Acts 15

Common

Acts 15

The Dispute over Circumcision

Καί

Kai

And

τινες

tines

κατελθόντες

katelthontes

having come down

ἀπὸ

apo

τῆς

tēs

-

Ἰουδαίας

Ioudaias

ἐδίδασκον

edidaskon

τοὺς

tous

the

ἀδελφοὺς

adelphous

ὅτι ,

hoti

- ,

Ἐὰν

Ean

If

μὴ

mē

not

περιτμηθῆτε

peritmēthēte

you are circumcised

τῷ

tō

according to the

ἔθει

ethei

τῷ

tō

-

Μωϋσέως ,

Mōuseōs

of Moses ,

οὐ

ou

not

δύνασθε

dynasthe

σωθῆναι .

sōthēnai

to be saved .

γενομένης

genomenēs

Having been brought about

δὲ

de

στάσεως

staseōs

καὶ

kai

and

ζητήσεως

zētēseōs

οὐκ

ouk

no

ὀλίγης

oligēs

τῷ

tō

-

Παύλῳ

Paulō

καὶ

kai

and

τῷ

tō

-

Βαρνάβᾳ

Barnaba

πρὸς

pros

with

αὐτοὺς ,

autous

ἔταξαν

etaxan

ἀναβαίνειν

anabainein

to go up

Παῦλον

Paulon

καὶ

kai

and

Βαρνάβαν

Barnaban

καί

kai

and

τινας

tinas

ἄλλους

allous

ἐξ

ex

αὐτῶν ,

autōn

πρὸς

pros

to

τοὺς

tous

the

ἀποστόλους

apostolous

καὶ

kai

and

πρεσβυτέρους ,

presbyterous

εἰς

eis

to

Ἰερουσαλὴμ ,

Ierousalēm

περὶ

peri

τοῦ

tou

the

ζητήματος

zētēmatos

τούτου .

toutou

Οἱ

Hoi

μὲν

men

οὖν

oun

προπεμφθέντες

propemphthentes

having been sent forward

ὑπὸ

hypo

by

τῆς

tēs

the

ἐκκλησίας

ekklēsias

διήρχοντο

diērchonto

were passing through

τήν

tēn

-

τε

te

Φοινίκην

Phoinikēn

καὶ

kai

and

Σαμάρειαν ,

Samareian

ἐκδιηγούμενοι

ekdiēgoumenoi

relating in detail

τὴν

tēn

the

ἐπιστροφὴν

epistrophēn

τῶν

tōn

of the

ἐθνῶν ,

ethnōn

καὶ

kai

and

ἐποίουν

epoioun

they were bringing

χαρὰν

charan

μεγάλην

megalēn

πᾶσιν

pasin

to all

τοῖς

tois

the

ἀδελφοῖς .

adelphois

παραγενόμενοι

paragenomenoi

δὲ

de

εἰς

eis

to

Ἱεροσόλυμα ,

Hierosolyma

παρεδέχθησαν

paredechthēsan

they were welcomed

ἀπὸ

apo

by

τῆς

tēs

the

ἐκκλησίας

ekklēsias

καὶ

kai

and

τῶν

tōn

the

ἀποστόλων

apostolōn

καὶ

kai

and

τῶν

tōn

the

πρεσβυτέρων .

presbyterōn

ἀνήγγειλάν

anēngeilan

τε

te

ὅσα

hosa

ὁ

ho

-

Θεὸς

Theos

ἐποίησεν

epoiēsen

μετ’

met’

with

αὐτῶν .

autōn

The Council at Jerusalem

Ἐξανέστησαν

Exanestēsan

δέ

de

τινες

tines

τῶν

tōn

ἀπὸ

apo

of

τῆς

tēs

the

αἱρέσεως

haireseōs

τῶν

tōn

of the

Φαρισαίων

Pharisaiōn

πεπιστευκότες ,

pepisteukotes

λέγοντες

legontes

ὅτι ,

hoti

- ,

Δεῖ

Dei

It is necessary

περιτέμνειν

peritemnein

αὐτοὺς ,

autous

παραγγέλλειν

parangellein

to command [them]

τε

te

τηρεῖν

tērein

τὸν

ton

the

νόμον

nomon

Μωϋσέως .

