Acts 15

1 ♥ 📝 A nd^G2532 certain men^G5100 came down^G2718 from^G575 Judaea^G2449 and taught^G1321 the brethren,^G80 [saying],^G3754 Except^{G1437 G3361} ye be circumcised^G4059 after the custom^G1485 of Moses,^G3475 ye^G1410 cannot^G3756 be^G1410 saved.^G4982

2 ♥ 📝 And^G3767 when Paul^G3972 and^G2532 Barnabas^G921 had^G1096 no^G3756 small^G3641 dissension^G4714 and^G2532 questioning^G4803 with^G4314 them,^G846 [the brethren] appointed that^G5021 Paul^G3972 and^G2532 Barnabas,^G921 and^G2532 certain^G5100 other^G243 of^G1537 them,^G846 should go up^G305 to^G1519 Jerusalem^G2419 unto^G4314 the apostles^G652 and^G2532 elders^G4245 about^G4012 this^G5127 question.^G2213

3 ♥ 📝 They therefore,^{G3767 G3303} being brought on their way^G4311 by^G5259 the church,^G1577 passed through^G1330 both Phoenicia^G5403 and^G2532 Samaria,^G4540 declaring^G1555 the conversion^G1995 of the Gentiles:^G1484 and^G2532 they caused^G4160 great^G3173 joy^G5479 unto all^G3956 the brethren.^G80

4 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 when they were come^G3854 to^G1519 Jerusalem,^G2419 they were received^G588 of^G5259 the church^G1577 and^G2532 the apostles^G652 and^G2532 the elders,^G4245 and^G5037 they rehearsed^G312 all things that^G3745 God^G2316 had done^G4160 with^G3326 them.^G846

5 ♥ 📝 But^G1161 there rose up^G1817 certain^G5100 of^G575 the sect^G139 of^G575 the Pharisees^G5330 who^G3754 believed,^G4100 saying,^G3004 It is needful to^G1163 circumcise^G4059 them,^G846 and^G5037 to charge them to keep^G5083 the law^G3551 of Moses.^G3475

6 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 the apostles^G652 and^G2532 the elders^G4245 were gathered together^G4863 to consider^G1492 of^G4012 this^G5127 matter.^G3056

7 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 when there had been^G1096 much^G4183 questioning,^G4803 Peter^G4074 rose up,^G450 and said^G2036 unto^G4314 them,^{G846 G435} Brethren,^G80 ye^G5210 know^G1987 that^G3754 a good^G575 while^G2250 ago^G744 God^G2316 made choice^G1586 among^G1722 you,^G2254 that by^G1223 my^G3450 mouth^G4750 the Gentiles^G1484 should hear^G191 the word^G3056 of the gospel,^G2098 and^G2532 believe.^G4100

8 ♥ 📝 And^G2532 God,^G2316 who knoweth the heart,^G2589 bare^G3140 them^G846 witness,^G3140 giving^G1325 them^G846 the Holy^G40 Spirit,^G4151 even^G2532 as^G2531 he did unto us;^G2254

9 ♥ 📝 and^G2532 he made^G1252 no^G3762 distinction^G1252 between^{G3342 G5037} us^G2257 and^G2532 them,^G846 cleansing^G2511 their^G846 hearts^G2588 by faith.^G4102

10 ♥ 📝 Now^G3568 therefore^G3767 why^G5101 make ye^G3985 trial of God,^G2316 that ye should put^G2007 a yoke^G2218 upon^G1909 the neck^G5137 of the disciples^G3101 which^G3739 neither^G3777 our^G2257 fathers^G3962 nor^G3777 we^G2249 were able^G2480 to bear?^G941

11 ♥ 📝 But^G235 we believe^G4100 that^G3739 we shall be saved^G4982 through^G1223 the grace^G5485 of the Lord^G2962 Jesus,^{G2424 G5547} in like manner^G5158 as^G2596 they.^G2548

