Verse 10
Acts 15:10
New Living Translation
10
So why are you now challenging God (Elohim) by burdening the Gentile believers with a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors were able to bear?
Original Language Text
greek
νῦν οὖν τί πειράζετε τὸν θεόν, ἐπιθεῖναι ζυγὸν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον τῶν μαθητῶν ὃν οὔτε οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν οὔτε ἡμεῖς ἰσχύσαμεν βαστάσαι;
English Translation
Now therefore, why do you test God by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 15 Context
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While Paul and Barnabas were at Antioch of Syria, some men from Judea arrived and began to teach the...
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Paul and Barnabas disagreed with them, arguing vehemently. Finally, the church decided to send Paul...
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The church sent the delegates to Jerusalem, and they stopped along the way in Phoenicia and Samaria...
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When they arrived in Jerusalem, Barnabas and Paul were welcomed by the whole church, including the a...
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But then some of the believers who belonged to the sect of the Pharisees stood up and insisted, “The...
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So the apostles and elders met together to resolve this issue.
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At the meeting, after a long discussion, Peter stood and addressed them as follows: “Brothers, you a...
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God (Elohim) knows people’s hearts, and he confirmed that he accepts Gentiles by giving them the Hol...
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He made no distinction between us and them, for he cleansed their hearts through faith.
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So why are you now challenging God (Elohim) by burdening the Gentile believers with a yoke that neit...
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We believe that we are all saved the same way, by the undeserved grace of the Lord Yashua (Jesus).”
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Everyone listened quietly as Barnabas and Paul told about the miraculous signs and wonders God (Eloh...
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When they had finished, James stood and said, “Brothers, listen to me.
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Peter has told you about the time God (Elohim) first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people...
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And this conversion of Gentiles is exactly what the prophets predicted. As it is written:
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‘Afterward I will return<br>and restore the fallen house of David.<br>I will rebuild its ruins<br>an...
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so that the rest of humanity might seek the LORD,<br>including the Gentiles —<br>all those I have ca...
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he who made these things known so long ago.’<br>
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“And so my judgment is that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God...
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Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from eating food offered to idols, from sexual imm...
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For these laws of Moses have been preached in Jewish synagogues in every city on every Sabbath for m...
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Then the apostles and elders together with the whole church in Jerusalem chose delegates, and they s...
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This is the letter they took with them: “This letter is from the apostles and elders, your brothers...
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“We understand that some men from here have troubled you and upset you with their teaching, but we d...
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So we decided, having come to complete agreement, to send you official representatives, along with o...
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who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Yashua (Jesus) Christ.<br>
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We are sending Judas and Silas to confirm what we have decided concerning your question.<br>
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“For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay no greater burden on you than these few requ...
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You must abstain from eating food offered to idols, from consuming blood or the meat of strangled an...
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The messengers went at once to Antioch, where they called a general meeting of the believers and del...
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And there was great joy throughout the church that day as they read this encouraging message.
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Then Judas and Silas, both being prophets, spoke at length to the believers, encouraging and strengt...
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They stayed for a while, and then the believers sent them back to the church in Jerusalem with a ble...
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Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch. They and many others taught and preached the word of the Lord t...
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After some time Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s go back and visit each city where we previously preach...
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Barnabas agreed and wanted to take along John Mark.
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But Paul disagreed strongly, since John Mark had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued wi...
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Their disagreement was so sharp that they separated. Barnabas took John Mark with him and sailed for...
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Paul chose Silas, and as he left, the believers entrusted him to the Lord’s gracious care.
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Then he traveled throughout Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches there.
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