Verse 8
Acts 15:8
American Standard Version Byzantine Text
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And God (Elohim), who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us;
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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And certain men came down from Judea and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after...
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When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and questioning with them, the brethren app...
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They therefore, being brought on their way by the church, passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, decl...
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And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church and the apostles and the elde...
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But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, It is needful to circum...
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And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider of this matter.
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And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Brethren, ye know that a...
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And God (Elohim), who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he...
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and he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.
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Now therefore why make ye trial of God (Elohim), that ye should put a yoke upon the neck of the disc...
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But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Yashua (Jesus), in like manner a...
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And all the multitude kept silence; and they hearkened unto Barnabas and Paul rehearsing what signs...
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And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, hearken unto me:
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Simeon hath rehearsed how first God (Elohim) visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for...
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15
And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
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16
After these things I will return, And I will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen; A...
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That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, And all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called,...
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Known unto God (Elohim) from of old are all his works.
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Wherefore my judgment is, that we trouble not them that from among the Gentiles turn to God (Elohim)...
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but that we write unto them, that they abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, a...
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For Moses from generations of old hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagog...
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Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men out of thei...
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and they wrote thus by them, The apostles and the elders and the brethren, unto the brethren who are...
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Forasmuch as we have heard that certain who went out from us have troubled you with words, subvertin...
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it seemed good unto us, having come to one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barn...
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men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Yashua (Jesus) Christ.
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We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also shall tell you the same things by word o...
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For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these neces...
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that ye abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and fro...
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So they, when they were dismissed, came to Antioch; and having gathered the multitude together, they...
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And when they had read it, they rejoiced for the consolation.
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And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brethren with many words, and conf...
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And after they had spent some time there, they were dismissed in peace from the brethren unto the ap...
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But Paul and Barnabas tarried in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many oth...
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And after some days Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us return now and visit our brethren in every city...
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And Barnabas was minded to take with them John, who was called Mark.
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But Paul thought not good to take with them him who withdrew from them from Pamphylia, and went not...
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There arose therefore a sharp contention, so that they parted asunder one from the other, and Barnab...
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but Paul chose Silas, and went forth, being commended by the brethren to the grace of God (Elohim).
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And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.
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