Acts 15:8

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Summary

Acts 15:8

And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;

Which

Bare

Acts 14:3

John 5:37

Hebrews 2:4

Giving

General references

Acts 10:47

Bible References

Which

And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two You have chosen

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

then hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive and act and render to each according to all his ways, whose heart You know, for You alone know the hearts of all the sons of men,

“As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

Since I know, O my God, that You try the heart and delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered all these things; so now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here, make their offerings willingly to You.

Would not God find this out?
For He knows the secrets of the heart.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
O Lord, You have searched me and known me.

But, O Lord of hosts, who judges righteously,
Who tries the feelings and the heart,
Let me see Your vengeance on them,
For to You have I committed my cause.

“I, the Lord, search the heart,
I test the mind,
Even to give to each man according to his ways,
According to the results of his deeds.

Yet, O Lord of hosts, You who test the righteous,
Who see the mind and the heart;
Let me see Your vengeance on them;
For to You I have set forth my cause.

But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, for He knew all men,

He *said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus *said to him, “Tend My sheep.

And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.

And I will kill her children with pestilence, and all the churches will know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts; and I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.

Bare

Therefore they spent a long time there speaking boldly with reliance upon the Lord, who was testifying to the word of His grace, granting that

signs and wonders be done by their hands.

And the Father who sent Me, He has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His form.

God also testifying with them, both by signs and wonders and by various miracles and by

gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own will.

Giving

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.

And when they had prayed, the place where they had gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the message.

And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as He did upon us at the beginning.

General references

“Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?”