Mōuseōs

of Moses .

Συνήχθησάν

Synēchthēsan

Were gathered together

τε

te

οἱ

hoi

the

ἀπόστολοι

apostoloi

καὶ

kai

and

οἱ

hoi

the

πρεσβύτεροι

presbyteroi

ἰδεῖν

idein

to see

περὶ

peri

τοῦ

tou

the

λόγου

logou

τούτου .

toutou

Πολλῆς

Pollēs

δὲ

de

ζητήσεως

zētēseōs

γενομένης ,

genomenēs

having taken place ,

ἀναστὰς ,

anastas

having risen up ,

Πέτρος

Petros

εἶπεν

eipen

πρὸς

pros

to

αὐτούς ,

autous

Ἄνδρες ,

Andres

ἀδελφοί ,

adelphoi

ὑμεῖς

hymeis

ἐπίστασθε

epistasthe

ὅτι

hoti

ἀφ’

aph’

ἡμερῶν

hēmerōn

ἀρχαίων ,

archaiōn

ἐν

en

ὑμῖν

hymin

ἐξελέξατο

exelexato

ὁ

ho

-

Θεὸς

Theos

διὰ

dia

by

τοῦ

tou

the

στόματός

stomatos

μου

mou

of me

ἀκοῦσαι

akousai

τὰ

ta

the

ἔθνη

ethnē

τὸν

ton

the

λόγον

logon

τοῦ

tou

of the

εὐαγγελίου ,

euangeliou

καὶ

kai

and

πιστεῦσαι .

pisteusai

καὶ

kai

And

ὁ

ho

the

καρδιογνώστης

kardiognōstēs

Θεὸς

Theos

ἐμαρτύρησεν

emartyrēsen

αὐτοῖς ,

autois

to them ,

δοὺς

dous

having given [them]

τὸ

to

the

Πνεῦμα

Pneuma

τὸ

to

-

Ἅγιον ,

Hagion

καθὼς

kathōs

as

καὶ

kai

ἡμῖν ,

hēmin

to us ,

καὶ

kai

and

οὐθὲν

outhen

not one

διέκρινεν

diekrinen

He made distinction

μεταξὺ

metaxy

ἡμῶν

hēmōn

us

τε

te

καὶ

kai

and

αὐτῶν ,

autōn

τῇ

tē

by the

πίστει

pistei

καθαρίσας

katharisas

having purified

τὰς

tas

the

καρδίας

kardias

αὐτῶν .

autōn

of them .

Νῦν

Nyn

οὖν ,

oun

τί

ti

πειράζετε

peirazete

are you testing

τὸν

ton

-

Θεόν ,

Theon

ἐπιθεῖναι

epitheinai

to put

ζυγὸν

zygon

ἐπὶ

epi

τὸν

ton

the

τράχηλον

trachēlon

τῶν

tōn

of the

μαθητῶν

mathētōn

ὃν

hon

οὔτε

oute

οἱ

hoi

the

πατέρες

pateres

ἡμῶν ,

hēmōn

of us ,

οὔτε

oute

ἡμεῖς ,

hēmeis

we ,

ἰσχύσαμεν

ischysamen

βαστάσαι ?

bastasai

to bear ?

