradition-peoples (ethnics) '[G1484 ] a people [G2992 ] for [G1909 ] the [G3588 ] name [G3686 ] of him [G1473 ] . 15 And [G2532 ] with this [G3778 ] agreed [G4856 ] the [G3588 ] words [G3056 ] of the [G3588 ] prophets [G4396 ] , as [G2531 ] it has been written [G1125 ] , 16 After [G3326 ] these [things] [G3778 ] I will return and [G2532 ] rebuild the [G3588 ] tent [G4633 ] of David, the [G3588 ] [one] fallen [G4098 ] ; and [G2532 ] the [things] [G3588 ] having been razed [G2679 ] of it [G1473 ] I will rebuild , and [G2532 ] I will re-erect it [G1473 ] ; 17 so that [G3704 ] will seek after [G1567 ] the [G3588 ] remnants [G2645 ] of the [G3588 ] men the [G3588 ] Boss '[G2962 ] , and [G2532 ] all [G3956 ] the [G3588 ] tradition-peoples (ethnics) '[G1484 ] upon [G1909 ] which [G3739 ] has been called upon [G1941 ] the [G3588 ] name [G3686 ] of me [G1473 ] by [G1909 ] them [G1473 ] , says [G3004 ] Boss '[G2962 ] -- the [G3588 ] [one] doing [G4160 ] all these [things] [G3778 ] [G3956 ] . 18 known [G1110 ] from age (term) ` are the [G3588 ] To God '[G2316 ] all [G3956 ] the [G3588 ] his works [G2041 ] [G1473 ] . 19 Therefore [G1352 ] I [G1473 ] judge [G2919 ] to not [G3361 ] cause trouble [G3926 ] to the [G3588 ] [ones] from the [G3588 ] tradition-peoples (ethnics) '[G1484 ] turning [G1994 ] towards [G1909 ] the [G3588 ] God '[G2316 ] ; 20 but write to [G1989 ] them [G1473 ] the [G3588 ] to be at a distance from the [G3588 ] pollution of the [G3588 ] idols [G1497 ] , and [G2532 ] the [G3588 ] harlotry [G4202 ] , and [G2532 ] the [thing] [G3588 ] strangled [G4156 ] , and [G2532 ] the [G3588 ] blood . 21 For Moses [G1063 ] , from [G1537 ] generations [G1074 ] former in every city [G2596 ] [G4172 ] , the [G3588 ] [ones] proclaiming [G2784 ] him [G1473 ] has [G2192 ] in [G1722 ] the [G3588 ] synagogues [G4864 ] every [G2596 ] [G3956 ] Sabbath [G4521 ] being read . 22 Then [G5119 ] it seemed good [G1380 ] to the [G3588 ] sent ones (apostles) ' and [G2532 ] to the [G3588 ] elders [G4245 ] with [G4862 ] the entire [G3650 ] the [G3588 ] assembly [G1577 ] , chosen [G1586 ] men of [G1537 ] them [G1473 ] to send forth [G3992 ] unto [G1519 ] Antioch with [G4862 ] Paul and [G2532 ] Barnabas -- Judas the [G3588 ] [one] called [G1941 ] Barsabbas, and [G2532 ] Silas, men leading [G2233 ] among [G1722 ] the [G3588 ] brothers , 23 having written [G1125 ] by [G1223 ] their hand [G5495 ] [G1473 ] thus [G3592 ] . the [G3588 ] sent ones (apostles) ', and [G2532 ] the [G3588 ] elders [G4245 ] , and [G2532 ] the [G3588 ] brothers , to the [G3588 ] [ones] in [G2596 ] the [G3588 ] Antioch, and [G2532 ] Syria, and [G2532 ] Cilicia. To brothers , to the [G3588 ] [ones] of [G1537 ] tradition-peoples (ethnics) '[G1484 ] , rejoice [G5463 ] ! 24 Since [G1894 ] we heard that [G3754 ] some [G5100 ] from [G1537 ] us [G1473 ] having come forth [G1831 ] disturbed [G5015 ] you [G1473 ] [in] words [G3056 ] , subverting the [G3588 ] your souls [G5590 ] [G1473 ] , saying [G3004 ] to be circumcised [G4059 ] and [G2532 ] to give heed to [G5083 ] the [G3588 ] law [G3551 ] ; to whom [G3739 ] we did not [G3756 ] give orders [G1291 ] , 25 It seemed [good [G1380 ] to us [G1473 ] , taking place [G1096 ] with one accord [G3661 ] , choosing [G1586 ] men to send [G3992 ] to [G4314 ] you [G1473 ] with [G4862 ] the [G3588 ] our beloved [G1473 ] Barnabas and [G2532 ] Paul, 26 men delivering up [G3860 ] the [G3588 ] ir lives [G5590 ] [G1473 ] for [G5228 ] the [G3588 ] name [G3686 ] of the [G3588 ] Boss '[G2962 ] of us [G1473 ] Jesus [G2424 ] ("I AM Salvation, successor to Moses" [H3091 ] ) Anointed [G5547 ] . 