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The Council at Jerusalem

Acts 15:14

In 9 translations

BSB
Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own.Greek Simeon, a variant of Simon
KJV
Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
WEB
Simeon has reported how God first visited the nations to take out of them a people for his name.
ASV
Symeon hath rehearsed how first God visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
LSV
Simeon expounded how at first God looked on [us] to take a people out of [the] nations for His Name,
YLT
Simeon did declare how at first God did look after to take out of the nations a people for His name,
DBY
Simon has related how God first visited to take out of [the] nations a people for his name.Elohim
DRC
Simon hath related how God first visited to take of the Gentiles a people to his name.
GNV
Simeon hath declared, howe God first did visite the Gentiles, to take of them a people vnto his Name.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ἐπὶ (“upon”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: λαὸν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read λαὸν; Robinson–Pierpont add ἐπὶ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Συμεὼν ἐξηγήσατο καθὼς πρῶτον ὁ θεὸς ἐπεσκέψατο λαβεῖν ἐξ ἐθνῶν λαὸν τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ.
RP2018
Συμεὼν ἐξηγήσατο καθὼς πρῶτον ὁ θεὸς ἐπεσκέψατο λαβεῖν ἐξ ἐθνῶν λαὸν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ.
TR-Boyd
Συμεὼν ἐξηγήσατο καθὼς πρῶτον ὁ Θεὸς ἐπεσκέψατο λαβεῖν ἐξ ἐθνῶν λαὸν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ.
SCR1894
συμεων εξηγησατο καθως πρωτον ο θεος επεσκεψατο λαβειν εξ εθνων λαον επι τω ονοματι αυτου

Who and where

👤 God👤 Simon Peter◆ Jerusalem Council◆ Second Missionary Journey

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Peter 1:1Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:
  • Acts 15:7–9After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe. And God, who…
  • Luke 2:31–32which You have prepared in the sight of all people, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”
  • 1 Peter 2:9–10But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but…
  • Isaiah 43:21The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise.
  • Romans 1:5Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.
  • Isaiah 55:11–13so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it. You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains…
  • Luke 1:78because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
  • Luke 1:68“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
  • Romans 11:36For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.

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