Parallel Verses

Twentieth Century New Testament

In my judgment, therefore, we should not add to the difficulties of those Gentiles who are turning to God,

New American Standard Bible

Therefore it is my judgment that we do not trouble those who are turning to God from among the Gentiles,

King James Version

Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

Holman Bible

Therefore, in my judgment, we should not cause difficulties for those among the Gentiles who turn to God,

International Standard Version

"Therefore, I have decided that we should not trouble these gentiles who are turning to God.

A Conservative Version

Therefore I judge not to trouble those from the Gentiles who are turning to God,

American Standard Version

Wherefore my judgment is, that we trouble not them that from among the Gentiles turn to God;

Amplified

Therefore it is my judgment that we do not trouble and make it difficult for those who are turning to God among the Gentiles [by putting obstacles in their way],

An Understandable Version

So, my advice is not to make it difficult for those who turn to God from among the Gentiles,

Anderson New Testament

For these reasons, my judgment is, that we give no trouble to those who, from among the Gentiles, have turned to God;

Bible in Basic English

For this reason my decision is, that we do not put trouble in the way of those who from among the Gentiles are turned to God;

Common New Testament

Therefore it is my judgment that we should not trouble those who are turning to God from among the Gentiles,

Daniel Mace New Testament

wherefore my opinion is not to disquiet the Gentile converts: but only to write to them,

Darby Translation

Wherefore I judge, not to trouble those who from the nations turn to God;

Godbey New Testament

Therefore I judge, that we should not burden those from the Gentiles turning to God:

Goodspeed New Testament

In my opinion, therefore, we ought not to put obstacles in the way of those of the heathen who are turning to God,

John Wesley New Testament

Wherefore my sentence is, That we trouble not them who from among the Gentiles turn to God.

Julia Smith Translation

Wherefore I judge, not to molest them, from the nations turning back to God:

King James 2000

Therefore my judgment is, that we trouble not them, who from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

Lexham Expanded Bible

Therefore I conclude we should not cause difficulty for those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,

Modern King James verseion

Therefore my judgment is that we do not trouble those who have turned to God from among the nations,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them which from among the gentiles are turned to God:

Moffatt New Testament

Hence, in my opinion, we ought not to put fresh difficulties in the way of those who are turning to God from among the Gentiles,

Montgomery New Testament

"My judgment therefore, is against troubling those who turn to God from among the Gentiles;

NET Bible

"Therefore I conclude that we should not cause extra difficulty for those among the Gentiles who are turning to God,

New Heart English Bible

"Therefore my judgment is that we do not trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,

Noyes New Testament

Wherefore my judgment is, that we should not trouble those who from among the gentiles are turning to God;

Sawyer New Testament

Wherefore I judge that we ought not to trouble those who turned to God from the gentiles,

The Emphasized Bible

Wherefore, I, judge, not to be troubling them who, from the nations, are turning unto God;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Therefore I am decided, that we give no unnecessary disquietude to those who from the heathen have turned to God:

Webster

Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, who from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

Weymouth New Testament

"My judgement, therefore, is against inflicting unexpected annoyance on those of the Gentiles who are turning to God.

Williams New Testament

So I give it as my opinion, we ought not to put difficulties in the way of the heathen who turn to God,

World English Bible

"Therefore my judgment is that we don't trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,

Worrell New Testament

Wherefore, I judge that we should not trouble those who from among the gentiles are turning to God;

Worsley New Testament

wherefore my advice is, not to trouble those who from among the Gentiles are converted to God; but to write to them,

Youngs Literal Translation

wherefore I judge: not to trouble those who from the nations do turn back to God,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
διό 
Dio 
Usage: 52

my
ἐγώ 
Ego 
I, my, me, not tr
Usage: 174

κρίνω 
Krino 
Usage: 84

παρενοχλέω 
Parenochleo 
Usage: 1

not
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493


which, who, the things, the son,
Usage: 0

ἀπό 
Apo 
from, of, out of, for, off, by, at, in, since 9, on, not tr., .
Usage: 490

the Gentiles
ἔθνος 
Ethnos 
Usage: 132

ἐπιστρέφω 
Epistrepho 
Usage: 29

to
ἐπί 
Epi 
on, in, upon, unto, to,
Usage: 644

Context Readings

The Jerusalem Council

18 Says the Lord, as he does these things, foreknown from of old.' 19 In my judgment, therefore, we should not add to the difficulties of those Gentiles who are turning to God, 20 But we should write to them to abstain from food that has been polluted by being sacrificed to idols, from impurity, from eating the flesh of strangled animals, and from blood.


Cross References

Acts 15:28

We have, therefore, decided, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, to lay no further burden upon you beyond these necessary conditions--

Acts 15:10

Why, then, do you now provoke God, by putting on the necks of these disciples a yoke which neither our ancestors nor we were able to bear?

Acts 15:24

As we had heard that some of our number had upset you by their assertions, and unsettled your minds--without instructions from us--

Acts 26:20

On the contrary, first to those at Damascus and Jerusalem, and then through the whole of Judea, and to the Gentiles as well, I began to preach repentance and conversion to God, and a life befitting that repentance.

Galatians 1:7-10

Which is really no Good News at all. But then, I know that there are people who are harassing you, and who want to pervert the Good News of the Christ.

Galatians 2:4

But, on account of the false Brothers who had stolen in, the men who had crept in to spy upon the liberty which we have through union with Christ Jesus, in order to bring us back to slavery--

Galatians 5:11-12

If I, Brothers, am still proclaiming circumcision, why am I still persecuted? It seems that the Cross has ceased to be an obstacle!

1 Thessalonians 1:9

Indeed, in speaking about us, the people themselves tell of the reception you gave us, and how, turning to God from your idols, you became servants of the true and living God,

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