Parallel Verses

Noyes New Testament

And when they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, So then to the gentiles also God hath granted repentance unto life.

New American Standard Bible

When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified God, saying, “Well then, God has granted to the Gentiles also the repentance that leads to life.”

King James Version

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.

Holman Bible

When they heard this they became silent. Then they glorified God, saying, “So God has granted repentance resulting in life even to the Gentiles!”

International Standard Version

When they heard this, they calmed down, and praised God by saying, "So God has given repentance that leads to life even to gentiles."

A Conservative Version

And when they heard these things, they relaxed and glorified God, saying, Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life.

American Standard Version

And when they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then to the Gentiles also hath God granted repentance unto life.

Amplified

When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified and praised God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance that leads to eternal life [that is, real life after earthly death].”

An Understandable Version

So, when the apostles and the brothers from Judea heard these things, they stopped arguing [See verse 2] and gave honor to God, saying, "[This means] that God has permitted the Gentiles also [as well as the Jews] to repent [i.e., change their hearts and lives] so they, too, could have [the promise of never ending] life."

Anderson New Testament

And when they heard these things, they ceased to contend; and they glorified God, saying: Then, indeed, has God given to the Gentiles also repentance in order to life.

Bible in Basic English

And hearing these things they said nothing more, but gave glory to God, saying, Then to the Gentiles as to us has God given a change of heart, so that they may have life.

Common New Testament

When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified God, saying, "So then, God has granted to the Gentiles also the repentance unto life."

Daniel Mace New Testament

Having heard this, they were appeas'd, and glorified God, saying, God has then granted salvation likewise to the gentiles, on the terms of their repentance.

Darby Translation

And when they heard these things they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then indeed God has to the nations also granted repentance to life.

Godbey New Testament

And hearing these things, they acquiesced, and glorified God, saying, Then God has also given unto the Gentiles repentance unto life.

Goodspeed New Testament

When they heard this, they made no further objection, but they gave honor to God, and said, "Then God has given even the heathen repentance and the hope of life!"

John Wesley New Testament

When they heard these things, they were quiet, and glorified God, saying, Then God hath given to the Gentiles also repentance unto life.

Julia Smith Translation

And having heard these, they were silent, and honoured God, saying, For also God gave the nations repentance to life.

King James 2000

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then has God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And [when they] heard these [things], they became silent and praised God, saying, "Then God has granted the repentance [leading] to life to the Gentiles also!"

Modern King James verseion

When they heard these things, they were silent and glorified God, saying, Then God has also granted repentance to life to the nations.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

When they heard this, they held their peace and glorified God, saying, "Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life."

Moffatt New Testament

On hearing this they desisted and glorified God, saying, "So God has actually allowed the Gentiles to repent and live!"

Montgomery New Testament

On hearing this they held their peace and glorified God, saying, "Forsooth then, to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance unto life."

NET Bible

When they heard this, they ceased their objections and praised God, saying, "So then, God has granted the repentance that leads to life even to the Gentiles."

New Heart English Bible

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, "Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life."

Sawyer New Testament

And hearing these things they were silent, and glorified God, saying, Then to the gentiles also has God indeed given the change of mind to life.

The Emphasized Bible

And, having heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying - Hence, even unto the nations, God hath granted repentance unto life.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

So when they heard these things they were satisfied, and glorified God, saying, Well! then hath God even to the Gentiles given repentance unto life.

Twentieth Century New Testament

On hearing this statement, they said no more, but broke out into praise of God. "So even to the Gentiles," they exclaimed, "God has granted the repentance which leads to Life!"

Webster

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance to life.

Weymouth New Testament

This statement of Peter's silenced his opponents. They extolled the goodness of God, and said, "So, then, to the Gentiles also God has given the repentance which leads to Life."

Williams New Testament

When they heard this, they had no answer to make, but gave God the glory, saying, "So God has given even the heathen the repentance that leads to life."

