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| Acts 15:1 | And certain men who came down from Judea, taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. | But certain persons who had come down from Judaea tried to convince the brethren, saying, "Unless you are circumcised in accordance with the Mosaic custom, you cannot be saved." | And certain persons, having come down from Judaea, taught the brethren, If ye shall not have been circumcised according to the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved. |
| Acts 15:2 | When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, should go to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question. | Between these new comers and Paul and Barnabas there was no little disagreement and controversy, until at last it was decided that Paul and Barnabas and some other brethren should go up to consult the Apostles and Elders in Jerusalem on this matter. | A commotion therefore having taken place, and no small discussion on the part of Paul and Barnabas against them, they arranged that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others from amongst them, should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question. |
| Acts 15:3 | And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice, and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy to all the brethren. | So they set out, being accompanied for a short distance by some other members of the Church; and as they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, they told the whole story of the conversion of the Gentiles and inspired all the brethren with great joy. | They therefore, having been set on their way by the assembly, passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, relating the conversion of [those of] the nations. And they caused great joy to all the brethren. |
| Acts 15:4 | And when they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and by the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them. | Upon their arrival in Jerusalem they were cordially received by the Church, the Apostles, and the Elders; and they reported in detail all that God, working with them, had done. | And being arrived at Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly, and the apostles, and the elders, and related all that God had wrought with them. |
| Acts 15:5 | But there rose certain of the sect of the Pharisees, who believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses. | But certain men who had belonged to the sect of the Pharisees but were now believers, stood up in the assembly, and said, "Yes, Gentile believers ought to be circumcised and be ordered to keep the Law of Moses." | And some of those who were of the sect of the Pharisees, who believed, rose up from among [them], saying that they ought to circumcise them and enjoin them to keep the law of Moses. |
| Acts 15:6 | And the apostles and elders came together to consider of this matter. | Then the Apostles and Elders met to consider the matter; | And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter. |
| Acts 15:7 | And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose and said to them, Men, brethren, ye know that a good while ago, God made choice among us, that the Gentiles, by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. | and after there had been a long discussion Peter rose to his feet. "It is within your own knowledge," he said, "that God originally made choice among you that from my lips the Gentiles were to hear the Message of the Good News, and believe. | And much discussion having taken place, Peter, standing up, said to them, Brethren, *ye* know that from the earliest days God amongst you chose that the nations by my mouth should hear the word of the glad tidings and believe. |
| Acts 15:8 | And God, who knoweth the hearts, bore them witness, giving to them the Holy Spirit, even as he did to us: | And God, who knows all hearts, gave His testimony in their favour by bestowing the Holy Spirit on them just as He did on us; | And the heart-knowing God bore them witness, giving [them] the Holy Spirit as to us also, |
| Acts 15:9 | And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. | and He made no difference between us and them, in that He cleansed their hearts by their faith. | and put no difference between us and them, having purified their hearts by faith. |
| Acts 15:10 | Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? | Now, therefore, why try an experiment upon God, by laying on the necks of these disciples a yoke which neither our forefathers nor we have been able to bear? | Now therefore why tempt ye God, by putting a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? |
| Acts 15:11 | But we believe, that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, we shall be saved even as they. | On the contrary, we believe that it is by the grace of the Lord Jesus that we, as well as they, shall be saved." | But we believe that we shall be saved by the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same manner as they also. |
| Acts 15:12 | Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought by them among the Gentiles. | Then the whole assembly remained silent while they listened to the statement made by Paul and Barnabas as to all the signs and marvels that God had done among the Gentiles through their instrumentality. | And all the multitude kept silence and listened to Barnabas and Paul relating all the signs and wonders which God had wrought among the nations by them. |
| Acts 15:13 | And after they held their peace, James answered, saying, Men, brethren, hearken to me. | When they had finished speaking, James said, "Brethren, listen to me. | And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, listen to me: |
| Acts 15:14 | Simeon hath declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take from among them a people for his name. | Symeon has related how God first looked graciously on the Gentiles to take from among them a People to be called by His name. | Simon has related how God first visited to take out of [the] nations a people for his name. |
| Acts 15:15 | And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, | And this is in harmony with the language of the Prophets, which says: | And with this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written: |
| Acts 15:16 | After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins of it; and I will set it up: | "`"Afterwards I will return, and will rebuild David's fallen tent. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will set it up again; | After these things I will return, and will rebuild the tabernacle of David which is fallen, and will rebuild its ruins, and will set it up, |
| Acts 15:17 | That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. | In order that the rest of mankind may earnestly seek the Lord even all the nations which are called by My name," | so that the residue of men may seek out the Lord, and all the nations on whom my name is invoked, saith [the] Lord, who does these things |
| Acts 15:18 | Known to God are all his works from the beginning of the world. | Says the Lord, who has been making these things known from ages long past.' | known from eternity. |
| Acts 15:19 | Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, who from among the Gentiles are turned to God: | "My judgement, therefore, is against inflicting unexpected annoyance on those of the Gentiles who are turning to God. | Wherefore *I* judge, not to trouble those who from the nations turn to God; |
| Acts 15:20 | But that we write to them that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from lewdness, and from things strangled, and from blood. | Yet let us send them written instructions to abstain from things polluted by connexion with idolatry, from fornication, from meat killed by strangling, and from blood. | but to write to them to abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood. |
