Verse 8
Acts 15:8
Free Bible Version
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He doesn't make any distinction between us and them—he cleansed their thoughts as they trusted in him.
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ ὁ καρδιογνώστης θεὸς ἐμαρτύρησεν αὐτοῖς ⸀δοὺς τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον καθὼς καὶ ἡμῖν,
English Translation
And the heart-knowing God testified to them, giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 15 Context
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Then some men arrived from Judea who started teaching the believers, “Unless you're circumcised acco...
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Paul and Barnabas had many arguments and debates with them. So Paul and Barnabas and some others wer...
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The church sent them on their way, and as they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria, they explaine...
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When they arrived in Jerusalem they were welcomed by the church members, the apostles, and the elder...
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But they were opposed by some of the believers who belonged to the Pharisee faction. They said, “The...
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After much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that some time ago God (Eloh...
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God (Elohim), who knows what we're thinking, has shown that he accepts them, giving them the Holy Sp...
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He doesn't make any distinction between us and them—he cleansed their thoughts as they trusted in hi...
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So why do you want to oppose God (Elohim) and put a burden on the believers that our fathers weren't...
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We're convinced that we're saved through the grace of the Lord Yashua (Jesus), in the same way they...
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11
After they had finished speaking, James spoke up, saying, “Brothers, listen to me.
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12
This is in accordance with the words of the prophets, as it's written,
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13
‘In the future I will return, and I will rebuild the fallen house of David; I will rebuild its ruins...
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I will do this so that those who are left may come to the Lord, including the foreigners who call on...
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15
This is what the Lord says, who revealed these things long ago.’
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16
We should write to them and tell them to avoid food sacrificed to idols, sexual immorality, meat of...
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For the law of Moses has been taught in every town for a long, long time—it's read in the synagogues...
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Then the apostles and elders, together with the whole church, decided it would be good to choose som...
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and sent them with this letter: “Greetings from us, the apostles and elders and brothers, to the non...
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We have heard that some from our group have confused you with their teachings, causing you trouble....
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So we have agreed to choose some representatives and send them to you together with our much-loved b...
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You should avoid: anything sacrificed to idols; blood; meat from strangled animals; and sexual immor...
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23
The men were sent on their way to Antioch. When they arrived they called everybody together and deli...
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After they had read it, the people were so happy for the encouraging message.
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Judas and Silas, who were also prophets, encouraged the brothers, explaining many things, and streng...
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But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and proclaiming the word of God (Elohim) along wit...
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Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let's go back and visit the believers in every town where we...
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But Paul didn't think it was a good idea to take him with them, since he'd left them in Pamphylia an...
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They had such a strong disagreement that they separated. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed to C...
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Paul chose Silas, and as they left, the believers committed them to the grace of the Lord.
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Paul traveled through Syria and Cilicia, encouraging the churches there.
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