Acts 15

1ΚαίKaiThen τινεςtinessome men κατελθόντεςkatelthontescame down ἀπὸapofrom τῆςtēs- ἸουδαίαςIoudaiasJudea ἐδίδασκονedidaskon[and] were teaching τοὺςtousthe ἀδελφοὺςadelphousbrothers ὅτιhoti- , ἘὰνEan“ Unless μὴmē. . . περιτέμνησθεperitemnestheyou are circumcised τῷtōaccording to the ἔθειetheicustom τῷtō- ΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsof Moses , οὐouvvv δύνασθεdynastheyou cannot σωθῆναιsōthēnaibe saved . ”

2γενομένηςgenomenēsAnd after οὖνoun- στάσεωςstaseōsengaging καὶkai- ζητήσεωςzētēseōsdebate , οὐκoukvvv ὀλίγηςoligēsin sharp τῷtō- ΠαύλῳPaulō- καὶkai- τῷtō- ΒαρνάβᾳBarnaba- πρὸςprosvvv αὐτοὺςautous[these men] ἔταξανetaxanwere appointed , ἀναβαίνεινanabaineinto go up ΠαῦλονPaulonPaul καὶkaiand ΒαρνάβανBarnabanBarnabas καὶkaiand τιναςtinassome ἄλλουςallousother ἐξex[ believers ] αὐτῶνautōn. . . , πρὸςprosto [see] τοὺςtousthe ἀποστόλουςapostolousapostles καὶkaiand πρεσβυτέρουςpresbyterouselders εἰςeisto ἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmJerusalem περὶperiabout τοῦtou- ζητήματοςzētēmatosquestion . τούτουtoutouthis

3ΟἱHoithey μὲνmen- οὖνoun- προπεμφθέντεςpropemphthentesSent on their way ὑπὸhypoby τῆςtēsthe ἐκκλησίαςekklēsiaschurch , διήρχοντοdiērchontopassed through τήνtēn- ΦοινίκηνPhoinikēnPhoenicia καὶkaiand ΣαμάρειανSamareianSamaria , ἐκδιηγούμενοιekdiēgoumenoirecounting τὴνtēnthe ἐπιστροφὴνepistrophēnconversion τῶνtōnof the ἐθνῶνethnōnGentiles καὶkaiand ἐποίουνepoiounbringing χαρὰνcharanjoy μεγάληνmegalēngreat πᾶσιpasiall τοῖςtoisthe ἀδελφοῖςadelphoisbrothers .

4παραγενόμενοιparagenomenoitheir arrival δὲde[On] εἰςeisin ἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmJerusalem ἀπεδέχθησανapedektesanwelcome ὑπὸhypoby τῆςtēsthe ἐκκλησίαςekklēsiaschurch , καὶkaiand τῶνtōnof the ἀποστόλωνapostolōnapostles καὶkaiand τῶνtōn- πρεσβυτέρωνpresbyterōnelders , ἀνήγγειλάνanēngeilanthey reported τεte[to whom] ὅσαhosaall that ὁho- ΘεὸςTheosGod ἐποίησεepoiesehas done μετ’met’through αὐτῶνautōnthem . καὶkaiand ὅτιhoti- , ἤνοιξεēnoixeopened τοῖςtoisthe ἔθνεσιethnesiGentiles θύρανthyrandoor , πίστεωςpisteōsfaith ,

5ἘξανέστησανExanestēsanstood up δέdeBut τινεςtinessome τῶνtōn- ἀπὸapofrom τῆςtēsthe αἱρέσεωςhaireseōsparty τῶνtōnof the ΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnPharisees πεπιστευκότεςpepisteukotesbelievers λέγοντεςlegontes[and] declared ὅτιhoti- , ΔεῖDeimust περιτέμνεινperitemneinbe circumcised αὐτοὺςautous“ [The Gentiles] παραγγέλλεινparangelleinrequired τεteand τηρεῖνtēreinto obey τὸνtonthe νόμονnomonlaw ΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsof Moses . ”

6ΣυνήχθησάνSynēchthēsanmet δὲde- οἱhoi- ἀπόστολοιapostoloiapostles καὶkaiand οἱhoi- πρεσβύτεροιpresbyteroielders ἰδεῖνideinto look into περὶperi. . . τοῦtou- λόγουlogoumatter . τούτουtoutouthis

