Focused Passage

Acts 15:30-35

The Gospel of Grace Clarified and the Gentiles Received

A salvation controversy arises in Antioch, the apostles and elders discern God's work among Gentiles, Peter, Barnabas, Paul, and James testify, the church sends a letter preserving grace and fellowship, and the mission continues despite a painful ministry separation.

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BSB does not include verse 34 in this source text. The available verses in the requested range are shown below.

30So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.

31When the people read it, they rejoiced at its encouraging message.

32Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.

33After spending some time there, they were sent off by the brothers in peace to return to those who had sent them.

35But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.

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Verse 30

Original words

SoοὖνG3767Conjunction[the men]ΟἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Plural-μὲνG3303Particlewere sent offἀπολυθέντεςG630Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural[and] went downκατῆλθονG2718Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltoεἰςG1519PrepositionAntiochἈντιόχειανG490Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[where]καὶG2532Conjunctionthey assembledσυναγαγόντεςG4863Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraltheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularcongregationπλῆθοςG4128Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular[and] deliveredἐπέδωκανG1929Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularletterἐπιστολήνG1992Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 31

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[When]δὲG1161Conjunction[the people] read [it]ἀναγνόντεςG314Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralthey rejoicedἐχάρησανG5463Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PluralatἐπὶG1909Preposition[its]τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singularencouraging messageπαρακλήσειG3874Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 32

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-τεG5037ConjunctionJudasἸούδαςG2455Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionSilasΣιλᾶςG4609Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular[who]καὶG2532ConjunctionthemselvesαὐτοὶG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person PluralwereὄντεςG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralprophetsπροφῆταιG4396Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralsaid muchδιὰG1223Preposition. . .πολλοῦG4183Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular. . .λόγουG3056Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularto encourageπαρεκάλεσανG3870Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionstrengthenἐπεστήριξανG1991Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralbrothersἀδελφοὺςG80Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 33

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-δὲG1161ConjunctionAfter spendingποιήσαντεςG4160Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralsome time [there]χρόνονG5550Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularthey were sent offἀπελύθησανG630Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PluralbyἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralbrothersἀδελφῶνG80Noun - Genitive Masculine Pluralinμετ’G3326PrepositionpeaceεἰρήνηςG1515Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularto [return to]πρὸςG4314Prepositionthose whoτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Pluralhad sentἀποστείλανταςG649Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine PluralthemαὐτούςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural

BSB notes

  • TR includes 34Silas, however, decided to remain there.
Verse 35

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionPaulΠαῦλοςG3972Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionBarnabasΒαρνάβαςG921Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularremainedδιέτριβονG1304Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralatἐνG1722PrepositionAntiochἈντιοχείᾳG490Noun - Dative Feminine Singularalong withμετὰG3326Preposition. . .καὶG2532ConjunctionmanyπολλῶνG4183Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralothersἑτέρωνG2087Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralteachingδιδάσκοντεςG1321Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionpreachingεὐαγγελιζόμενοιG2097Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularwordλόγονG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularLordΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

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