| Acts 15:21 | For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath. | For Moses from the earliest times has had his preachers in every town, being read, as he is, Sabbath after Sabbath, in the various synagogues." | For Moses, from generations of old, has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath. |
| Acts 15:22 | Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch, with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren: | Thereupon it was decided by the Apostles and Elders, with the approval of the whole Church, to choose suitable persons from among themselves and send them to Antioch, with Paul and Barnabas. Judas, called Bar-sabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren, were selected, | Then it seemed good to the apostles and to the elders, with the whole assembly, to send chosen men from among them with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch, Judas called Barsabas and Silas, leading men among the brethren, |
| Acts 15:23 | And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles, and elders, and brethren, send greeting to the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia. | and they took with them the following letter: "The Apostles and the elder brethren send greeting to the Gentile brethren throughout Antioch, Syria and Cilicia. | having by their hand written [thus]: The apostles, and the elders, and the brethren, to the brethren who are from among [the] nations at Antioch, and [in] Syria and Cilicia, greeting: |
| Acts 15:24 | Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain who went out from us, have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law; to whom we gave no such commandment: | As we have been informed that certain persons who have gone out from among us have disturbed you by their teaching and have unsettled your minds, without having received any such instructions from us; | Inasmuch as we have heard that some who went out from amongst us have troubled you by words, upsetting your souls, [saying that ye must be circumcised and keep the law]; to whom we gave no commandment; |
| Acts 15:25 | It seemed good to us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men to you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul: | we have unanimously decided to select certain men and send them to you in company with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul, | it seemed good to us, having arrived at a common judgment, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, |
| Acts 15:26 | Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. | who have endangered their very lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. | men who have given up their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| Acts 15:27 | We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who will also tell you the same things by mouth. | We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who are themselves bringing you the same message by word of mouth. | We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves also will tell you by word [of mouth] the same things. |
| Acts 15:28 | For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; | For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no burden heavier than these necessary requirements | For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things: |
| Acts 15:29 | That ye abstain from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from lewdness: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye will do well. Fare ye well. | You must abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from fornication. Keep yourselves clear of these things, and it will be well with you. Farewell." | to abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication; keeping yourselves from which ye will do well. Farewell. |
| Acts 15:30 | So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had convened the multitude, they delivered the epistle. | They, therefore, having been solemnly sent, came down to Antioch, where they called together the whole assembly and delivered the letter. | They therefore, being let go, came to Antioch, and having gathered the multitude delivered to [them] the epistle. |
| Acts 15:31 | Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation. | The people read it, and were delighted with the comfort it brought them. | And having read it, they rejoiced at the consolation. |
| Acts 15:32 | And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them. | And Judas and Silas, being themselves also Prophets, gave them a long and encouraging talk, and strengthened them in the faith. | And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brethren with much discourse, and strengthened them. |
| Acts 15:33 | And after they had tarried there a time, they were dismissed in peace from the brethren to the apostles. | After spending some time there they received an affectionate farewell from the brethren to return to those who had sent them. | And having passed some time [there], they were let go in peace from the brethren to those who sent them. |
| Acts 15:34 | Notwithstanding, it pleased Silas to abide there still. | [] | |
| Acts 15:35 | Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also. | But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and, in company with many others, telling the Good News of the Lord's Message. | And Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and announcing the glad tidings, with many others also, of the word of the Lord. |
| Acts 15:36 | And some days after, Paul said to Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren, in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do. | After a while Paul said to Barnabas, "Suppose we now revisit the brethren in the various towns in which we have made known the Lord's Message to see whether they are prospering!" | But after certain days Paul said to Barnabas, Let us return now and visit the brethren in every city where we have announced the word of the Lord, [and see] how they are getting on. |
| Acts 15:37 | And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark. | Barnabas, however, was bent on taking with them John, whose other name was Mark, | And Barnabas proposed to take with [them] John also, called Mark; |
| Acts 15:38 | But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. | while Paul deemed it undesirable to have as their companion one who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone on with them to the work. | but Paul thought it not well to take with them him who had abandoned them, [going back] from Pamphylia, and had not gone with them to the work. |
| Acts 15:39 | And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed, separating one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed to Cyprus. | So there arose a serious disagreement between them, which resulted in their parting from one another, Barnabas taking Mark and setting sail for Cyprus. | There arose therefore very warm feeling, so that they separated from one another; and Barnabas taking Mark sailed away to Cyprus; |
| Acts 15:40 | And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being commended by the brethren to the grace of God. | But Paul chose Silas as his travelling companion; and set out, after being commended by the brethren to the grace of the Lord; | but Paul having chosen Silas went forth, committed by the brethren to the grace of God. |
| Acts 15:41 | And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches. | and he passed through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the Churches. | And he passed through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the assemblies. |
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