 15:1 ¶
And certain men came down from Judaea and taught the brethren, [saying], Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved. |
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 15:1 ¶
Andº
certain menº
which came downºº
fromº
Judaeaº
taughtºº
theº
brethren,º
[and said],º
Exceptº
ye be circumcisedºº
after theº
mannerº
of Moses,º
ye cannotººº
be saved.ºº |
 15:2
And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and questioning with them, [the brethren] appointed that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question. |
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 15:2
When thereforeº
Paulº
andº
Barnabasº
hadºº
noº
smallº
dissensionº
andº
disputationº
withº
them,º
they determinedºº
that Paulº
andº
Barnabas,º
andº
certainº
otherº
ofº
them,º
should go upºº
toº
Jerusalemº
untoº
theº
apostlesº
andº
eldersº
aboutº
thisº
question.º |
 15:3
They therefore, being brought on their way by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren. |
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 15:3
Andºº
beingº
brought on their wayºº
byº
theº
church,º
theyº
passed throughºº
Pheniceº
andº
Samaria,º
declaringºº
theº
conversionº
of theº
Gentiles:º
andº
they causedºº
greatº
joyº
unto allºº
theº
brethren.º |
 15:4
And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church and the apostles and the elders, and they rehearsed all things that God had done with them. |
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 15:4
Andº
when they were comeºº
toº
Jerusalem,º
they were receivedºº
ofº
theº
church,º
andº
[of] theº
apostlesº
andº
elders,º
andº
they declaredºº
all thingsº
thatº
Godº
had doneºº
withº
them.º |
 15:5
But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, It is needful to circumcise them, and to charge them to keep the law of Moses. |
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 15:5
Butº
there rose upºº
certainº
ofº
theº
sectº
of theº
Phariseesº
which believed,ºº
saying,ºº
Thatº
it was needfulºº
to circumciseºº
them,º
andº
to commandºº
[them] to keepºº
theº
lawº
of Moses.º |
 15:6 ¶
And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider of this matter. |
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 15:6 ¶
Andº
theº
apostlesº
andº
eldersº
came togetherºº
for to considerºº
ofº
thisº
matter.º |
 15:7
And when there had been much questioning, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Brethren, ye know that a good while ago God made choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. |
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 15:7
Andº
when there had beenºº
muchº
disputing,º
Peterº
rose up,ºº
and saidºº
untoº
them,º
Menº
[and] brethren,º
yeº
knowºº
how thatº
a goodº
whileº
agoººº
Godº
made choiceºº
amongº
us,º
that theº
Gentilesº
byº
myº
mouthº
should hearºº
theº
wordº
of theº
gospel,º
andº
believe.ºº |
 15:8
And God, who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us; |
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 15:8
Andº
God,º
which knoweth the hearts,º
bare themº
witness,ººº
givingºº
themº
theº
Holyº
Ghost,º
evenº
asº
[he did]º
unto us;º |
 15:9
and he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith. |
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 15:9
Andº
putºº
noº
differenceººº
betweenºº
usº
andº
them,º
purifyingºº
theirº
heartsº
by faith.º |
 15:10
Now therefore why make ye trial of God, that ye should put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? |
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 15:10
Nowº
thereforeº
whyº
temptº
yeºº
God,º
to putºº
a yokeº
uponº
theº
neckº
of theº
disciples,º
whichº
neitherº
ourº
fathersº
norº
weº
were ableºº
to bear?ºº |
 15:11
But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in like manner as they. |
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 15:11
Butº
we believeºº
that throughº
theº
graceº
of theº
Lordº
Jesusº
Christº
we shall be saved,ºº
evenºº
asº
they.ºººº |
 15:12 ¶
And all the multitude kept silence; and they hearkened unto Barnabas and Paul rehearsing what signs and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles through them. |
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 15:12 ¶
Thenº
allº
theº
multitudeº
kept silence,ºº
andº
gave audienceºº
to Barnabasº
andº
Paul,º
declaringºº
whatº
miraclesº
andº
wondersº
Godº
had wroughtºº
amongº
theº
Gentilesº
byº
them.º |
 15:13 ¶
And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, hearken unto me: |
