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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."

τῶν tōn “of those”τῆς tēs “the”τῶν tōn “of the”τὸν ton “the”

Then the Apostles and Elders met to consider the matter;

οἱ hoi “the”οἱ hoi “the”τοῦ tou “<the>”

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 "It is within your own knowledge," he said, "that God originally made choice among you that from my lips the Gentiles were to hear the Message of the Good News, and believe.

ὁ ho “<the>”τοῦ tou “the”τὰ ta “the”τὸν ton “the”τοῦ tou “of the”

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;

ὁ ho “the”τὸ to “the”τὸ to “<the>”

and He made no difference between us and them, in that He cleansed their hearts by their faith.

τῇ tēa “by the”τὰς tas “the”

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?

τὸν ton “<the>”τὸν ton “the”τῶν tōn “of the”οἱ hoi “the”

On the contrary, we believe that it is by the grace of the Lord Jesus that we, as well as they, shall be saved."

τῆς tēs “the”τοῦ tou “of the”

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.

τὸ to “the”ὁ ho “<the>”τοῖς tois “the”

When they had finished speaking, James said, "Brethren, listen to me.

τὸ to “<the>”

Symeon has related how God first looked graciously on the Gentiles to take from among them a People to be called by His name.

ὁ ho “<the>”τῷ tō “for the”

And this is in harmony with the language of the Prophets, which says:

οἱ hoi “the”τῶν tōn “of the”

"`"Afterwards I will return, and will rebuild David's fallen tent. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will set it up again;

τὴν tēn “the”τὴν tēn “which”τὰ ta “the”

In order that the rest of mankind may earnestly seek the Lord--even all the nations which are called by My name,"

οἱ hoi “the”τῶν tōn “<the>”τὸν ton “the”τὰ ta “the”τὸ to “the”ὁ ho “who”

Says the Lord, who has been making these things known from ages long past.'

τῷ tō “<the>”τὰ ta “the”

"My judgement, therefore, is against inflicting unexpected annoyance on those of the Gentiles who are turning to God.

τοῖς tois “those who”τῶν tōn “the”τὸν ton “<the>”

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.

τοῦ tou “<the>”τῶν tōn “the”τῶν tōn “of the”τῆς tēs “<the>”τοῦ tou “that”τοῦ tou “<the>”

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."

τοὺς tous “those”ταῖς tais “the”

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 bret

τοῖς tois “to the”τοῖς tois “to the”τῇ tēa “the”τῷ tō “<the>”τὸν ton “who”τοῖς tois “the”

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.

Οἱ Hoi “The”οἱ hoi “the”οἱ hoi “the”τοῖς tois “To those”τὴν tēn “<the>”τοῖς tois “<the>”

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;

τὰς tas “the”τὸν ton “the”

we have unanimously decided to select certain men and send them to you in company with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,

τοῖς tois “the”

who have endangered their very lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.

τὰς tas “the”τοῦ tou “the”τοῦ tou “of the”

We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who are themselves bringing you the same message by word of mouth.

τὰ ta “the”

For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no burden heavier than these necessary requirements--

τῷ tō “to the”τῷ tō “<the>”τῶν tōn “<the>”

They, therefore, having been solemnly sent, came down to Antioch, where they called together the whole assembly and delivered the letter.

Οἱ Hoi “They”τὸ to “the”τὴν tēn “the”