27 We have sent then [G3767 ] Judas and [G2532 ] Silas, and [G2532 ] they [G1473 ] by [G1223 ] word [G3056 ] [are] reporting the [G3588 ] same [things] [G1473 ] . 28 For it seemed [good [G1380 ] [G1063 ] to the [G3588 ] pure ' wind/spirit/breathing '[G4151 ] , and [G2532 ] to us [G1473 ] , no [G3367 ] more [G4183 ] to place upon [G2007 ] you [G1473 ] load except [G4133 ] the [G3588 ] se [things] of necessity [G1876 ] [G3778 ] , 29 to be at a distance [of things] sacrificed to idols [G1494 ] , and [G2532 ] of blood , and [G2532 ] [of what is] strangled [G4156 ] , and [G2532 ] of harlotry [G4202 ] ; of [G1537 ] which [G3739 ] keeping yourselves [G1301 ] [G1438 ] good [G2095 ] you do [G4238 ] . Stay firm [G4517 ] ! 30 the [ones] [G3588 ] indeed [G3303 ] then [G3767 ] being dismissed , came [G2064 ] unto [G1519 ] Antioch. And [G2532 ] having gathered together [G4863 ] the [G3588 ] multitude [G4128 ] , they gave over [G1929 ] the [G3588 ] letter [G1992 ] . 31 And having read [G1161 ] , they rejoiced [G5463 ] over [G1909 ] the [G3588 ] exhortation [G3874 ] . 32 And Judas [G5037 ] and [G2532 ] Silas, also [G2532 ] themselves [G1473 ] being prophets [G4396 ] , through [G1223 ] communication [G3056 ] much [G4183 ] exhorted [G3870 ] the [G3588 ] brothers , and [G2532 ] stayed [them [G1991 ] . 33 And having spent [G4160 ] [G1161 ] time [G5550 ] , they were dismissed with [G3326 ] peace [G1515 ] from the [G3588 ] brothers to [G4314 ] the [G3588 ] sent ones (apostles) '. 34 And it seemed [good [G1380 ] [G1161 ] to the [G3588 ] Silas to remain [G1961 ] himself . 35 And Paul [G1161 ] and [G2532 ] Barnabas spent time [G1304 ] in [G1722 ] Antioch, teaching [G1321 ] and [G2532 ] good-word-conveying (evangelizing) '[G2097 ] -- with [G3326 ] also [G2532 ] others [G2087 ] many [G4183 ] the [G3588 ] word [G3056 ] of the [G3588 ] Boss '[G2962 ] . 36 And after [G3326 ] [G1161 ] some [G5100 ] days [G2250 ] Paul said [G2036 ] to [G4314 ] Barnabas, Returning [G1994 ] , we should indeed visit [G1211 ] [G1980 ] the [G3588 ] our brothers [G1473 ] in [G2596 ] every [G3956 ] city [G4172 ] in [G1722 ] which [G3739 ] we announced [G2605 ] the [G3588 ] word [G3056 ] of the [G3588 ] Boss '[G2962 ] , [to see] how [G4459 ] they suffice [G2192 ] . 37 And Barnabas [G1161 ] planned [G1011 ] to take along [G4838 ] the [G3588 ] John, the [G3588 ] [one] being called [G2564 ] Mark. 38 But Paul [G1161 ] thought it worthy [that] the [G3588 ] [one] separating from them [G1473 ] from Pamphylia, and [G2532 ] not [G3361 ] coming together [G4905 ] with them [G1473 ] for [G1519 ] the [G3588 ] work [G2041 ] , to not [G3361 ] take this one along [G4838 ] [G3778 ] . 39 There took place [G1096 ] then [G3767 ] a fit of temper [G3948 ] so that [G5620 ] they separated [G1473 ] from one another . the [G3588 ] And [G5037 ] Barnabas having taken with himself [G3880 ] the [G3588 ] Mark, sailed across [G1602 ] unto [G1519 ] Cyprus; 40 and Paul [G1161 ] having chosen [G1951 ] Silas, went forth [G1831 ] having been delivered up [G3860 ] to the [G3588 ] favor [G5484 ] of the [G3588 ] God '[G2316 ] by [G5259 ] the [G3588 ] brothers . 41 And he went through [G1330 ] [G1161 ] the [G3588 ] Syria and [G2532 ] Cilicia, staying up [G1991 ] the [G3588 ] assemblies [G1577 ] . 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