15:1 And 2532 certain men 5100 which came down 2718 5631 from 575 Judaea 2449 taught 1321 5707 the brethren 80, [and said], 3754 Except 3362 ye be circumcised 4059 5747 after the manner 1485 of Moses 3475, ye cannot 3756 1410 5736 be saved 4982 5683.

15:2 When therefore 3767 Paul 3972 and 2532 Barnabas 921 had 1096 5637 no 3756 small 3641 dissension 4714 and 2532 disputation 4803 with 4314 them 846, they determined 5021 5656 that Paul 3972 and 2532 Barnabas 921, and 2532 certain 5100 other 243 of 1537 them 846, should go up 305 5721 to 1519 Jerusalem 2419 unto 4314 the apostles 652 and 2532 elders 4245 about 4012 this 5127 question 2213.

15:3 And 3303 3767 being brought on their way 4311 5685 by 5259 the church 1577, they passed through 1330 5711 Phenice 5403 and 2532 Samaria 4540, declaring 1555 5740 the conversion 1995 of the Gentiles 1484: and 2532 they caused 4160 5707 great 3173 joy 5479 unto all 3956 the brethren 80.

15:4 And 1161 when they were come 3854 5637 to 1519 Jerusalem 2419, they were received 588 5681 of 5259 the church 1577, and 2532 [of] the apostles 652 and 2532 elders 4245, and 5037 they declared 312 5656 all things 3745 that God 2316 had done 4160 5656 with 3326 them 846.

15:5 But 1161 there rose up 1817 5627 certain 5100 of 575 the sect 139 of the Pharisees 5330 which believed 4100 5761, saying 3004 5723, That 3754 it was needful 1163 5748 to circumcise 4059 5721 them 846, and 5037 to command 3853 5721 [them] to keep 5083 5721 the law 3551 of Moses 3475.(rose…: or, rose up, said they, certain)

15:6 And 1161 the apostles 652 and 2532 elders 4245 came together 4863 5681 for to consider 1492 5629 of 4012 this 5127 matter 3056.

15:7 And 1161 when there had been 1096 5637 much 4183 disputing 4803, Peter 4074 rose up 450 5631, and said 2036 5627 unto 4314 them 846, Men 435 [and] brethren 80, ye 5210 know 1987 5736 how that 3754 a good 744 while 2250 ago 575 God 2316 made choice 1586 5668 among 1722 us 2254, that the Gentiles 1484 by 1223 my 3450 mouth 4750 should hear 191 5658 the word 3056 of the gospel 2098, and 2532 believe 4100 5658.

15:8 And 2532 God 2316, which knoweth the hearts 2589, bare them 846 witness 3140 5656, giving 1325 5631 them 846 the Holy 40 Ghost 4151, even 2532 as 2531 [he did] unto us 2254;

15:9 And 2532 put 1252 0 no 3762 difference 1252 5656 between 3342 5037 us 2257 and 2532 them 846, purifying 2511 5660 their 846 hearts 2588 by faith 4102.

15:10 Now 3568 therefore 3767 why 5101 tempt ye 3985 5719 God 2316, to put 2007 5629 a yoke 2218 upon 1909 the neck 5137 of the disciples 3101, which 3739 neither 3777 our 2257 fathers 3962 nor 3777 we 2249 were able 2480 5656 to bear 941 5658?

15:11 But 235 we believe 4100 5719 that through 1223 the grace 5485 of the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 we shall be saved 4982 5683, even 2596 3739 as 5158 they 2548.

15:12 Then 1161 all 3956 the multitude 4128 kept silence 4601 5656, and 2532 gave audience 191 5707 to Barnabas 921 and 2532 Paul 3972, declaring 1834 5740 what 3745 miracles 4592 and 2532 wonders 5059 God 2316 had wrought 4160 5656 among 1722 the Gentiles 1484 by 1223 them 846.

15:13 And 1161 after 3326 they had held 4601 0 their 846 peace 4601 5658, James 2385 answered 611 5662, saying 3004 5723, Men 435 [and] brethren 80, hearken 191 5657 unto me 3450:

15:14 Simeon 4826 hath declared 1834 5662 how 2531 God 2316 at the first 4412 did visit 1980 5662 the Gentiles 1484, to take 2983 5629 out of 1537 them a people 2992 for 1909 his 846 name 3686.

15:15 And 2532 to this 5129 agree 4856 5719 the words 3056 of the prophets 4396; as 2531 it is written 1125 5769,

15:16 After 3326 this 5023 I will return 390 5692, and 2532 will build again 456 5692 the tabernacle 4633 of David 1138, which 3588 is fallen down 4098 5761; and 2532 I will build again 456 5692 the ruins 2679 5772 thereof 846, and 2532 I will set 461 0 it 846 up 461 5692:

15:17 That 3704 302 the residue 2645 of men 444 might seek after 1567 5661 the Lord 2962, and 2532 all 3956 the Gentiles 1484, upon 1909 whom 3739 my 3450 name 3686 is called 1941 5769 1909 846, saith 3004 5719 the Lord 2962, who 3588 doeth 4160 5723 all 3956 these things 5023.

15:18 Known 1110 unto God 2316 are 2076 5748 all 3956 his 846 works 2041 from 575 the beginning of the world 165.

15:19 Wherefore 1352 my 1473 sentence is 2919 5719, that we trouble 3926 5721 not 3361 them, which 3588 from among 575 the Gentiles 1484 are turned 1994 5723 to 1909 God 2316:

15:20 But 235 that we write 1989 5658 unto them 846, that they abstain 567 5733 from 575 pollutions 234 of idols 1497, and 2532 [from] fornication 4202, and 2532 [from] things strangled 4156, and 2532 [from] blood 129.

