Parallel Verses

Williams New Testament

The heathen kept on listening and rejoicing and giving the glory to God's message, and all who had been destined to eternal life believed,

New American Standard Bible

When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord; and as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.

King James Version

And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

Holman Bible

When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the message of the Lord, and all who had been appointed to eternal life believed.

International Standard Version

When the gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord. Meanwhile, all who had been destined to eternal life believed,

A Conservative Version

And hearing this, the Gentiles were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. And as many as were appointed for eternal life believed.

American Standard Version

And as the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

Amplified

When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying [praising and giving thanks for] the word of the Lord; and all those who had been appointed (designated, ordained) to eternal life [by God] believed [in Jesus as the Christ and their Savior].

An Understandable Version

And when the Gentiles heard this they were glad and gave honor to the message of God [i.e., they accepted it as true]. And all those who were appointed [by God] to receive never ending life [through faith and obedience] became believers.

Anderson New Testament

When the Gentiles heard this they rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord; and as many as were determined to obtain eternal life, believed.

Bible in Basic English

And the Gentiles, hearing this, were glad and gave glory to the word of God: and those marked out by God for eternal life had faith.

Common New Testament

When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord; and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

Daniel Mace New Testament

when the Gentiles heard this, they received the word with joy, glorifying the Lord: and as many as were dispos'd to eternal life, believed.

Darby Translation

And those of the nations, hearing it, rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord, and believed, as many as were ordained to eternal life.

Godbey New Testament

And the Gentiles hearing, rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord: and so many as had been ordained unto eternal life believed:

Goodspeed New Testament

When the heathen heard this they were delighted, and praised God's message, and all who were destined for eternal life believed,

John Wesley New Testament

And the Gentiles hearing it were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life, believed.

Julia Smith Translation

And the nations having rejoiced, honoured the word of the Lord: and they believed, as many as were drawn out for eternal life.

King James 2000

And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And [when] the Gentiles heard [this], they began to rejoice and to glorify the word of the Lord. And all those who were designated for eternal life believed.

Modern King James verseion

And hearing, the nations rejoiced and glorified the Word of the Lord. And as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The gentiles heard, and were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord, and believed even as many as were ordained unto eternal life.

Moffatt New Testament

When the Gentiles heard this they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord and believed, that is, all who had been ordained to eternal life;

Montgomery New Testament

When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who had been ordained to eternal life, believed.

NET Bible

When the Gentiles heard this, they began to rejoice and praise the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed for eternal life believed.

New Heart English Bible

As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

Noyes New Testament

And when the gentiles heard this, they rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord; and as many as were ordained to everlasting life, believed.

Sawyer New Testament

And the gentiles hearing this rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed;

The Emphasized Bible

And they of the nations, hearing this , began to rejoice, and to be glorifying God, and they believed - as many as had become disposed for life age-abiding.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Now when the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord: and they believed, even as many as were ordained to life eternal.

Twentieth Century New Testament

On hearing this, the Gentiles were glad and extolled God's Message; and all those who had been enrolled for Immortal Life became believers in Christ;

Webster

And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life, believed.

Weymouth New Testament

The Gentiles listened with delight and extolled the Lord's Message; and all who were pre-destined to the Life of the Ages believed.

World English Bible

As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

Worrell New Testament

And the gentiles, having heard it, were rejoicing, and glorifying the word of God; and as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.

Worsley New Testament

And when the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were determined for eternal life believed.

