Parallel Verses
Sawyer New Testament
And the heart-searching God testified to them, giving to them the Holy Spirit even as to us,
New American Standard Bible
And God,
King James Version
And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
Holman Bible
And God, who knows the heart, testified to them by giving
International Standard Version
God, who knows everyone's heart, showed them he approved by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he did to us.
A Conservative Version
And God, who knows the heart, testified to them, having given them the Holy Spirit, just as also to us.
American Standard Version
And God, who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us;
Amplified
And God, who knows and understands the heart, testified to them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us;
An Understandable Version
And God, who knows [all people's] hearts, gave His testimony [to their acceptance] by giving them the Holy Spirit just as He did to us [See 11:15-17].
Anderson New Testament
And God, who knows the heart, became a witness for them, by giving them the Holy Spirit, as he gave it also to us;
Bible in Basic English
And God, the searcher of hearts, was a witness to them, giving them the Holy Spirit even as he did to us;
Common New Testament
And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he also did to us;
Daniel Mace New Testament
God who knows their hearts has granted them a testimonial, by giving them the holy spirit, even as he did to us:
Darby Translation
And the heart-knowing God bore them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit as to us also,
Godbey New Testament
And God, who knows the heart, witnessed to them, giving to them the Holy Ghost, as also to us;
Goodspeed New Testament
And God who knows men's hearts testified for them by giving them the holy Spirit just as he had done to us,
John Wesley New Testament
And God who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving the Holy Ghost to them, even as also to us.
Julia Smith Translation
And God the knower of hearts testified to them, having given them the Holy Spirit, as also us;
King James 2000
And God, who knows the hearts, bore them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And God, who knows the heart, testified to them [by] giving [them] the Holy Spirit, just as he also [did] to us.
Modern King James verseion
And God, who knows the hearts, bore them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit even as to us.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And God which knoweth the heart, bare them witness, and gave unto them the holy ghost, even as he did unto us;
Moffatt New Testament
The God who reads the hearts of all attested this by giving them the holy Spirit just as he gave it to us;
Montgomery New Testament
"And God, who knows the hearts of all, gave this testimony in their behalf, by bestowing upon them the Holy Spirit just as he did upon us;
NET Bible
And God, who knows the heart, has testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us,
New Heart English Bible
God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.
Noyes New Testament
And God, who knoweth the heart, bore them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, as he gave it to us;
The Emphasized Bible
And, the heart-observing God, bare witness, - unto them, giving the Holy Spirit, just as, even unto us;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And God, who is the discerner of the heart, bore them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as to us;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Now God, who reads all hearts, declared his acceptance of the Gentiles, by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he did to us.
Webster
And God, who knoweth the hearts, bore them witness, giving to them the Holy Spirit, even as he did to us:
Weymouth New Testament
And God, who knows all hearts, gave His testimony in their favour by bestowing the Holy Spirit on them just as He did on us;
Williams New Testament
And God who knows men's hearts testifies for them by giving them the Holy Spirit, as He did us,
World English Bible
God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.
Worrell New Testament
And the heart-knowing God bore witness to them, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as to us:
Worsley New Testament
And God who knoweth the heart, bare witness to them, giving them the holy Spirit, as He had done also to us:
Youngs Literal Translation
and the heart-knowing God did bare them testimony, having given to them the Holy Spirit, even as also to us,
Themes
Antioch » A city » A city of syria » Dissension within the congregation of
Bigotry » Instances of » Of the early Christians » In regard to circumcision
Divine Knowledge » The secrets of the heart read by Christ
Doctrines » Guidelines set forth from the leaders in jerusalem
Elder » In the Christian church
Gentiles/heathen » Gentiles and jews being equal in Christ
Gentiles/heathen » Salvation coming to the gentiles
the Gift of the Holy Spirit » Given » To the gentiles
Heart » The whole » Read by Christ
Heart » The lord knowing the heart
the Heathen » The holy ghost poured out upon
Holy spirit » Who the holy spirit is given to
Israel/jews » Jews and gentiles being equal in Christ
Jews, the » Gentiles made one with, under the gospel
Justification before God » Under the gospel » Is not of faith and works united
Knowledge » Divine Knowledge » The secrets of the heart read by Christ
Knowledge » God's » The secrets of the heart read by Christ
Peter » Advocates » Gospel preaching » Gentiles
Topics
Interlinear
Martureo
Usage: 0
Martureo
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 15:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Jerusalem Council
7 And after there had been much debate, Peter rose and said to them, Men and brothers, you know that in former days God chose among you that the gentiles should hear by my mouth the word of the gospel and believe. 8 And the heart-searching God testified to them, giving to them the Holy Spirit even as to us, 9 and made no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by the faith.
Phrases
Cross References
Acts 1:24
And praying, they said, Do thou, Lord, the searcher of all hearts, show which of these two thou hast chosen
Acts 2:4
and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Acts 10:47
Can any forbid water that these should be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit as we also have?
Acts 14:3
Then they spent a long time in speaking boldly for the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace by granting miracles and prodigies to be performed by their hands.
John 2:24-25
but Jesus did not trust himself to them, because he knew all men,
John 5:37
and the Father who sent me, he has testified of me. You have not heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form;
John 21:17
He said to him a third time; Simon, son of John, are you a friend to me? Peter was grieved that he said to him the third time, Are you a friend to me? and he said to him, Lord you know all things; you know that I am a friend to you. Jesus said to him, Feed my sheep.
Acts 4:31
And when they had prayed the place was shaken in which they were assembled, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke the word of God with boldness.
Acts 10:44-45
While Peter was yet speaking these words the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word.
Acts 11:15-17
And when I began to speak the Holy Spirit fell on them as also on us in the beginning.
Hebrews 2:4
God bearing them witness with signs and prodigies, and various mighty works and gifts of the holy Spirit, according to his will.
Hebrews 4:13
and there is nothing which is not manifest in his sight; for all things are naked and exposed to his eyes, to whom our discourse relates.
Revelation 2:23
And her children will I kill with pestilence, and all the churches shall know that I am he that searches the minds and hearts, and I will give you each one according to your works.