15:21 For 1063 Moses 3475 of 1537 old 744 time 1074 hath 2192 5719 in every 2596 city 4172 them that preach 2784 5723 him 846, being read 314 5746 in 1722 the synagogues 4864 every 2596 3956 sabbath day 4521.

15:22 Then 5119 pleased it 1380 5656 the apostles 652 and 2532 elders 4245, with 4862 the whole 3650 church 1577, to send 3992 5658 chosen 1586 5671 men 435 of 1537 their own company 846 to 1519 Antioch 490 with 4862 Paul 3972 and 2532 Barnabas 921; [namely], Judas 2455 surnamed 1941 5746 Barsabas 923, and 2532 Silas 4609, chief 2233 5740 men 435 among 1722 the brethren 80:

15:23 And they wrote 1125 5660 [letters] by 1223 them 5495 846 after this manner 3592; The apostles 652 and 2532 elders 4245 and 2532 brethren 80 [send] greeting 5463 5721 unto the brethren 80 which 3588 are of 1537 the Gentiles 1484 in 2596 Antioch 490 and 2532 Syria 4947 and 2532 Cilicia 2791:

15:24 Forasmuch as 1894 we have heard 191 5656, that 3754 certain 5100 which went out 1831 5631 from 1537 us 2257 have troubled 5015 5656 you 5209 with words 3056, subverting 384 5723 your 5216 souls 5590, saying 3004 5723, [Ye must] be circumcised 4059 5745, and 2532 keep 5083 5721 the law 3551: to whom 3739 we gave 1291 0 no 3756 [such] commandment 1291 5668:

15:25 It seemed good 1380 5656 unto us 2254, being assembled 1096 5637 with one accord 3661, to send 3992 5658 chosen 1586 5671 men 435 unto 4314 you 5209 with 4862 our 2257 beloved 27 Barnabas 921 and 2532 Paul 3972,

15:26 Men 444 that have hazarded 3860 5761 their 846 lives 5590 for 5228 the name 3686 of our 2257 Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547.

15:27 We have sent 649 5758 therefore 3767 Judas 2455 and 2532 Silas 4609, who 846 shall 518 0 also 2532 tell 518 5723 [you] the same things 846 by 1223 mouth 3056.(mouth: Gr. word)

15:28 For 1063 it seemed good 1380 5656 to the Holy 40 Ghost 4151, and 2532 to us 2254, to lay upon 2007 5733 you 5213 no 3367 greater 4119 burden 922 than 4133 these 5130 necessary things 1876;

15:29 That ye abstain 567 5733 from meats offered to idols 1494, and 2532 from blood 129, and 2532 from things strangled 4156, and 2532 from fornication 4202: from 1537 which 3739 if ye keep 1301 5723 yourselves 1438, ye shall do 4238 5692 well 2095. Fare ye well 4517 5770.

15:30 So 3303 3767 when they were dismissed 630 5685, they came 2064 5627 to 1519 Antioch 490: and 2532 when they had gathered 4863 0 the multitude 4128 together 4863 5631, they delivered 1929 5656 the epistle 1992:

15:31 [Which] when 1161 they had read 314 5631, they rejoiced 5463 5644 for 1909 the consolation 3874.(consolation: or, exhortation)

15:32 And Judas 2455 and 2532 Silas 4609, being 5607 5752 prophets 4396 also 2532 themselves 846, exhorted 3870 5656 the brethren 80 with 1223 many 4183 words 3056, and 2532 confirmed 1991 5656 [them].

15:33 And 1161 after they had tarried 4160 5660 [there] a space 5550, they were let go 630 5681 in 3326 peace 1515 from 575 the brethren 80 unto 4314 the apostles 652.

15:34 Notwithstanding 1161 it pleased 1380 5656 Silas 4609 to abide 1961 0 there 847 still 1961 5658.

15:35 Paul 3972 also 1161 and 2532 Barnabas 921 continued 1304 5707 in 1722 Antioch 490, teaching 1321 5723 and 2532 preaching 2097 5734 the word 3056 of the Lord 2962, with 3326 many 4183 others 2087 also 2532.

15:36 And 1161 some 5100 days 2250 after 3326 Paul 3972 said 2036 5627 unto 4314 Barnabas 921, 1211 Let us go again 1994 5660 and visit 1980 5667 our 2257 brethren 80 in 2596 every 3956 city 4172 where 1722 3739 we have preached 2605 5656 the word 3056 of the Lord 2962, [and see] how 4459 they do 2192 5719.

15:37 And 1161 Barnabas 921 determined 1011 5662 to take with them 4838 5629 John 2491, whose surname was 2564 5746 Mark 3138.

15:38 But 1161 Paul 3972 thought 515 0 not 3361 good 515 5707 to take 4838 0 him 5126 with them 4838 5629, who 3588 departed 868 5631 from 575 them 846 from 575 Pamphylia 3828, and 2532 went 4905 5631 not 3361 with them 846 to 1519 the work 2041.

15:39 And 3767 the contention 3948 0 was 1096 5633 so sharp 3948 between them 846, that 5620 they departed asunder 673 5683 one from the other 575 240: and so 5037 Barnabas 921 took 3880 5631 Mark 3138, and sailed 1602 5658 unto 1519 Cyprus 2954;

15:40 And 1161 Paul 3972 chose 1951 5671 Silas 4609, and departed 1831 5627, being recommended 3860 5685 by 5259 the brethren 80 unto the grace 5485 of God 2316.

15:41 And 1161 he went through 1330 5711 Syria 4947 and 2532 Cilicia 2791, confirming 1991 5723 the churches 1577.

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