ἀλλὰ

alla

But

διὰ

dia

by

τῆς

tēs

the

χάριτος

charitos

τοῦ

tou

of

Κυρίου

Kyriou

[the] Lord

Ἰησοῦ ,

Iēsou

πιστεύομεν

pisteuomen

σωθῆναι ,

sōthēnai

to be saved ,

καθ’

kath’

in

ὃν

hon

[the] same

τρόπον

tropon

κἀκεῖνοι .

kakeinoi

Ἐσίγησεν

Esigēsen

δὲ

de

πᾶν

pan

τὸ

to

the

πλῆθος ,

plēthos

καὶ

kai

and

ἤκουον

ēkouon

were listening to

Βαρνάβα

Barnaba

καὶ

kai

and

Παύλου

Paulou

ἐξηγουμένων

exēgoumenōn

ὅσα

hosa

ἐποίησεν

epoiēsen

ὁ

ho

-

Θεὸς ,

Theos

σημεῖα

sēmeia

καὶ

kai

and

τέρατα ,

terata

ἐν

en

τοῖς

tois

the

ἔθνεσιν

ethnesin

δι’

di’

by

αὐτῶν .

autōn

Μετὰ

Meta

δὲ

de

τὸ

to

-

σιγῆσαι

sigēsai

αὐτοὺς ,

autous

ἀπεκρίθη

apekrithē

Ἰάκωβος ,

Iakōbos

λέγων ,

legōn

Ἄνδρες ,

Andres

ἀδελφοί ,

adelphoi

ἀκούσατέ

akousate

μου .

mou

me .

Συμεὼν

Symeōn

ἐξηγήσατο

exēgēsato

καθὼς

kathōs

πρῶτον

prōton

ὁ

ho

-

Θεὸς

Theos

ἐπεσκέψατο ,

epeskepsato

λαβεῖν

labein

ἐξ

ex

out of

ἐθνῶν

ethnōn

λαὸν

laon

τῷ

tō

for the

ὀνόματι

onomati

αὐτοῦ .

autou

of Him .

καὶ

kai

And

τούτῳ

toutō

with this

συμφωνοῦσιν

symphōnousin

οἱ

hoi

the

λόγοι

logoi

τῶν

tōn

of the

προφητῶν ,

prophētōn

καθὼς

kathōs

as

γέγραπται :

gegraptai

it is written :

Μετὰ

Meta

ταῦτα

tauta

ἀναστρέψω

anastrepsō

I will return

καὶ

kai

and

ἀνοικοδομήσω

anoikodomēsō

τὴν

tēn

the

σκηνὴν

skēnēn

Δαυὶδ

Dauid

τὴν

tēn

πεπτωκυῖαν ,

peptōkuian

καὶ

kai

and

τὰ

ta

the

κατεσκαμμένα*

kateskammena

αὐτῆς

autēs

of it

ἀνοικοδομήσω ,

anoikodomēsō

I will rebuild ,

καὶ

kai

and

ἀνορθώσω

anorthōsō

I will set upright

αὐτήν ,

autēn

it ,

ὅπως

hopōs

ἂν

an

-

ἐκζητήσωσιν

ekzētēsōsin

οἱ

hoi

the

κατάλοιποι

kataloipoi

τῶν

tōn

-

ἀνθρώπων

anthrōpōn

of men

τὸν

ton

the

Κύριον ,

Kyrion

καὶ

kai

and

πάντα

panta

τὰ

ta

the

ἔθνη ,

ethnē

ἐφ’

eph’

οὓς

hous

ἐπικέκληται

epikeklētai

has been called

τὸ

to

the

ὄνομά

onoma

μου

mou

of Me

ἐπ’

ep’

αὐτούς ,

autous

λέγει

legei

Κύριος ,

Kyrios

[the] Lord ,

ποιῶν

poiōn

ταῦτα ,

tauta

γνωστὰ

gnōsta

ἀπ’

ap’

αἰῶνος .

aiōnos

⧼ἐστιν

estin

τῷ

tō

-

θεῷ

theō

to God

πάντα

panta

τὰ

ta

the

ἔργα

erga

αὐτοῦ⧽ .

autou

of him .

