Acts 15:8 Parallel Translations

God, who knows everyone's thoughts, showed that he approved of people who aren't Jewish by giving them the Holy Spirit as he gave the Holy Spirit to us.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;

ASV:

And God, who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us;

BBE:

And God, the searcher of hearts, was a witness to them, giving them the Holy Spirit even as he did to us;

DBY:

And the heart-knowing God bore them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit as to us also,

ERV:

And God, which knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;

WEY:

And God, who knows all hearts, gave His testimony in their favour by bestowing the Holy Spirit on them just as He did on us;

WBS:

And God, who knoweth the hearts, bore them witness, giving to them the Holy Spirit, even as he did to us:

WEB:

God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.

YLT:

and the heart-knowing God did bare them testimony, having given to them the Holy Spirit, even as also to us,

Acts 15:8 Cross References

XREF:

Acts 1:24 And they prayed and said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two You have chosen

Acts 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.

Acts 10:44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the message.

Acts 10:47 "Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?" (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

15:8 God bare them witness - That he had accepted them, by giving them the Holy Ghost.

MHC:

15:7-21 We see from the words purifying their hearts by faith, and the address of St. Peter, that justification by faith, and sanctification by the Holy Ghost, cannot be separated; and that both are the gift of God. We have great cause to bless God that we have heard the gospel. May we have that faith which the great Searcher of hearts approves, and attests by the seal of the Holy Spirit. Then our hearts and consciences will be purified from the guilt of sin, and we shall be freed from the burdens some try to lay upon the disciples of Christ. Paul and Barnabas showed by plain matters of fact, that God owned the preaching of the pure gospel to the Gentiles without the law of Moses; therefore to press that law upon them, was to undo what God had done. The opinion of James was, that the Gentile converts ought not to be troubled about Jewish rites, but that they should abstain from meats offered to idols, so that they might show their hatred of idolatry. Also, that they should be cautioned against fornication, which was not abhorred by the Gentiles as it should be, and even formed a part of some of their rites. They were counselled to abstain from things strangled, and from eating blood; this was forbidden by the law of Moses, and also here, from reverence to the blood of the sacrifices, which being then still offered, it would needlessly grieve the Jewish converts, and further prejudice the unconverted Jews. But as the reason has long ceased, we are left free in this, as in the like matters. Let converts be warned to avoid all appearances of the evils which they formerly practised, or are likely to be tempted to; and caution them to use Christian liberty with moderation and prudence.

CONC:

Accepted Bare Bestowing Bore Favour Ghost Giving Heart Heart-knowing Hearts Holy Knoweth Searcher Showed Spirit Testified Testimony Witness

Accepted Bare Bestowing Bore Favour Ghost Heart Hearts Holy Showed Spirit Testified Testimony Witness

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