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Acts 15:19

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← Acts 15:18	Acts 15:19 (KJV)	Acts 15:20 →
Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.	Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:	But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and [from] fornication, and [from] things strangled, and [from] blood.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Wherefore^G1352 my^G1473 sentence is^G2919, that we trouble^G3926 not^G3361 them, which^G3588 from among^G575 the Gentiles^G1484 are turned^G1994 to^G1909 God^G2316:

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Original Greek

διὸ ἐγὼ κρίνω μὴ παρενοχλεῖν τοῖς ἀπὸ τῶν ἐθνῶν ἐπιστρέφουσιν ἐπὶ τὸν Θεόν·

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
διὸ	dio	G1352	CONJ	Wherefore
ἐγὼ	egō	G1473	P-1NS	my
κρίνω	krinō	G2919	V-PAI-1S	sentence is
μὴ	mē	G3361	PRT-N	not
παρενοχλεῖν	parenochlein	G3926	V-PAN	that we trouble
τοῖς	tois	G3588	T-DPM	them, which
ἀπὸ	apo	G575	PREP	from among
τῶν	tōn	G3588	T-GPN	the
ἐθνῶν	ethnōn	G1484	N-GPN	Gentiles
ἐπιστρέφουσιν	epistrephousin	G1994	V-PAP-DPM	are turned
ἐπὶ	epi	G1909	PREP	to
τὸν	ton	G3588	T-ASM	*
Θεόν·	Theon	G2316	N-ASM	God

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G575 — ἀπό (apó, apo'): from, away from — a primary particle; "off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative):--(X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
• G1352 — διό (dió, dee-o'): wherefore — from διά and ὅς; through which thing, i.e. consequently:--for which cause, therefore, wherefore.
• G1473 — ἐγώ (egṓ, eg-o'): I — a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic):--I, me. For the other cases and the plural see ἐμέ, ἐμοί, ἐμοῦ, ἡμᾶς, ἡμεῖς, ἡμῖν, ἡμῶν, etc.
• G1484 — ἔθνος (éthnos, eth'-nos): a race, people, the Gentiles — probably from ἔθω; a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan):--Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
• G1909 — ἐπί (epí, ep-ee'): on, to, against, on the basis of, at — a primary preposition; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.:--about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
• G1994 — ἐπιστρέφω (epistréphō, ep-ee-stref'-o): I turn back to — from ἐπί and στρέφω; to revert (literally, figuratively or morally):--come (go) again, convert, (re-)turn (about, again).
• G2316 — θεός (theós, theh'-os): God, a god — of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with ὁ) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:--X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
• G2919 — κρίνω (krínō, kree'-no): I judge, decide, think good — properly, to distinguish, i.e. decide (mentally or judicially); by implication, to try, condemn, punish:--avenge, conclude, condemn, damn, decree, determine, esteem, judge, go to (sue at the) law, ordain, call in question, sentence to, think.
• G3361 — μή (mḗ, may): not, lest — a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas οὐ expresses an absolute denial); (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas οὐ expects an affirmative one)) whether:--any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also ἐὰν μή, ἵνα μή, οὐ μή, μῆκος, μηκύνω, μήν, μὴ οὐκ.
• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
• G3926 — παρενοχλέω (parenochléō, par-en-okh-leh'-o): I trouble — from παρά and ἐνοχλέω; to harass further, i.e. annoy:--trouble.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• that — Acts 15:10, Acts 15:24, Acts 15:28, Galatians 1:7-10, Galatians 2:4, Galatians 5:11-12
• turned — Isaiah 55:7, Hosea 14:2, Acts 26:20, 1 Thessalonians 1:9

Reciprocal references (6): Luke 1:3, Acts 9:35, Acts 11:21, 1 Corinthians 7:18, 1 Corinthians 8:1, Galatians 2:14

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: BIGOTRY-CATHOLICITY
• Nave’s: CATHOLICITY, CHURCH, CIRCUMCISION, COUNCIL, DOCTRINES, ELDER, GENTILES, JAMES, LAW, TITUS

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