Acts 15:7-11
New American Standard Bible
7 After there had been much (A)debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “[a]Brothers, you know that [b]in the early days (B)God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the word of (C)the gospel and believe. 8 And God, (D)who knows the heart, testified to them (E)giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us; 9 and (F)He made no distinction between us and them, (G)cleansing their hearts by faith. 10 Since this is the case, why are you (H)putting God to the test by placing upon the neck of the disciples a yoke which (I)neither our forefathers nor we have been able to bear? 11 But we believe that we are saved through (J)the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they also are.”
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Acts 15:7-11
Amplified Bible
7 After a long debate, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the message of the gospel and believe. 8 And God, who knows and understands the heart, testified to them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us; 9 and He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith [in Jesus]. 10 Now then, why are you testing God by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we have been able to endure? 11 But we believe that we are saved through the [precious, undeserved] grace of the Lord Jesus [which makes us free of the guilt of sin and grants us eternal life], in just the same way as they are.”
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Acts 15:7-11
English Standard Version
7 And after there had been much (A)debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, (B)that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear (C)the word of (D)the gospel and believe. 8 And God, (E)who knows the heart, (F)bore witness to them, (G)by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, 9 and (H)he made no distinction between us and them, (I)having cleansed their hearts (J)by faith. 10 Now, therefore, why (K)are you putting God to the test (L)by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples (M)that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? 11 But we (N)believe that we will be (O)saved through (P)the grace of the Lord Jesus, (Q)just as they will.”
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Acts 15:7-11
New King James Version
7 And when there had been much dispute, Peter rose up and said to them: (A)“Men and brethren, you know that a good while ago God chose among us, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe. 8 So God, (B)who knows the heart, [a]acknowledged them by (C)giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us, 9 (D)and made no distinction between us and them, (E)purifying their hearts by faith. 10 Now therefore, why do you test God (F)by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? 11 But (G)we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus [b]Christ we shall be saved in the same manner as they.”
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- Acts 15:8 bore witness to
- Acts 15:11 NU, M omit Christ
Acts 15:7-11
King James Version
7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
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Acts 15:14-18
New American Standard Bible
14 (A)Simeon has described how God first concerned Himself about taking a people for His name from among the Gentiles. 15 The words of (B)the Prophets agree with this, just as it is written:
16 ‘(C)After these things (D)I will return,
And I will rebuild the fallen [a]tabernacle of David,
And I will rebuild its ruins,
And I will restore it,
17 (E)So that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord,
And all the Gentiles [b](F)who are called by My name,’
18 (G)Says the Lord, who [c](H)makes these things known from long ago.
Footnotes
- Acts 15:16 Or tent
- Acts 15:17 Lit upon whom My name is called
- Acts 15:18 Or does these things which were known
Acts 15:14-18
Amplified Bible
14 [a]Simeon (Simon Peter) has described how God first concerned Himself about taking from among the Gentiles a people for His name [to honor Him and be identified with Him]. 15 The words of the Prophets agree with this, just as it is written [in Scripture],
16
‘After these things I will return,
And I will rebuild the tent of David which has fallen;
I will rebuild its ruins,
And I will restore it,
17
So that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord,
And all the Gentiles upon whom My name has been invoked,’
18
Says the Lord,
Who has been making these things known from long ago.(A)
Footnotes
- Acts 15:14 This Greek transliteration of Peter’s Hebrew name is also used in 2 Pet 1:1.
Acts 15:14-18
English Standard Version
14 (A)Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take from them (B)a people for his name. 15 And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written,
16 (C)“‘After this I will return,
and I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen;
I will rebuild its ruins,
and I will restore it,
17 that the remnant[a] of mankind (D)may seek the Lord,
and all the Gentiles (E)who are called by my name,
says the Lord, who makes these things 18 (F)known from of old.’
Footnotes
- Acts 15:17 Or rest
Acts 15:14-18
New King James Version
14 (A)Simon has declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take out of them a people for His name. 15 And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written:
16 ‘After(B) this I will return
And will rebuild the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down;
I will rebuild its ruins,
And I will set it up;
17 So that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord,
Even all the Gentiles who are called by My name,
Says the [a]Lord who does all these things.’
18 [b]“Known to God from eternity are all His works.
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- Acts 15:17 NU Lord, who makes these things
- Acts 15:18 NU (continuing v. 17) known from eternity (of old).’
Acts 15:14-18
King James Version
14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:
17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.
18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.
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