Διὸ

Dio

ἐγὼ

egō

I

κρίνω

krinō

μὴ

mē

not

παρενοχλεῖν

parenochlein

τοῖς ,

tois

ἀπὸ

apo

τῶν

tōn

the

ἐθνῶν ,

ethnōn

ἐπιστρέφουσιν

epistrephousin

ἐπὶ

epi

to

τὸν

ton

-

Θεόν ,

Theon

ἀλλὰ

alla

but

ἐπιστεῖλαι

episteilai

αὐτοῖς

autois

τοῦ

tou

-

ἀπέχεσθαι

apechesthai

to abstain from

τῶν

tōn

the

ἀλισγημάτων

alisgēmatōn

τῶν

tōn

of the

εἰδώλων ,

eidōlōn

καὶ

kai

and

τῆς

tēs

-

πορνείας ,

porneias

sexual immorality ,

καὶ

kai

and

‹τοῦ›

tou

πνικτοῦ ,

pniktou

which is strangled ,

καὶ

kai

and

τοῦ

tou

αἵματος .

haimatos

Μωϋσῆς

Mōusēs

γὰρ

gar

ἐκ

ek

γενεῶν

geneōn

ἀρχαίων ,

archaiōn

of old ,

κατὰ

kata

πόλιν

polin

τοὺς

tous

κηρύσσοντας

kēryssontas

αὐτὸν

auton

ἔχει ,

echei

ἐν

en

in

ταῖς

tais

the

συναγωγαῖς

synagōgais

κατὰ

kata

on

πᾶν

pan

σάββατον

sabbaton

ἀναγινωσκόμενος .

anaginōskomenos

The Letter to the Gentile Believers

Τότε

Tote

ἔδοξε

edoxe

τοῖς

tois

to the

ἀποστόλοις

apostolois

καὶ

kai

and

τοῖς

tois

to the

πρεσβυτέροις ,

presbyterois

σὺν

syn

with

ὅλῃ

holē

τῇ

tē

the

ἐκκλησίᾳ ,

ekklēsia

ἐκλεξαμένους

eklexamenous

ἄνδρας

andras

ἐξ

ex

αὐτῶν ,

autōn

πέμψαι

pempsai

εἰς

eis

to

Ἀντιόχειαν

Antiocheian

σὺν

syn

with

τῷ

tō

-

Παύλῳ

Paulō

καὶ

kai

and

Βαρνάβᾳ :

Barnaba

Ἰούδαν

Ioudan

τὸν

ton

-

καλούμενον

kaloumenon

Βαρσαββᾶν ,

Barsabban

καὶ

kai

and

Σιλᾶν ,

Silan

ἄνδρας

andras

ἡγουμένους

hēgoumenous

ἐν

en

τοῖς

tois

the

ἀδελφοῖς ,

adelphois

γράψαντες

grapsantes

διὰ

dia

by

χειρὸς

cheiros

[the] hand

αὐτῶν :

autōn

of them :

Οἱ

Hoi

The

ἀπόστολοι

apostoloi

καὶ

kai

and

οἱ

hoi

the

πρεσβύτεροι ,

presbyteroi

ἀδελφοὶ ,

adelphoi

Τοῖς

Tois

κατὰ

kata

in

τὴν

tēn

-

Ἀντιόχειαν

Antiocheian

καὶ

kai

and

Συρίαν

Syrian

καὶ

kai

and

Κιλικίαν ,

Kilikian

ἀδελφοῖς

adelphois

τοῖς

tois

-

ἐξ

ex

ἐθνῶν :

ethnōn

Χαίρειν .