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 15:13 ¶
Andº
afterº
theyº
had heldºº
theirº
peace,ºº
Jamesºº
answered,ºº
saying,ºº
Menº
[and] brethren,º
hearkenºº
unto me:º |
 15:14
Symeon hath rehearsed how first God visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. |
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 15:14
Simeonº
hath declaredºº
howº
Godº
at the firstº
did visitºº
the Gentiles,º
to takeºº
out ofº
them a peopleº
forº
hisºº
name.º |
 15:15
And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, |
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 15:15
Andº
to thisº
agreeºº
theº
wordsº
of theº
prophets;º
asº
it is written,ºº |
 15:16
After these things I will return, And I will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen; And I will build again the ruins thereof, And I will set it up: |
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 15:16
Afterº
thisº
I will return,ºº
andº
will build againºº
theº
tabernacleº
of David,º
whichº
is fallen down;ºº
andº
I will build againºº
theº
ruinsºº
thereof,º
andº
I will setºº
itº
up:ººº |
 15:17
That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, And all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, |
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 15:17
Thatºº
theº
residueº
of menº
might seek afterººº
theº
Lord,º
andº
allº
theº
Gentiles,º
uponº
whomº
myº
nameº
is called,ºººº
saithººº
the Lord,º
whoº
doethºº
allº
these things.º |
 15:18
Saith the Lord, who maketh these things known from of old. |
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 15:18
Knownº
unto Godº
areºº
allº
hisºº
worksº
fromº
the beginning of the world.º |
 15:19
Wherefore my judgment is, that we trouble not them that from among the Gentiles turn to God; |
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 15:19
Whereforeº
myº
sentence is,ºº
that we troubleºº
notº
them, whichº
fromº
amongº
theº
Gentilesº
are turnedºº
toº
God:º |
 15:20
but that we write unto them, that they abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood. |
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 15:20
Butº
that we writeºº
unto them,º
that they abstainºº
fromº
pollutionsº
of idols,ºº
andº
[from] fornication,º
andº
[from] things strangled,º
andº
[from] blood.º |
 15:21
For Moses from generations of old hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath. |
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 15:21
Forº
Mosesº
ofº
oldº
timeººº
hathºº
in everyº
cityºº
them that preachºº
him,º
being readºº
inº
theº
synagoguesº
everyºº
sabbath day.º |
 15:22
Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; [namely], Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren: |
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 15:22
Thenº
pleasedº
itºº
theº
apostlesº
andº
elders,º
withº
theº
wholeº
church,º
to sendºº
chosenºº
menº
ofº
their own companyº
toº
Antiochº
withº
Paulº
andº
Barnabas;º
[namely], Judasº
surnamedºº
Barsabas,º
andº
Silas,º
chiefºº
menº
amongº
theº
brethren:º |
 15:23
and they wrote [thus] by them, The apostles and the elders, brethren, unto the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting: |
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 15:23
And they wroteºº
[letters] byº
themººº
after this manner;º
Theº
apostlesº
andº
eldersº
andº
brethrenº
[send] greetingºº
unto theº
brethrenº
whichº
are ofº
the Gentilesº
inº
Antiochº
andº
Syriaº
andº
Cilicia:º |
 15:24
Forasmuch as we have heard that certain who went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls; to whom we gave no commandment; |
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 15:24
Forasmuch asº
we have heard,ºº
thatº
certainº
which went outºº
fromº
usº
have troubledºº
youº
with words,º
subvertingºº
yourº
souls,º
saying,ºº
[Ye must] be circumcised,ºº
andº
keepºº
theº
law:º
to whomº
we gaveºº
noº
[such] commandment:ººº |
 15:25
it seemed good unto us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, |
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 15:25
It seemed goodºº
unto us,º
being assembledºº
with one accord,º
to sendºº
chosenºº
menº
untoº
youº
withº
ourº
belovedº
Barnabasº
andº
Paul,º |
 15:26
men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
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 15:26
Menº
that have hazardedºº
theirºº
livesº
forº
theº
nameº
of ourº
Lordº
Jesusº
Christ.º |
 15:27
