Acts

Acts 15:19–21

¹⁹It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not cause trouble for the Gentiles who are turning to God. ²⁰Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood. ²¹For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”

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Acts 15:19

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
my	ἐγὼ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
judgment	κρίνω	krinō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2919 I judge, decide, think good
therefore	Διὸ	Dio	Conjunction	G1352 wherefore
that we should not cause trouble for	παρενοχλεῖν	parenochlein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G3926 I trouble
the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Neuter Plural	G3588 the
Gentiles	ἐθνῶν	ethnōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles
are turning	ἐπιστρέφουσιν	epistrephousin	Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural	G1994 I turn back to
to	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
God	Θεόν	Theon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god

Acts 15:20

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Instead	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
we should write	ἐπιστεῖλαι	episteilai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1989 I write, send by letter to.
them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
to abstain from	ἀπέχεσθαι	apechesthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle	G568 I have in full, am far, it is enough
polluted	ἀλισγημάτων	alisgēmatōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G234 pollution, perhaps a polluted thing
by idols	εἰδώλων	eidōlōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G1497 an idol, false god
sexual immorality	πορνείας	porneias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4202 fornication, idolatry
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
meat of strangled animals	πνικτοῦ	pniktou	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4156 strangled
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
from	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
blood	αἵματος	haimatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G129 blood

Acts 15:21

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
Moses	Μωϋσῆς	Mōusēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3475 Moses
has	ἔχει	echei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2192 I have, hold, possess
been proclaimed	κηρύσσοντας	kēryssontas	Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural	G2784 I proclaim, herald, preach
in every	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
city	πόλιν	polin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4172 a city
from	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
ancient	ἀρχαίων	archaiōn	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural	G744 original, primitive, ancient
times	γενεῶν	geneōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G1074 a generation
is read	ἀναγινωσκόμενος	anaginōskomenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G314 I read
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	ταῖς	tais	Article - Dative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
synagogues	συναγωγαῖς	synagōgais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G4864 an assembly, congregation, synagogue
on	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
every	πᾶν	pan	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
Sabbath	σάββατον	sabbaton	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4521 the Sabbath, a week

Cross-references

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Acts 15:19 Acts 15:28 · Galatians 1:7–10 · 1 Thessalonians 1:9 · Acts 15:24

Acts 15:20 Revelation 2:20 · Acts 15:29 · Revelation 2:14 · Genesis 9:4 · Leviticus 3:17 · Acts 21:25 · 1 Corinthians 8:4–13 · 1 Corinthians 6:9 · 1 Corinthians 6:18 · 1 Corinthians 10:7–8 · Leviticus 17:10–14 · Galatians 5:19

Acts 15:21 Acts 13:15 · Acts 13:27 · 2 Corinthians 3:14–15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.