Chairein

Ἐπειδὴ

Epeidē

ἠκούσαμεν

ēkousamen

ὅτι

hoti

τινὲς

tines

ἐξ

ex

ἡμῶν

hēmōn

us

‹ἐξελθόντες›

exelthontes

ἐτάραξαν

etaraxan

ὑμᾶς

hymas

λόγοις ,

logois

by words ,

ἀνασκευάζοντες

anaskeuazontes

τὰς

tas

the

ψυχὰς

psychas

ὑμῶν ,

hymōn

of you ,

⧼λέγοντες

legontes

περιτέμνεσθαι

peritemnesthai

[you must] be circumcised

καὶ

kai

and

τηρεῖν

tērein

τὸν

ton

the

νόμον⧽ ,

nomon

οἷς

hois

οὐ

ou

not

διεστειλάμεθα ,

diesteilametha

we had given instructions ,

ἔδοξεν

edoxen

ἡμῖν

hēmin

to us

γενομένοις

genomenois

ὁμοθυμαδὸν ,

homothymadon

with one accord ,

ἐκλεξαμένοις*

eklexamenois

ἄνδρας ,

andras

πέμψαι

pempsai

πρὸς

pros

to

ὑμᾶς ,

hymas

σὺν

syn

with

τοῖς

tois

the

ἀγαπητοῖς

agapētois

ἡμῶν ,

hēmōn

of us ,

Βαρνάβᾳ

Barnaba

καὶ

kai

and

Παύλῳ ,

Paulō

ἀνθρώποις

anthrōpois

παραδεδωκόσι

paradedōkosi

having handed over

τὰς

tas

the

ψυχὰς

psychas

αὐτῶν

autōn

ὑπὲρ

hyper

τοῦ

tou

the

ὀνόματος

onomatos

τοῦ

tou

of the

Κυρίου

Kyriou

ἡμῶν ,

hēmōn

of us ,

Ἰησοῦ

Iēsou

Χριστοῦ .

Christou

ἀπεστάλκαμεν

apestalkamen

οὖν

oun

Ἰούδαν

Ioudan

καὶ

kai

and

Σιλᾶν ,

Silan

καὶ

kai

and

αὐτοὺς

autous

διὰ

dia

by

λόγου

logou

word [of mouth]

ἀπαγγέλλοντας

apangellontas

are telling [you]

τὰ

ta

the

αὐτά .

auta

Ἔδοξεν

Edoxen

γὰρ

gar

τῷ

tō

to the

Πνεύματι

Pneumati

τῷ

tō

-

Ἁγίῳ

Hagiō

καὶ

kai

and

ἡμῖν ,

hēmin

to us ,

μηδὲν

mēden

no

πλέον

pleon

ἐπιτίθεσθαι

epitithesthai

to lay

ὑμῖν

hymin

βάρος ,

baros

πλὴν

plēn

τούτων

toutōn

τῶν

tōn

-

ἐπάναγκες :

epanankes

necessary things :

ἀπέχεσθαι

apechesthai

εἰδωλοθύτων ,

eidōlothytōn

from things sacrificed to idols ,

καὶ

kai

and

αἵματος ,

haimatos

καὶ

kai

and

πνικτῶν ,

pniktōn

from what is strangled ,

καὶ

kai

and

πορνείας .

porneias

from sexual immorality .

ἐξ

ex

ὧν

hōn

διατηροῦντες

diatērountes

ἑαυτοὺς ,

heautous

εὖ

eu

πράξετε .

praxete

you will do .

Ἔρρωσθε .

Errōsthe

The Believers at Antioch Rejoice

Οἱ

Hoi

μὲν

men

οὖν ,

oun

ἀπολυθέντες ,

apolythentes

having been sent off ,

κατῆλθον

katēlthon

εἰς

eis

to

Ἀντιόχειαν ,

Antiocheian

καὶ

kai

and

συναγαγόντες

synagagontes

having gathered

τὸ

to

the

πλῆθος ,

plēthos

ἐπέδωκαν

epedōkan

τὴν

tēn

the

ἐπιστολήν .

epistolēn

ἀναγνόντες

anagnontes

Having read [it]

δὲ ,

de

ἐχάρησαν

echarēsan

ἐπὶ

epi

at

τῇ

tē

the

παρακλήσει .

paraklēsei

encouragement .