World English Bible

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, "Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!"

Worrell New Testament

And, having heard these things, they were silent, and glorified God, saying, "Then, to the gentiles also God gave repentance unto life."

Worsley New Testament

And when they heard these things they acquiesced, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God given to the Gentiles also repentance unto life.

Youngs Literal Translation

And they, having heard these things, were silent, and were glorifying God, saying, 'Then, indeed, also to the nations did God give the reformation to life.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

ἀκούω 
Akouo 
Usage: 313

ταῦτα 
Tauta 
Usage: 188

ἡσυχάζω 
hesuchazo 
Usage: 5

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

δοξάζω 
Doxazo 
Usage: 42

God
θεός 
theos 
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151
Usage: 1151

λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

ἄρα 
Ara 
therefore , so then , now therefore , then , wherefore , haply , not tr,
Usage: 35

δίδωμι 
Didomi 
Usage: 254


and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

to the Gentiles
ἔθνος 
Ethnos 
Usage: 132

δίδωμι 
Didomi 
Usage: 254

μετάνοια 
metanoia 
Usage: 19

εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

References

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Morish

Watsons

Context Readings

Peter's Explanation To The Church In Jerusalem

17 Since then God gave the like gift to them as to us, on believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God? 18 And when they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, So then to the gentiles also God hath granted repentance unto life. 19 Now they who were scattered abroad by the persecution that arose on account of Stephen traveled as far as Phenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none but Jews.


Cross References

Romans 10:12-13

For there is no difference between Jew and Greek; for one and the same is Lord over all, rich to all that call upon him.

2 Corinthians 7:10

For sorrow before God worketh repentance to salvation never to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

Acts 5:31

him hath God exalted by his right hand, as a Leader and Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

Acts 20:21

testifying to both Jews and Greeks repentance toward God, and faith in our Lord Jesus.

Acts 21:20

And they on hearing it glorified God; and said to him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of believers there are among the Jews, and they are all zealots for the Law.

Acts 3:19

Repent therefore and turn from your ways, that your sins may be blotted out, in order that the times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

Acts 3:26

To you first, God, having raised up his servant, sent him to bless you in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.

Acts 11:1

And the apostles and the brethren throughout Judaea heard that the gentiles also had received the word of God.

Acts 13:47-48

For thus hath the Lord commanded us: "I have set thee to be a light of the gentiles, that thou mayst bring salvation even to the end of the earth."

Acts 14:27

And when they had arrived and had gathered the church together, they related what great things God had wrought with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the gentiles.

Acts 15:3

They therefore, having been sent forward by the church, passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the gentiles; and they caused great joy to all the brethren.

Acts 22:21-22

And he said to me, Depart; for I will send thee far hence to the gentiles.

Acts 26:17-20

delivering thee from the people, and from the gentiles, to whom I send thee,

Romans 3:29-30

Or is God [the God] of Jews alone? Is he not also the God of gentiles? Yea, of gentiles also.

Romans 9:30

What then shall we say? That the gentiles, who did not strive after righteousness, obtained righteousness, but a righteousness which is of faith;

Romans 15:9-16

and that the gentiles glorified God for his mercy, as it is written, "For this cause I will give praise to thee among the gentiles, and sing to thy name."

2 Corinthians 3:18

But we all with unveiled face beholding in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, as by the Lord, the Spirit.

Galatians 1:24

and they glorified God in me.

Galatians 3:26-27

For ye are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus;

Ephesians 2:11-18

Wherefore remember, that in time past ye, the gentiles in the flesh, who are called uncircumcised by those who are called circumcised, having the circumcision of the flesh, performed by hand,

Ephesians 3:5-8

which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it hath now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;

2 Timothy 2:25-26

in meekness admonishing those that oppose themselves; if haply God may give them repentance to attain the full knowledge of the truth,

James 1:16-17

Do not err, my beloved brethren.

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