Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
Common New Testament
Simeon has related how God first showed his concern by taking from the Gentiles a people for 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 After they had done speaking, James assum'd the discourse, and said, my brethren, give me your attention. 14 Simon has related how God began to visit the Gentiles, to chuse from among them a people consecrated to his name. 15 and this is agreeable to the oracles of the prophets: as it is written,
Cross References
2 Peter 1:1
Simon Peter the servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who equally share with us in the advantages of faith, thro' the veracity of our God, and of Jesus Christ.
Luke 1:68
"blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he hath regarded and wrought a deliverance for his people:
Luke 1:78
through the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun has visited us from on high,
Luke 2:31-32
whom thou hast provided for all mankind, a light to lighten the Gentiles,
Acts 15:7-9
and after the question had been much canvass'd, Peter rose up, and said, my brethren, you know that a considerable time since God chose me from among you to preach the gospel to the Gentiles, and bring them to the faith.
Romans 1:5
by whose favour I have received the office of an apostle to bring the Gentiles every where to the obedience of faith preached in his name:
Romans 11:36
for of him, and through him, and in him are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
1 Peter 2:9-10
and this they were destin'd to. but you are the chosen race, you are kings and priests, the holy nation, the peculiar people, that you might display his glory, who called you out