Ἰούδας

Ioudas

τε

te

καὶ

kai

and

Σιλᾶς ,

Silas

καὶ

kai

αὐτοὶ

autoi

προφῆται

prophētai

ὄντες ,

ontes

διὰ

dia

by

λόγου

logou

πολλοῦ

pollou

παρεκάλεσαν

parekalesan

τοὺς

tous

the

ἀδελφοὺς

adelphous

καὶ

kai

and

ἐπεστήριξαν .

epestērixan

strengthened [them] .

ποιήσαντες

poiēsantes

Having continued

δὲ

de

χρόνον ,

chronon

a time ,

ἀπελύθησαν

apelythēsan

they were sent away

μετ’

met’

in

εἰρήνης

eirēnēs

ἀπὸ

apo

τῶν

tōn

the

ἀδελφῶν

adelphōn

πρὸς

pros

to

τοὺς

tous

ἀποστείλαντας

aposteilantas

αὐτούς .

autous

{ἔδοξε

edoxe

δὲ

de

τῷ

tō

-

Σίλᾳ

Sila

ἐπιμεῖναι

epimeinai

αὐτοῦ} .

autou

Παῦλος

Paulos

δὲ

de

καὶ

kai

and

Βαρνάβας

Barnabas

διέτριβον

dietribon

ἐν

en

in

Ἀντιοχείᾳ ,

Antiocheia

διδάσκοντες

didaskontes

καὶ

kai

and

εὐαγγελιζόμενοι ,

euangelizomenoi

proclaiming the good news ,

μετὰ

meta

with

καὶ

kai

ἑτέρων

heterōn

πολλῶν ,

pollōn

τὸν

ton

the

λόγον

logon

τοῦ

tou

of the

Κυρίου .

Kyriou

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Μετὰ

Meta

δέ

de

τινας

tinas

ἡμέρας ,

hēmeras

εἶπεν

eipen

πρὸς

pros

to

Βαρνάβαν ,

Barnaban

Παῦλος ,

Paulos

Ἐπιστρέψαντες

Epistrepsantes

Having turned back

δὴ

dē

ἐπισκεψώμεθα

episkepsōmetha

let us look after

τοὺς

tous

the

ἀδελφοὺς

adelphous

κατὰ

kata

in

πόλιν

polin

πᾶσαν

pasan

ἐν

en

in

αἷς

hais

κατηγγείλαμεν

katēngeilamen

we have announced

τὸν

ton

the

λόγον

logon

τοῦ

tou

of the

Κυρίου ,

Kyriou

πῶς

pōs

ἔχουσιν .

echousin

Βαρνάβας

Barnabas

δὲ

de

ἐβούλετο

ebouleto

συμπαραλαβεῖν

symparalabein

καὶ

kai

τὸν

ton

-

Ἰωάννην

Iōannēn

τὸν

ton

-

καλούμενον

kaloumenon

Μάρκον ;

Markon

Παῦλος

Paulos

δὲ

de

ἠξίου ,

ēxiou

τὸν

ton

the [one]

ἀποστάντα

apostanta

having withdrawn

ἀπ’

ap’

αὐτῶν

autōn

ἀπὸ

apo

Παμφυλίας

Pamphylias

καὶ

kai

and

μὴ

mē

not

συνελθόντα

synelthonta

having gone with

αὐτοῖς

autois

εἰς

eis

to

τὸ

to

the

ἔργον ,

ergon

μὴ

mē

not

συμπαραλαμβάνειν

symparalambanein

τοῦτον .

touton

Ἐγένετο

Egeneto

δὲ

de

παροξυσμός ,

paroxysmos

a sharp disagreement ,

ὥστε

hōste

ἀποχωρισθῆναι

apochōristhēnai

αὐτοὺς

autous

ἀπ’

ap’

ἀλλήλων ;

allēlōn

τόν

ton

-

τε

te

and

Βαρνάβαν ,

Barnaban

παραλαβόντα

paralabonta

τὸν

ton

-

Μάρκον ,

Markon

ἐκπλεῦσαι

ekpleusai

εἰς

eis

to

Κύπρον .

Kypron

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