7ΠολλῆςPollēsmuch δὲde- συζητήσεωςsuzeteseosdebate , γενομένηςgenomenēsAfter ἀναστὰςanastasgot up ΠέτροςPetrosPeter εἰπὲeipesay πρὸςprosto αὐτούςautousthem , ἌνδρεςAndresvvv ἀδελφοίadelphoi“ Brothers , ὑμεῖςhymeisyou ἐπίστασθεepistastheknow ὅτιhotithat ἀφ’aph’in ἡμερῶνhēmerōndays ἀρχαίωνarchaiōn[the] early ὁho- ΘεὸςTheosGod ἐνenamong ὑμῖνhyminyou ἐξελέξατοexelexatomade a choice διὰdiafrom τοῦtou- στόματόςstomatoslips μουmoumy ἀκοῦσαιakousaiwould hear τὰta[that] the ἔθνηethnēGentiles τὸνtonthe λόγονlogonmessage τοῦtouof the εὐαγγελίουeuangeliougospel καὶkaiand πιστεῦσαιpisteusaibelieve .

8καὶkaiAnd ὁhowho καρδιογνώστηςkardiognōstēsknows the heart , ΘεὸςTheosGod , ἐμαρτύρησενemartyrēsenshowed His approval αὐτοῖςautoisto them , δοὺςdousby giving αὐτοῖςautoisto them , τὸto- ΠνεῦμαPneumaSpirit τὸto- ἍγιονHagionHoly καθὼςkathōsas καὶkaijust ἡμῖνhēmin[He did] to us .

9καὶkai- οὐδὲνouden. . . διέκρινεdiekrineHe made no distinction μεταξὺmetaxybetween ἡμῶνhēmōnus τεte- καὶkaiand αὐτῶνautōnthem , τεte- πίστειpisteifaith . καθαρίσαςkatharisas[for] He cleansed τὰςtas- καρδίαςkardiashearts αὐτῶνautōntheir

10ΝῦνNynNow οὖνounthen , τίtiwhy πειράζετεpeirazetedo you test τὸνton- ΘεόνTheonGod ἐπιθεῖναιepitheinaiby placing ζυγὸνzygona yoke ἐπὶepion τὸνtonthe τράχηλονtrachēlonnecks τῶνtōnof the μαθητῶνmathētōndisciples ὃνhonthat οὔτεouteneither οἱhoi- πατέρεςpateresfathers ἡμῶνhēmōnour οὔτεoutenor ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ἰσχύσαμενischysamenhave been able βαστάσαιbastasaito bear ?

11ἀλλὰallaOn the contrary , διὰdia[it is] through τῆςtēsthe χάριτοςcharitosgrace τοῦtouof ΚυρίουKyriou[the] Lord ἸησοῦIēsouJesus πιστεύομενpisteuomenwe believe σωθῆναιsōthēnai[that] we are saved , καθ’kath’vvv ὃνhonvvv τρόπονtroponjust as κἀκεῖνοιkakeinoithey [are] . ”

12Ἐσίγησεesigesefell silent δὲde- πᾶνpanwhole τὸtoThe πλῆθοςplēthosassembly καὶkai[as they] ἤκουονēkouonlistened to ΒαρνάβαBarnabaBarnabas καὶkaiand ΠαύλουPaulouPaul ἐξηγουμένωνexēgoumenōndescribing ὅσαhosa[the] ἐποίησενepoiēsenhad done ὁho- ΘεὸςTheosGod σημεῖαsēmeiasigns καὶkaiand τέραταteratawonders ἐνenamong τοῖςtoisthe ἔθνεσιethnesiGentiles δι’di’through αὐτῶνautōnthem .

13ΜετὰMetaWhen δὲde- τὸto- σιγῆσαιsigēsaihad finished speaking , αὐτοὺςautousthey ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēdeclared ἸάκωβοςIakōbosJames λέγωνlegōn- , ἌνδρεςAndres“ vvv ἀδελφοίadelphoiBrothers , ἀκούσατέakousatelisten to μουmoume !

14ΣυμεὼνSymeōnSimon ἐξηγήσατοexēgēsatohas told us καθὼςkathōshow πρῶτονprōtonfirst ὁho- ΘεὸςTheosGod ἐπεσκέψατοepeskepsatovisited [the Gentiles] λαβεῖνlabeinto take ἐξexfrom ἐθνῶνethnōn[them] λαὸνlaona people ἐπὶepito τὸto- ὀνόματιonomati[own] . αὐτοῦautouHis

15καὶkai- τούτῳtoutōwith this , συμφωνοῦσινsymphōnousinagree οἱhoiThe λόγοιlogoiwords τῶνtōnof the προφητῶνprophētōnprophets καθὼςkathōsas γέγραπταιgegraptaiit is written :