12 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 all^G3956 the multitude^G4128 kept silence;^G4601 and^G2532 they hearkened^G191 unto Barnabas^G921 and^G2532 Paul^G3972 rehearsing^G1834 what^G3745 signs^G4592 and^G2532 wonders^G5059 God^G2316 had wrought^G4160 among^G1722 the Gentiles^G1484 through^G1223 them.^G846

13 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 after^G3326 they had held^G4601 their^G846 peace,^G4601 James^G2385 answered,^G611 saying,^{G3004 G435} Brethren,^G80 hearken^G191 unto me:^G3450

14 ♥ 📝 Symeon^G4826 hath rehearsed^G1834 how^G2531 first^G4412 God^G2316 visited^G1980 the Gentiles,^G1484 to take^G2983 out of them^G1537 a people^G2992 for^G1909 his^G846 name.^G3686

15 ♥ 📝 And^G2532 to this^G5129 agree^G4856 the words^G3056 of the prophets;^G4396 as^G2531 it is written,^G1125

16 ♥ 📝 After^G3326 these things^G5023 I will return,^G390 And^G2532 I will build again^G456 the tabernacle^G4633 of David,^G1138 which^G3588 is fallen;^G4098 And^G2532 I will build again^G456 the ruins^G2679 thereof,^G846 And^G2532 I will set^G461 it^G846 up:^G461

17 ♥ 📝 That^G3704 the residue^G2645 of men^G444 may seek^G1567 after the Lord,^G2962 And^G2532 all^G3956 the Gentiles,^G1484 upon^G1909 whom^G3739 my^G3450 name^G3686 is called,^G1909

18 ♥ 📝 Saith the Lord,^G2316 who^G846 maketh^G2076 these^G3956 things^G2041 known^G1110 from^G575 of old.^G165

19 ♥ 📝 Wherefore^G1352 my^G1473 judgment is,^G2919 that we trouble^G3926 not^G3361 them that^G3588 from among^G575 the Gentiles^G1484 turn^G1994 to^G1909 God;^G2316

20 ♥ 📝 but^G235 that we write^G1989 unto them,^G846 that they abstain^G567 from^G575 the pollutions^G234 of idols,^G1497 and^G2532 from fornication,^G4202 and^G2532 from what is strangled,^G4156 and^G2532 from blood.^G129

21 ♥ 📝 For^G1063 Moses^G3475 from generations^G1074 of^G1537 old^G744 hath^G2192 in every^G2596 city^G4172 them^G3588 that preach^G2784 him,^G846 being read^G314 in^G1722 the synagogues^G4864 every^G3956 sabbath.^G2596

22 ♥ 📝 Then^G5119 it^G1380 seemed good to the apostles^G652 and^G2532 the elders,^G4245 with^G4862 the whole^G3650 church,^G1577 to^G1519 choose^G1586 men^G435 out of^G1537 their company,^G846 and^G2532 send^G3992 them to^G1519 Antioch^G490 with^G4862 Paul^G3972 and^G2532 Barnabas;^G921 [namely], Judas^G2455 called Barsabbas, and^G2532 Silas,^G4609 chief^G2233 men^G435 among^G1722 the brethren:^G80

23 ♥ 📝 and they wrote^G1125 thus^G3592 by^{G1223 G5495} them,^G846 The apostles^G652 and^G2532 the elders,^{G4245 G2532} brethren,^G80 unto the brethren^G80 who^G3588 are of^G1537 the Gentiles^G1484 in^G2596 Antioch^G490 and^G2532 Syria^G4947 and^G2532 Cilicia,^G2791 greeting:^G5463

24 ♥ 📝 Forasmuch as^G1894 we have heard^G191 that^G3754 certain^G5100 who went out^G1831 from^G1537 us^G2257 have troubled^G5015 you^G5209 with words,^G3056 subverting^G384 your^G5216 souls;^G5590 to whom^G3739 we gave^G1291 no^G3756 commandment;^G1291

25 ♥ 📝 it seemed good^G1380 unto us,^G2254 having come^G1096 to one accord,^G3661 to choose^G1586 out men^G435 and send^G3992 them unto^G4314 you^G5209 with^G4862 our^G2257 beloved^G27 Barnabas^G921 and^G2532 Paul,^G3972

