| 15. Source Text: Greek (SBLGNT) Acts 14:15:1 ⧉καὶkeand Acts 14:15:2 ⧉λέγοντεςlegondessaying Acts 14:15:3 ⧉ἌνδρεςandresMen Acts 14:15:4 ⧉τίteewhy Acts 14:15:5 ⧉ταῦταtaftathese things Acts 14:15:6 ⧉ποιεῖτεpeeeeteare doing Acts 14:15:7 ⧉καὶkeand Acts 14:15:8 ⧉ἡμεῖςeemeeswe Acts 14:15:9 ⧉ὁμοιοπαθεῖςomeeopatheesof like nature Acts 14:15:10 ⧉ἐσμενesmenare Acts 14:15:11 ⧉ὑμῖνeemeenwith you Acts 14:15:12 ⧉ἄνθρωποιanthropeemen Acts 14:15:13 ⧉εὐαγγελιζόμενοιevanggeleezomeneebringing good news Acts 14:15:14 ⧉ὑμᾶςeemasyou Acts 14:15:15 ⧉ἀπὸapofrom Acts 14:15:16 ⧉τούτωνtootonthese Acts 14:15:17 ⧉τῶνtonof the Acts 14:15:18 ⧉ματαίωνmateonvain things Acts 14:15:19 ⧉ἐπιστρέφεινepeestrefeento turn Acts 14:15:20 ⧉ἐπὶepeeto Acts 14:15:21 ⧉θεὸνtheonGod Acts 14:15:22 ⧉ζῶνταzondaliving Acts 14:15:23 ⧉ὃςoswho Acts 14:15:24 ⧉ἐποίησενepoieesenmade Acts 14:15:25 ⧉τὸνtonthe Acts 14:15:26 ⧉οὐρανὸνooranonheaven Acts 14:15:27 ⧉καὶkeand Acts 14:15:28 ⧉τὴνteenthe Acts 14:15:29 ⧉γῆνyeenearth Acts 14:15:30 ⧉καὶkeand Acts 14:15:31 ⧉τὴνteenthe Acts 14:15:32 ⧉θάλασσανthalasansea Acts 14:15:33 ⧉καὶkeand Acts 14:15:34 ⧉πάνταpandaall Acts 14:15:35 ⧉τὰtathe things Acts 14:15:36 ⧉ἐνenin Acts 14:15:37 ⧉αὐτοῖςafteesthem |
| 15. Formal Translation And they said, “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are humans of like nature with you, bringing good news to you so that you turn from these vain things to the living God {Theos, Living Creator}, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all the things in them.” |
| 15. Dynamic Translation They called out, “People, why are you doing this? We are humans just like you and are here to bring you the good news: turn away from these useless things and turn to the living God {Theos, Life-Giving Maker}, who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.” |