16ΜετὰMeta‘ After ταῦταtauta[this] ἀναστρέψωanastrepsōI will return καὶkaiand ἀνοικοδομήσωanoikodomēsōrebuild τὴνtēn- σκηνὴνskēnēntent ΔαυὶδDauidof David . τὴνtēn- πεπτωκυῖανpeptōkuianthe fallen καὶkai- τὰta- κατεσκαμμένα*kateskammenaruins αὐτῆςautēsIts ἀνοικοδομήσωanoikodomēsōI will rebuild , καὶkaiand ἀνορθώσωanorthōsōI will restore it αὐτήνautēn. . . ,

17ὅπωςhopōsso that ἂνanvvv ἐκζητήσωσινekzētēsōsinmay seek οἱhoithe κατάλοιποιkataloipoiremnant τῶνtōn- ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnof men τῶνtōn- ΚύριονKyrionLord , καὶkaiand πάνταpantaall τὰtathe ἔθνηethnēGentiles ἐφ’eph’- οὓςhouswho ἐπικέκληταιepikeklētaiare called τὸto- ὄνομάonomaname μουmouby My ἐπ’ep’- αὐτούςautous- , λέγειlegeisays ΚύριοςKyrios[the] Lord ὁho- ποιῶνpoiōnwho does ταῦταtautathese things πάνταpantaall

18γνωστὰgnōsta[that] have been known ἀπ’ap’for αἰῶνοςaiōnosages .’ ἐστίestiI have τὸto- ΘεῷTheōGod . πάνταpantaall τὰtathe ἔργαergadeeds αὐτοῦautouHis

19ΔιὸDiotherefore , ἐγὼegō[It is] my κρίνωkrinōjudgment , μὴmēvvv παρενοχλεῖνparenochleinthat we should not cause trouble for τοῖςtois- ἀπὸapo- τῶνtōnthe ἐθνῶνethnōnGentiles ἐπιστρέφουσινepistrephousin[who] are turning ἐπὶepito τὸνton- ΘεόνTheonGod .

20ἀλλὰallaInstead , ἐπιστεῖλαιepisteilaiwe should write αὐτοῖςautois[ and tell] them τοῦtou- ἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaito abstain from ἀπὸapo- τῶνtōnthe ἀλισγημάτωνalisgēmatōnpolluted τῶνtōn- εἰδώλωνeidōlōnby idols , καὶkai[from] τῆςtēs- πορνείαςporneiassexual immorality , καὶkai[from] ‹τοῦ›touthe πνικτοῦpniktoumeat of strangled animals , καὶkaiand τοῦtoufrom αἵματοςhaimatosblood .

21ΜωϋσῆςMōusēsMoses γὰρgarFor ἐκekfrom γενεῶνgeneōntimes ἀρχαίωνarchaiōnancient κατὰkatain every πόλινpolincity τοὺςtous- κηρύσσονταςkēryssontasbeen proclaimed αὐτὸνauton- ἔχειecheihas ἐνenin ταῖςtaisthe συναγωγαῖςsynagōgaissynagogues κατὰkataon πᾶνpanevery σάββατονsabbatonSabbath . ” ἀναγινωσκόμενοςanaginōskomenos[and] is read

22ΤότεToteThen ἔδοξεedoxedecided τοῖςtois- ἀποστόλοιςapostoloisapostles καὶkaiand τοῖςtois- πρεσβυτέροιςpresbyteroiselders , σὺνsynwith ὅλῃholēwhole τῇtēthe ἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiachurch , ἐκλεξαμένουςeklexamenousto select ἄνδραςandrasmen ἐξexfrom among αὐτῶνautōnthem πέμψαιpempsaito send εἰςeisto ἈντιόχειανAntiocheianAntioch σὺνsynwith τῷtō- ΠαύλῳPaulōPaul καὶkaiand ΒαρνάβᾳBarnabaBarnabas . ἸούδανIoudan[They chose] Judas τὸνton- ἐπικαλούμενονepikaloumenonis called ΒαρσαββᾶνBarsabbanBarsabbas καὶkaiand ΣιλᾶνSilanSilas , ἄνδραςandras. . . ἡγουμένουςhēgoumenous[two] leaders ἐνenamong τοῖςtoisthe ἀδελφοῖςadelphoisbrothers ,

23γράψαντεςgrapsantes[and sent them with] διὰdiavvv χειρὸςcheirosthis letter : αὐτῶνautōnvvv ΤάδεTade“ - ΟἱHoiThe ἀπόστολοιapostoloiapostles καὶkaiand οἱhoithe πρεσβύτεροιpresbyteroielders , καὶkaiand οἱhoithe ἀδελφοὶadelphoi[your] brothers , ΤοῖςToisTo the κατὰkatain τὴνtēn- ἈντιόχειανAntiocheianAntioch , καὶkai- ΣυρίανSyrianSyria , καὶkaiand ΚιλικίανKilikianCilicia : ἀδελφοῖςadelphoisbrothers τοῖςtois- ἐξexamong ἐθνῶνethnōn[the] Gentiles ΧαίρεινChaireinGreetings .