Youngs Literal Translation

And the nations hearing were glad, and were glorifying the word of the Lord, and did believe -- as many as were appointed to life age-during;

Interlinear

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

ἀκούω 
Akouo 
Usage: 313

the Gentiles
ἔθνος 
Ethnos 
Usage: 132

ἀκούω 
Akouo 
Usage: 313

χαίρω 
Chairo 
Usage: 60

and



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

δοξάζω 
Doxazo 
Usage: 42

the word
λόγος 
Logos 
word, saying, account, speech, Word , thing, not tr,
Usage: 256

of the Lord
κύριος 
Kurios 
Usage: 643

as many as
ὅσος 
Hosos 
Usage: 76

ἦν 
En 
was, were, had been, had, taught , stood , , vr was
Usage: 410

τάσσω 
Tasso 
Usage: 7

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

αἰώνιος 
Aionios 
Usage: 47

ζωή 
Zoe 
Usage: 88

Context Readings

Paul Turns To The Gentiles

47 For here are the orders that the Lord has given us: 'I have made you a light to the heathen, To be the means of salvation to the very ends of the earth.'" 48 The heathen kept on listening and rejoicing and giving the glory to God's message, and all who had been destined to eternal life believed, 49 and so the message of the Lord spread all over the country.

Cross References

Romans 8:29-30

For those on whom He set His heart beforehand He marked off as His own to be made like His Son, that He might be the eldest of many brothers;

2 Thessalonians 2:13-14

We ought always to be thanking God for you, brothers dearly loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through the Spirit's consecration of you and through your faith in the truth,

Matthew 28:16

The eleven disciples went to Galilee to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them,

Luke 2:10-11

But the angel said to them: "Stop being afraid, for now I bring you good tidings of great joy which is to be for all the people;

Luke 7:8

For I too am under authority of others, and have soldiers under me, and I order one to go, and he goes, another to come, and he comes, my slave to do this, and he does it."

John 10:16

I have other sheep too that do not belong to this fold. I must lead them too, and they will listen to my voice, and all my sheep will become one flock with one shepherd.

John 10:26-27

but still you do not believe in me, for you do not belong to my sheep.

John 11:52

and not only for the nation, but also to unite the scattered children of God.

Acts 2:41

So they accepted his message and were baptized, and about three thousand persons united with them on that day.

Acts 2:47

constantly praising God and always having the favor of all the people. And every day the Lord continued to add to them the people who were being saved.

Acts 8:8

So there was great rejoicing in that city.

Acts 13:42

As they were leaving the synagogue, the people kept begging that all this be repeated to them the next sabbath,

Acts 15:2

So, as a dire disturbance and a serious discussion had been created between Paul and Barnabas and them, they decided that Paul and Barnabas and some others from their number should go up to Jerusalem to confer with the apostles and elders about this question.

Acts 15:31

When they had read it, they were delighted with the encouragement it brought them.

Acts 20:13

We had already gone on board the ship and set sail for Assos, where we were to take Paul on board; for it had been so arranged by him, as he intended to travel there on foot.

Acts 22:10

Then I asked, 'What am I to do, Lord?' And the Lord answered, 'Get up and go into Damascus, and there it will be told you what you are destined to do.'

Acts 28:23

So they set a day for him, and came in large numbers to see him at the place where he was lodging, and from morning till night he continued to explain to them the kingdom of God, at the same time giving them his own testimony and trying from the law of Moses and the prophets to convince them about Jesus.

Romans 11:7

What are we then to conclude? Israel has failed to obtain what it is still in search for, but His chosen ones have obtained it. The rest have become insensible to it,

Romans 13:1

Everybody must obey the civil authorities that are over him, for no authority exists except by God's permission; the existing authorities have been established by Him,

Romans 15:9-12

and for the heathen peoples to praise God for His mercy, as the Scripture says: "For this I will give thanks to you among the heathen, and will sing praises to your name."

1 Corinthians 16:15

Now I beg you, brothers -- you know that the family of Stephanas were the first converts in Greece, and that they have devoted themselves to the service of God's people --

Ephesians 1:4

Through Him He picked us out before the creation of the world, to be consecrated and above reproach in His sight in love.

Ephesians 1:19

and how surpassingly great is His power for us who believe, measured by His tremendously mighty power

Ephesians 2:5-10

has made us, though dead because of our shortcomings, live again in fellowship with Christ -- it is by His unmerited favor that you have been saved.

2 Thessalonians 3:1

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the message of the Lord may continue to spread and prove its glorious power as it did among you,

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