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B I ◄ ← Acts 15:28 ↓ → ► ≡ ═ ©
Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)
OET (OET-RV) It seemed right to the holy spirit and to us to not burden you all with anything more than the following commands:![]()
OET-LV For/Because it_supposed to_the the holy spirit and to_us, nothing more burden to_be_being_laid_on on_you_all, except which necessarily these things:![]()
SR-GNT Ἔδοξεν γὰρ τῷ ˚Πνεύματι τῷ Ἁγίῳ καὶ ἡμῖν, μηδὲν πλέον ἐπιτίθεσθαι ὑμῖν βάρος, πλὴν τούτων τῶν ἐπάναγκες: ‡
(Edoxen gar tōi ˚Pneumati tōi Hagiōi kai haʸmin, maʸden pleon epitithesthai humin baros, plaʸn toutōn tōn epanagkes:)
Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
GHT for it-esteems to {the Holy Spirit} and to {us} not-one more-than to-be-placing-upon to {you} [a] weight more-ly of {the-same[plural], the[plural]} upon-compulsion,
ULT For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us for no greater burden to be laid upon you than these necessary things:
UST We believe that the Holy Spirit has shown us that we should not require you to obey all of the Jewish laws. That would be difficult and unnecessary. Instead, we only require you to obey the following instructions:
BSB It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you [with anything] beyond these essential requirements:
MSB It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you [with anything] beyond these essential requirements:
BLB For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us, to lay upon you no further burden, except these necessary things:
AICNT “For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these requirements:
OEB We have, therefore, decided, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, to lay no further burden on you beyond these necessary conditions –
WEBBE & WMBB For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things:
NET For it seemed best to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place any greater burden on you than these necessary rules:
LSV For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no more burden on you, except these necessary things:
FBV It seemed best to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place on you any heavier burden than these important requirements.
TCNT For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no further burden than these essentials:
T4T The Holy Spirit and also we decided that you should not be required {that we should not require you} to obey a lot of burdensome Jewish laws. Instead, we only require you to obey the following instructions,
LEB For it seemed best to the Holy Spirit and to us to place on you no greater burden except these necessary things:
BBE For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us, to put on you nothing more than these necessary things;
Moff The holy Spirit and we have decided not to impose any extra burden on you, apart from these essential requirements:
Wymth For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no burden heavier than these necessary requirements—
ASV For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:
DRA For it hath seemed good to the Holy Ghost and to us, to lay no further burden upon you than these necessary things:
YLT 'For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, no more burden to lay upon you, except these necessary things:
Drby For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:
RV For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
SLT For it seemed fitting to the Holy Spirit, and to us, for no more burden to be put upon you but the necessities of these;
Wbstr For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
KJB-1769 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
KJB-1611 For it seemed good to the holy Ghost, and to vs, to lay vpon you no greater burden then these necessarie things;
(For it seemed good to the holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden then these necessary things;)
Bshps For it seemed good to the holy ghost, and to vs, to charge you with no more then these necessarie thynges That is to say
(For it seemed good to the holy ghost, and to us, to charge you with no more then these necessary things That is to say)
Gnva For it seemed good to the holy Ghost, and to vs, to lay no more burden vpon you, then these necessary things,
(For it seemed good to the holy Ghost, and to us, to lay no more burden upon you, then these necessary things,)
Cvdl For it pleased the holy goost and vs, to laye no charge vpon you, more then these necessary poyntes:
(For it pleased the holy ghost and us, to lay no charge upon you, more then these necessary points:)
TNT For it semed good to the holy gost and to vs to put no grevous thinge to you more then these necessary thinges: that is to saye
(For it seemed good to the holy ghost and to us to put no grievous thing to you more then these necessary things: that is to say)
Wycl For it is seyn to the Hooly Goost and to vs, to putte to you no thing more of charge, than these nedeful thingis,
(For it is seen to the Holy Ghost and to us, to put to you nothing more of charge, than these needful things,)
Luth Denn es gefällt dem Heiligen Geiste und uns, euch keine Beschwerung mehr aufzulegen denn nur diese nötigen Stücke,
(Because it pleases to_him saints/holy_ones spirits and us/to_us/ourselves, you no burden more to_lay_on because/than only this/these compel/force pieces,)
ClVg Visum est enim Spiritui Sancto et nobis nihil ultra imponere vobis oneris quam hæc necessaria:[fn]
(Sight(n) it_is because To_the_spirit Holy and us nothing beyond/besides to_impose to_you(pl) burdens how these_things necessary:)
15.28 Visum est. Id est placuit. Spiritui sancto. Qui arbiter suæ potestatis, ubi vult spirat, et quæ vult loquitur. Spiritui sancto. RAB. Et nobis humano quidem sensu, sed sano. Et nobis. Non tamen solum voluntate nostra, sed instinctu ejusdem Spiritus. Quam hæc necessaria. RAB. Hæc necessaria sunt sine quibus non est salus, sed circumcisio necessaria non est: verum ea quæ vobis fieri non vultis, alii ne faciatis.