26 ♥ 📝 men^G444 that have hazarded^G3860 their^G846 lives^G5590 for^G5228 the name^G3686 of our^G2257 Lord^G2962 Jesus^G2424 Christ.^G5547

27 ♥ 📝 We have sent^G649 therefore^G3767 Judas^G2455 and^G2532 Silas,^G4609 who^G846 themselves also^G2532 shall^G518 tell^G518 you the same things^G846 by^G1223 word of mouth.^G3056

28 ♥ 📝 For^G1063 it seemed good^G1380 to the Holy^G40 Spirit,^G4151 and^G2532 to us,^G2254 to lay upon^G2007 you^G5213 no^G3367 greater^G4119 burden^G922 than^G4133 these^G5130 necessary^G1876 things:^G5130

29 ♥ 📝 that ye abstain^G567 from things sacrificed to idols,^G1494 and^G2532 from blood,^G129 and^G2532 from things strangled,^G4156 and^G2532 from fornication;^G4202 from^G1537 which^G3739 if ye keep^G1301 yourselves,^G1438 it shall be^G4238 well^G2095 with you. Fare ye well.^G4517

30 ♥ 📝 So^G3767 they, when^G3303 they were dismissed,^G630 came^G2064 down to^G1519 Antioch;^G490 and^G2532 having gathered^G4863 the multitude^G4128 together,^G4863 they delivered^G1929 the epistle.^G1992

31 ♥ 📝 And when^G1161 they had read^G314 it, they rejoiced^G5463 for^G1909 the consolation.^G3874

32 ♥ 📝 And^G5037 Judas^G2455 and^G2532 Silas,^G4609 being^G5607 themselves^G846 also^G2532 prophets,^G4396 exhorted^G3870 the brethren^G80 with^G1223 many^G4183 words,^G3056 and^G2532 confirmed^G1991 them.

33 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 after they had spent some time^G4160 [there],^G5550 they were dismissed^G630 in^G3326 peace^G1515 from^G575 the brethren^G80 unto^G4314 those^G652 that had sent them forth.

35 ♥ 📝 But Paul^{G3972 G1161} and^G2532 Barnabas^G921 tarried^G1304 in^G1722 Antioch,^G490 teaching^G1321 and^G2532 preaching^G2097 the word^G3056 of the Lord,^G2962 with^G3326 many^G4183 others^G2087 also.^G2532

36 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 after^G3326 some^G5100 days^G2250 Paul^G3972 said^G2036 unto^G4314 Barnabas,^G921 Let us return^G1994 now and^G1211 visit^G1980 the^G2257 brethren^G80 in^G2596 every^G3956 city^{G4172 G1722} wherein^G3739 we proclaimed^G2605 the word^G3056 of the Lord,^G2962 [and see] how^G4459 they fare.^G2192

37 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 Barnabas^G921 was minded^G1011 to take with them^G4838 John^G2491 also, who was^G2564 called Mark.^G3138

38 ♥ 📝 But^G1161 Paul^G3972 thought^G515 not^G3361 good^G515 to take with them^G5126 him^G4838 who^G3588 withdrew^G868 from^G575 them^G846 from^G575 Pamphylia,^G3828 and^G2532 went^G4905 not^G3361 with them^G846 to^G1519 the work.^G2041

39 ♥ 📝 And^G3767 there arose^G1096 a sharp contention,^G3948 so that^G5620 they parted asunder^G673 one^G846 from^G575 the other,^G240 and^G5037 Barnabas^G921 took^G3880 Mark^G3138 with him, and sailed^G1602 away unto^G1519 Cyprus;^G2954

40 ♥ 📝 but Paul^G3972 choose^G1951 Silas,^G4609 and^G1161 went forth,^G1831 being commended^G3860 by^G5259 the brethren^G80 to the grace^G5485 of the Lord.^G2316

41 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 he went through^G1330 Syria^G4947 and^G2532 Cilicia,^G2791 confirming^G1991 the churches.^G1577