We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also shall tell you the same things by word of mouth. |
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 15:27
We have sentºº
thereforeº
Judasº
andº
Silas,º
whoº
shallºº
alsoº
tellºº
[you] theº
same thingsº
byº
mouth.ºº |
 15:28
For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things: |
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 15:28
Forº
it seemed goodºº
to theº
Holyº
Ghost,º
andº
to us,º
to layº
uponºº
youº
noº
greaterº
burdenº
thanº
theseº
necessary things;º |
 15:29
that ye abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication; from which if ye keep yourselves, it shall be well with you. Fare ye well. |
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 15:29
That ye abstainºº
from meats offered to idols,º
andº
from blood,º
andº
from things strangled,º
andº
from fornication:º
fromº
whichº
if ye keepºº
yourselves,º
ye shall doºº
well.º
Fare ye well.ºº |
 15:30
So they, when they were dismissed, came down to Antioch; and having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle. |
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 15:30
Soºº
when theyº
wereº
dismissed,ºº
they cameºº
toº
Antioch:º
andº
when they had gatheredºº
the multitudeº
together,ºººº
they deliveredºº
theº
epistle:º |
 15:31
And when they had read it, they rejoiced for the consolation. |
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 15:31
[Which] whenº
they had read,ºº
they rejoicedºº
forº
theº
consolation.º |
 15:32
And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them. |
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 15:32
Andº
Judasº
andº
Silas,º
beingºº
prophetsº
alsoº
themselves,ºº
exhortedºº
theº
brethrenº
withº
manyº
words,º
andº
confirmedºº
[them]. |
 15:33
And after they had spent some time [there], they were dismissed in peace from the brethren unto those that had sent them forth. |
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 15:33
Andº
after they had tarriedºº
[there] a space,º
they were let goºº
inº
peaceº
fromº
theº
brethrenº
untoº
theº
apostles.º |
 15:34
[But it seemed good unto Silas to abide there.] |
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 15:34
Notwithstandingº
it pleasedºº
Silasº
to abideºº
thereº
still.ºº |
 15:35
But Paul and Barnabas tarried in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also. |
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 15:35
Paulº
alsoº
andº
Barnabasº
continuedºº
inº
Antioch,º
teachingºº
andº
preachingºº
theº
wordº
of theº
Lord,º
withº
manyº
othersº
also.º |
 15:36 ¶
And after some days Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us return now and visit the brethren in every city wherein we proclaimed the word of the Lord, [and see] how they fare. |
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 15:36 ¶
Andº
someº
daysº
afterº
Paulºº
saidºº
untoº
Barnabas,ºº
Let us go againººº
and visitºº
ourº
brethrenº
inº
everyº
cityº
whereºº
we have preachedºº
theº
wordº
of theº
Lord,º
[and see] howº
they do.ºº |
 15:37
And Barnabas was minded to take with them John also, who was called Mark. |
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 15:37
Andº
Barnabasº
determinedºº
to take withº
themºº
John,º
whose surname wasºº
Mark.º |
 15:38
But Paul thought not good to take with them him who withdrew from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. |
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 15:38
Butº
Paulº
thoughtºº
notº
goodººº
to takeºº
himº
withºº
them,ºº
whoº
departedºº
fromº
themº
fromº
Pamphylia,º
andº
wentºº
notº
withºº
themº
toº
theº
work.º |
 15:39
And there arose a sharp contention, so that they parted asunder one from the other, and Barnabas took Mark with him, and sailed away unto Cyprus; |
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 15:39
Andº
the contentionºº
wasºº
so sharpº
betweenºº
them,º
thatº
theyº
departed asunderºº
one from the other:ºº
andº
soº
Barnabasº
tookºº
Mark,º
and sailedºº
untoº
Cyprus;º |
 15:40
but Paul choose Silas, and went forth, being commended by the brethren to the grace of the Lord. |
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 15:40
Andº
Paulº
choseºº
Silas,º
and departed,ºº
being recommendedºº
byº
theº
brethrenº
unto theº
graceº
of God.º |
 15:41
And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches. |
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 15:41
Andº
he went throughºº
Syriaº
andº
Cilicia,º
confirmingºº
theº
churches.º |