15.28 Sight(n) it_is. That it_is it_pleased. To_the_spirit holy. Who arbiter his/her_own(pl) powers, where wants breathes, and which wants speaks. To_the_spirit holy. RAB. And us human indeed sense, but healthy. And us. Not/No nevertheless only willingly our, but inspiration of_the_same Spirit. How these_things necessary. RAB. These necessary are without to_whom not/no it_is health/safety, but circumcision necessary not/no it_is: true them which to_you(pl) to_be_done not/no you_want, others not do_it.
UGNT ἔδοξεν γὰρ τῷ Πνεύματι τῷ Ἁγίῳ καὶ ἡμῖν, μηδὲν πλέον ἐπιτίθεσθαι ὑμῖν βάρος, πλὴν τούτων τῶν ἐπάναγκες:
(edoxen gar tōi Pneumati tōi Hagiōi kai haʸmin, maʸden pleon epitithesthai humin baros, plaʸn toutōn tōn epanagkes:)
SBL-GNT ἔδοξεν γὰρ τῷ ⸂πνεύματι τῷ ἁγίῳ⸃ καὶ ἡμῖν μηδὲν πλέον ἐπιτίθεσθαι ὑμῖν βάρος πλὴν ⸂τούτων τῶν ἐπάναγκες⸃,
(edoxen gar tōi ⸂pneumati tōi hagiōi⸃ kai haʸmin maʸden pleon epitithesthai humin baros plaʸn ⸂toutōn tōn epanagkes⸃,)
RP-GNT Ἔδοξεν γὰρ τῷ ἁγίῳ πνεύματι, καὶ ἡμῖν, μηδὲν πλέον ἐπιτίθεσθαι ὑμῖν βάρος, πλὴν τῶν ἐπάναγκες τούτων,
(Edoxen gar tōi hagiōi pneumati, kai haʸmin, maʸden pleon epitithesthai humin baros, plaʸn tōn epanagkes toutōn,)
TC-GNT ἔδοξε γὰρ τῷ [fn]Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι καὶ ἡμῖν μηδὲν πλέον ἐπιτίθεσθαι ὑμῖν βάρος πλὴν [fn]τῶν ἐπάναγκες τούτων,
(edoxe gar tōi Hagiōi Pneumati kai haʸmin maʸden pleon epitithesthai humin baros plaʸn tōn epanagkes toutōn,)
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
μηδὲν πλέον & βάρος
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἔδοξεν Γάρ τῷ Πνεύματι τῷ Ἁγίῳ καί ἡμῖν μηδέν πλέον ἐπιτίθεσθαι ὑμῖν βάρος πλήν τούτων τῶν ἐπάναγκες)
The letter is speaking of the restrictions it describes as if they were a physical burden that the Gentiles would need to carry. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [no greater obligation]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
μηδὲν πλέον ἐπιτίθεσθαι ὑμῖν βάρος
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἔδοξεν Γάρ τῷ Πνεύματι τῷ Ἁγίῳ καί ἡμῖν μηδέν πλέον ἐπιτίθεσθαι ὑμῖν βάρος πλήν τούτων τῶν ἐπάναγκες)
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [to lay no greater burden upon you]
Acts 15
Paul’s first three missionary journeys originated from Antioch, one of the largest cities in the Roman Empire by Paul’s time. Founded by Seleucus I Nicator, it first served as the capital of the Seleucid Empire, and by the time of Paul it boasted a significant Jewish population. Decades earlier King Herod the Great of Judea had funded the building of a marble colonnaded street there that was nearly two miles (3.2 km) long. As persecuted followers of Jesus fled Judea, some of them traveled as far as Antioch. There they led many Jews and even Gentiles to become believers, and it was in Antioch that the followers of Jesus were first called “Christians” (Acts 11:19-26). Antioch was also the starting point for Paul’s first three missionary journeys (Acts 13:1-3; 15:36-41; 18:22-23). After Paul’s first missionary journey, some people came to Antioch from Judea and began to teach that all believers–Jews and Gentiles–must be circumcised and follow the laws of Moses (Acts 15:1). But Paul and Barnabas argued against them. So the church in Antioch sent Paul and Barnabas and other leaders to Jerusalem to discuss this issue with the apostles and elders there. As they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria on their way to Jerusalem, they told others (presumably Jewish believers) about the conversion of many Gentiles to the faith, and all the believers rejoiced with them. After Paul and the other leaders arrived in Jerusalem and were warmly received by the church there, their reports about the conversion of Gentiles led some believers from the sect of the Pharisees to insist that these new believers be circumcised and follow the laws of Moses. After much debate about the matter, the apostles and elders in Jerusalem decided that Gentile believers did not need to follow the laws of Moses except for a few critical requirements: that they abstain from sacrifices made to idols, from blood, from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. Then the Jerusalem church sent Paul and the other leaders back to Antioch with a letter stating this decision. After Paul and the others arrived in Antioch and delivered the letter, the church in Antioch rejoiced. Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch and continued to teach the believers there. Sometime after this Paul and a believer named Silas embarked on a second missionary journey to visit the churches that Paul had helped to found during his first missionary journey, and Barnabas took his relative John Mark to minister in his home region of Cyprus.