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The Council at Jerusalem

Acts 15:8

In 9 translations

BSB
And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us.
KJV
And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
WEB
God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.
ASV
And God, who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us;
LSV
and the heart-knowing God bore them testimony, having given to them the Holy Spirit, even as also to us,
YLT
and the heart-knowing God did bare them testimony, having given to them the Holy Spirit, even as also to us,
DBY
And the heart-knowing God bore them witness, giving [them] the Holy Spirit as to us also,Elohim
DRC
And God, who knoweth the hearts, gave testimony, giving unto them the Holy Ghost, as well as to us;
GNV
And God which knoweth the heartes, bare them witnesse, in giuing vnto them ye holy Ghost euen as he did vnto vs.

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

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

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ὁ καρδιογνώστης θεὸς ἐμαρτύρησεν αὐτοῖς δοὺς τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον καθὼς καὶ ἡμῖν,
RP2018
Καὶ ὁ καρδιογνώστης θεὸς ἐμαρτύρησεν αὐτοῖς, δοὺς αὐτοῖς τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, καθὼς καὶ ἡμῖν·
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ὁ καρδιογνώστης Θεὸς ἐμαρτύρησεν αὐτοῖς, δοὺς αὐτοῖς τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, καθὼς καὶ ἡμῖν·
SCR1894
και ο καρδιογνωστης θεος εμαρτυρησεν αυτοις δους αυτοις το πνευμα το αγιον καθως και ημιν

Who and where

👤 God👤 Holy Spirit◆ Jerusalem Council◆ Second Missionary Journey

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  • Acts 1:24And they prayed, “Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen
  • Acts 10:47“Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!”
  • Acts 2:4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
  • Acts 14:3So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.
  • Hebrews 4:13Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
  • Jeremiah 20:12O LORD of Hosts, who examines the righteous, who sees the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
  • Acts 10:44–45While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard his message. All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured…
  • Jeremiah 11:20O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
  • John 5:37And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,
  • Acts 4:31After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
  • 1 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be…
  • Hebrews 2:4and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.
  • Jeremiah 17:10I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
  • John 2:24–25But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all. He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.
  • 1 Kings 8:39be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and act, and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of all men—
  • Psalms 44:21would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?

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