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Acts 15:28 — King James Version← Study notes

For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;


Acts 15:28Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 15:2817 words
GreekMeaning
ἔδοξενedoxen
It seemed goodverbG1380
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
τῷ
to thearticleG3588
πνεύματιpneumati
SpiritnounG4151
τῷ
thearticleG3588
ἁγίῳhagiō
HolyadjectiveG40
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἡμῖνhēmin
IpronounG1473
μηδὲνmēden
noadjectiveG3367
πλέονpleon
many / muchadjectiveG4183
ἐπιτίθεσθαιepitithesthai
to layverbG2007
ὑμῖνhymin
upon youpronounG4771
βάροςbaros
burdennounG922
πλὴνplēn
exceptprepositionG4133
τούτωνtoutōn
thesedemonstrativeG3778
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ἐπάναγκεςepanankes
necessary thingsadverbG1876
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 15:28

to the Holy Ghost and to us Acts 15:28: not making themselves equal (to Him )— they are not so mad. But why does it put this (so)? Why did they add, And to us, and yet it had sufficed to say, To the Holy Ghost? The one, To the Holy Ghost, that they may not deem it to be of man; the other, To us, that they may be taught that they also themselves admit (the Gentiles), although themselves being in circumcision. They have to speak to men who are still weak and afraid of them:…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 33 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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