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
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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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