KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which 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:”
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| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Forasmuch as” | Ἐπειδὴ | Since now, i.e., (of time) when, or (of cause) whereas | Forasmuch |
| “we have heard,” | ἠκούσαμεν | To hear (in various senses) | heard |
| “that” | ὅτι | Demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because | that |
| “certain” | τινὲς | Some or any person or object | certain |
| “which went out” | ἐξελθόντες | To issue (literally or figuratively) | out |
| “from” | ἐξ | A primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote) | from |
| “us” | ἡμῶν | Of (or from) us | us |
| “have troubled” | ἐτάραξαν | To stir or agitate (roil water) | troubled |
| “you” | ὑμᾶς | You (as the objective of a verb or preposition) | you |
| “with words,” | λόγοις | Something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e., Christ) | words |
| “subverting” | ἀνασκευάζοντες | Properly, to pack up (baggage), i.e., (by implication, and figuratively) to upset | subverting |
| “your” | ὑμῶν | Of (from or concerning) you | your |
| “souls,” | ψυχὰς | Breath, i.e., (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from G4151, which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from G2222, which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew H5315, H7307 and H2416) | souls |
| “saying,” | λέγοντες | Properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean | saying |
| “Ye must” | (No Greek definition. English implied.) | ||
| “be circumcised,” | περιτέμνεσθαι | To cut around, i.e., (specially) to circumcise | circumcised |
| “and” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | and |
| “keep” | τηρεῖν | To guard (from loss or injury, properly, by keeping the eye upon; and thus differing from G5442, which is properly to prevent escaping; and from G2892, which implies a fortress or full military lines of apparatus), i.e., to note (a prophecy; figuratively, to fulfil a command); by implication, to detain (in custody; figuratively, to maintain); by extension, to withhold (for personal ends; figuratively, to keep unmarried); by extension, to withhold (for personal ends; figuratively, to keep unmarried) | keep |
| “the” | τον | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | the |
| “law:” | νόμον, | Law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle) | law |
| “to whom” | οἷς | The relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that | to whom |
| “we gave commandment:” | διεστειλάμεθα | To set (oneself) apart (figuratively, distinguish), i.e., (by implication) to enjoin | gave commandment |
| “no” | οὐ | The absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not | no |
| “such” | (No Greek definition. English implied.) |
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22 Then pleased it 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:
23 And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:
24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which 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:
25 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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