24ἘπειδὴEpeidēIt has come to our attention ἠκούσαμενēkousamen. . . ὅτιhotithat τινὲςtinessome ἐξexfrom ἡμῶνhēmōnus ‹ἐξελθόντες›exelthonteswent out ἐτάραξανetaraxan[and] unsettled ὑμᾶςhymasyou , λόγοιςlogoisby what [they] said . ἀνασκευάζοντεςanaskeuazontestroubling τὰςtas- ψυχὰςpsychasminds ὑμῶνhymōnyour λέγοντεςlegontes[and] declared περιτέμνεσθαιperitemnesthaito circumcise καὶkaiand τηρεῖνtēreinto obey τὸνtonthe νόμονnomonlaw οἷςhoisvvv οὐouvvv διεστειλάμεθαdiesteilamethawithout our authorization

25ἔδοξενedoxen[So] we all agreed ἡμῖνhēmin. . . γενομένοιςgenomenois. . . ὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothymadon. . . ἐκλεξαμένουςeklexamenousto select ἄνδραςandrasmen πέμψαιpempsaito send πρὸςprosto ὑμᾶςhymasyou σὺνsynalong with τοῖςtois- ἀγαπητοῖςagapētoisbeloved ἡμῶνhēmōnour ΒαρνάβᾳBarnabaBarnabas καὶkaiand ΠαύλῳPaulōPaul ,

26ἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoismen παραδεδωκόσιparadedōkosiwho have risked τὰςtas- ψυχὰςpsychaslives αὐτῶνautōntheir ὑπὲρhyperfor τοῦtouthe ὀνόματοςonomatosname τοῦtouthe ΚυρίουKyriouLord ἡμῶνhēmōnof our ἸησοῦIēsouJesus ΧριστοῦChristouChrist .

27ἀπεστάλκαμενapestalkamenwe are sending οὖνounTherefore ἸούδανIoudanJudas καὶkaiand ΣιλᾶνSilanSilas καὶkai- αὐτοὺςautous- διὰdiavvv λόγουlogou[in person] ἀπαγγέλλονταςapangellontasto tell you τὰtathe αὐτάautasame things [we are writing] .

28ἜδοξενEdoxenIt seemed good γὰρgar- τῷtōto the ἉγίῳHagiōHoly ΠνεύματιPneumatiSpirit καὶkaiand ἡμῖνhēminto us μηδὲνmēdennot πλέονpleon[with anything] beyond ἐπιτίθεσθαιepitithesthaivvv ὑμῖνhyminyou βάροςbarosto burden πλὴνplēn. . . τῶνtōn- ἐπάναγκεςepanankesessential requirements : τούτωνtoutōnthese

29ἀπέχεσθαιapechesthai[You must] abstain εἰδωλοθύτωνeidōlothytōnfrom food sacrificed to idols , καὶkai- αἵματοςhaimatosfrom blood , καὶkai- πνικτοῦpniktoumeat of strangled animals , καὶkaiand πορνείαςporneiassexual immorality , ἐξexfrom among ὧνhōnthese things . διατηροῦντεςdiatērountesto avoid ἑαυτοὺςheautous. . . εὖeuwell πράξετεpraxeteYou will do ἜρρωσθεErrōstheFarewell .

30ΟἱHoi[the men] μὲνmen- οὖνounSo ἀπολυθέντεςapolythenteswere sent off ἦλθονēlthonthey came εἰςeisto ἈντιόχειανAntiocheianAntioch , καὶkai[where] συναγαγόντεςsynagagontesthey assembled τὸtothe πλῆθοςplēthoscongregation ἐπέδωκανepedōkan[and] delivered τὴνtēnthe ἐπιστολήνepistolēnletter .

31ἀναγνόντεςanagnontes[the people] read [it] , δὲde[When] ἐχάρησανecharēsanthey rejoiced ἐπὶepiat τῇtē[its] παρακλήσειparaklēseiencouraging message .

