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Acts 15:4

And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “they were received by” (παρεδέχθησαν ἀπὸ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “they were welcomed by” (ἀπεδέχθησαν ὑπὸ) before the here.

παραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiwhen they were comeπαραγίνομαι (paraginomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “when they were come”, a single actionG3854(a) I come on the scene, appear, come, (b) with words expressing destination: I present myself at, arrive at, reach.This verse uses “come”.when they were comeδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.εἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toἹεροσόλυμαhierosolumaJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαnoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “Jerusalem”, the object formG2414the Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem.Strong’s files this form under G2419 (Ἱερουσαλήμ).Jerusalemπαρεδέχθησανparedechthēsanthey were receivedπαραδέχομαι (paradechomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “they were received”, a single actionG3858I receive, accept, acknowledge.they were receivedἀπὸapoofἀπόpreposition — “of”G575from, away from.ofτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκκλησίαςekklēsiaschurchἐκκλησία (ekklēsia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “church”, the of-formG1577an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.This verse uses “church”.the churchκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀποστόλωνapostolōnof the apostlesἀπόστολος (apostolos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the apostles”, the of-formG652a messenger, envoy, delegate, one commissioned by another to represent him in some way, especially a man sent out by Jesus Christ Himself to preach the Gospel; an apostle.of the apostlesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōneldersπρεσβύτερος (presbuteros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “elders”, the of-formG4245elder, usually used as subst.; an elder, a member of the Sanhedrin, an elder of a Christian assembly.eldersἀνήγγειλάνanēngeilanthey declaredἀναγγέλλω (anangellō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they declared”, a single actionG312I bring back word, report; I announce, declare.they declaredτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.ὅσαhosaall thingsὅσος (hosos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “all things”, the object formG3745how much, how great, how many, as great as, as much.all thingsὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosthat Godθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “that God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.that Godἐποίησενepoiēsenhad doneποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “had done”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.had doneμετ’metwithμετά (meta)preposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.them

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀπεδέχθησανapedechthēsanthey were receivedἀποδέχομαι (apodechomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “they were received”, a single actionG588I receive, welcome, entertain (with hospitality), embrace.ὑπὸhupoofὑπόpreposition — “of”G5259by, under, about.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And having come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly, and the apostles, and the elders, they declared also as many things as God did with them;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church and the apostles and the elders, and they rehearsed all things that God had done with them.

Young’s Literal Translation

And having come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly, and the apostles, and the elders, they declared also as many things as God did with them;

World English Bible

When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported everything that God had done with them.

Darby Translation

And being arrived at Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly, and the apostles, and the elders, and related all that God had wrought with them.

Douay-Rheims

And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and by the apostles and ancients, declaring how great things God had done with them.

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