Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Symeon has given an account of how God was first pleased to take from among the Gentiles a people for himself.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
Holman Bible
Simeon
International Standard Version
Simeon has explained how God first showed his concern for the gentiles by taking from among them a people for his name.
A Conservative Version
Simeon described how God first came to help, to take from the Gentiles a people for his name.
American Standard Version
Symeon hath rehearsed how first God visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
Symeon [i.e., Peter] reported how God first sent [someone to preach] to the Gentiles in order to reach a group of them [with the Gospel message] for His name.
Anderson New Testament
Simeon has declared how God, at the first, did visit the Gentiles, in order to take out from among them a people for his name.
Common New Testament
Simeon has related how God first showed his concern by taking from the Gentiles a people for his name.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Simon has related how God began to visit the Gentiles, to chuse from among them a people consecrated to his name.
Darby Translation
Simon has related how God first visited to take out of the nations a people for his name.
Godbey New Testament
Symeon hath related how God in the first place interposed to take a people from the Gentiles, in His name.
Goodspeed New Testament
Symeon has told how God first showed an interest in taking from among the heathen a people to bear his name.
John Wesley New Testament
Simon hath declared, how God at first visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
Julia Smith Translation
Simeon related how God first reviewed to take from the nations a people for his name.
King James 2000
Simeon has declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Simeon has described how God first concerned himself to take from among the Gentiles a people for his name.
Modern King James verseion
Even as Simon has declared how God at the first visited the nations to take out of them a people for His name.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Simeon told how God at the beginning did visit the gentiles, and received of them people unto his name.
Moffatt New Testament
Symeon has explained how it was God's original concern to secure a People from among the Gentiles to bear his Name.
Montgomery New Testament
"Brothers, listen to me. Symeon has told how God first looked graciously upon the Gentiles, to take out from among them a people to be called by his name.
NET Bible
Simeon has explained how God first concerned himself to select from among the Gentiles a people for his name.
New Heart English Bible
Simeon has reported how God first visited the nations, to take out of them a people for his name.
Noyes New Testament
Simeon hath related how God first visited the gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
Sawyer New Testament
Simeon has related how God first visited the gentiles to take a people for his name.
The Emphasized Bible
Symeon, hath fully told how God, first visited, to take out of the nations, a people for his name.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Simon hath fully related, how at first God graciously looked upon [the Gentiles], to take from them a people for his name.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Simon has described the manner in which God first visited the Gentiles, in order to take from among them a people to bear his Name.
Webster
Simeon hath declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take from among them a people for his name.
Weymouth New Testament
Symeon has related how God first looked graciously on the Gentiles to take from among them a People to be called by His name.
Williams New Testament
Symeon has told how God at first graciously visited the heathen to take from among them a people to bear His name.
World English Bible
Simeon has reported how God first visited the nations, to take out of them a people for his name.
Worrell New Testament
Simeon declared how God first visited the gentiles, to take out of them a people for His name.
Worsley New Testament
---Simeon hath related, how God at first condescended to take out of the Gentiles a people to his name.
Youngs Literal Translation
Simeon did declare how at first God did look after to take out of the nations a people for His name,
Themes
Antioch » A city » A city of syria » Dissension within the congregation of
Doctrines » Guidelines set forth from the leaders in jerusalem
Elder » In the Christian church
Gentiles » First special introduction of the gospel to
God » People of general references to » Prepared for service
Jews, the » Called God's people » Prepared for service
Justification before God » Under the gospel » Is not of faith and works united
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 15:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Jerusalem Council
13 And when they had come to an end, James, answering, said, My brothers, give ear to me: 14 Symeon has given an account of how God was first pleased to take from among the Gentiles a people for himself. 15 And this is in agreement with the words of the prophets, as it is said,
Cross References
Isaiah 43:21
Even the people whom I made to be the witnesses of my praise.
2 Peter 1:1
Simon Peter, a servant and Apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who with us have a part in the same holy faith in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:
Isaiah 55:11-13
So will my word be which goes out of my mouth: it will not come back to me with nothing done, but it will give effect to my purpose, and do that for which I have sent it.
Luke 1:68
Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to his people and made them free,
Luke 1:78
Because of the loving mercies of our God, by which the dawn from heaven has come to us,
Luke 2:31-32
Which you have made ready before the face of all nations;
Acts 15:7-9
And when there had been much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, My brothers, you have knowledge that some time back it was God's pleasure that by my mouth the good news might be given to the Gentiles so that they might have faith.
Romans 1:5
Through whom grace has been given to us, sending us out to make disciples to the faith among all nations, for his name:
Romans 11:36
For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things. To him be the glory for ever. So be it.
1 Peter 2:9-10
But you are a special people, a holy nation, priests and kings, a people given up completely to God, so that you may make clear the virtues of him who took you out of the dark into the light of heaven.