32ἸούδαςIoudasJudas τεte- καὶkaiand ΣιλᾶςSilasSilas , καὶkai[who] αὐτοὶautoithemselves προφῆταιprophētaiprophets , ὄντεςonteswere διὰdiasaid much λόγουlogou. . . πολλοῦpollou. . . παρεκάλεσανparekalesanto encourage τοὺςtousthe ἀδελφοὺςadelphousbrothers . καὶkaiand ἐπεστήριξανepestērixanstrengthen

33ποιήσαντεςpoiēsantesAfter spending δὲde- χρόνονchrononsome time [there] , ἀπελύθησανapelythēsanthey were sent off μετ’met’in εἰρήνηςeirēnēspeace ἀπὸapoby τῶνtōnthe ἀδελφῶνadelphōnbrothers πρὸςprosto [return to] τοὺςtousthose who ἀποστόλουςapostolousapostles

34ἔδοξεedoxedecided δὲde- τὸto- ΣιλᾷSilaSilas . ἐπιμεῖναιepimeinaito spend αὐτοῦautouHis

35ΠαῦλοςPaulosPaul δὲdeBut καὶkaiand ΒαρνάβαςBarnabasBarnabas διέτριβονdietribonremained ἐνenat ἈντιοχείᾳAntiocheiaAntioch , διδάσκοντεςdidaskontesteaching καὶkaiand εὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoipreaching μετὰmetaalong with καὶkai. . . ἑτέρωνheterōnothers , πολλῶνpollōnmany τὸνtonthe λόγονlogonword τοῦtouof the ΚυρίουKyriouLord .

36ΜετὰMetalater δέde- τιναςtinasSome ἡμέραςhēmerastime εἰπὲeipesay ΠαῦλοςPaulosPaul πρὸςprosto ΒαρνάβανBarnabanBarnabas , ἘπιστρέψαντεςEpistrepsantesLet us go back δὴdē“ - ἐπισκεψώμεθαepiskepsōmetha[and] visit τοὺςtousthe ἀδελφοὺςadelphousbrothers ἡμῶνhēmōnof our κατὰkatain πᾶσανpasanevery πόλινpolintown ἐνenvvv αἷςhaiswhere κατηγγείλαμενkatēngeilamenwe proclaimed τὸνtonthe λόγονlogonword τοῦtouof the ΚυρίουKyriouLord , πῶςpōs[ to see ] how ἜχουσιEchousi‘ They have

37ΒαρνάβαςBarnabasBarnabas δὲde- ἐβουλεύσατοebouleusatowanted συμπαραλαβεῖνsymparalabeinto take τὸνton- ἸωάννηνIōannēnJohn , τὸνton- καλούμενονkaloumenon[also] called ΜάρκονMarkonMark .

38ΠαῦλοςPaulosPaul δὲdeBut ἠξίουēxiouthought it best τὸνton[because] he ἀποστάνταapostantahad deserted ἀπ’ap’. . . αὐτῶνautōnthem ἀπὸapoin ΠαμφυλίαςPamphyliasPamphylia καὶkaiand μὴmēvvv συνελθόνταsynelthontahad not accompanied αὐτοῖςautoisthem εἰςeisin τὸtothe ἔργονergonwork . μὴmēvvv συμπαραλαβεῖνsymparalabeinto take τοῦτονtoutonhim ,

39ἘγένετοEgeneto. . . οὖνounSo παροξυσμόςparoxysmosTheir disagreement was so sharp ὥστεhōstethat ἀποχωρισθῆναιapochōristhēnaiparted αὐτοὺςautousthey ἀπ’ap’vvv ἀλλήλωνallēlōncompany . τόνton- τεte- ΒαρνάβανBarnabanBarnabas παραλαβόνταparalabontatook τὸνton- ΜάρκονMarkonMark ἐκπλεῦσαιekpleusai[and] sailed εἰςeisfor ΚύπρονKypronCyprus ,

40ΠαῦλοςPaulosPaul δὲdebut ἐπιλεξάμενοςepilexamenoschose ΣιλᾶνSilanSilas ἜξελθεExelthe‘ Go out παραδοθεὶςparadotheiscommended τῇtēto the χάριτιcharitigrace τοῦtouof the ΘεοῦTheouGod , ὑπὸhypoby τῶνtōnthe ἀδελφῶνadelphōnbrothers

41διήρχετοdiērchetohe traveled through δὲdeAnd τὴνtēn- ΣυρίανSyrianSyria καὶkaiand ΚιλικίανKilikianCilicia , ἐπιστηρίζωνepistērizōnstrengthening τὰςtasthe ἐκκλησίαςekklēsiaschurches .