Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

And God, who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us;

New American Standard Bible

And God, who knows the heart, testified to them giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us;

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 the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us.

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.

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;

Sawyer New Testament

And the heart-searching God testified to them, giving to them the Holy Spirit even as 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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

καρδιογνώστης 
Kardiognostes 
Usage: 2

μαρτυρέω 
Martureo 
Usage: 58




Usage: 0
Usage: 0

μαρτυρέω 
Martureo 
Usage: 58

δίδωμι 
Didomi 
Usage: 254

the Holy
G40
ἅγιος 
Hagios 
Usage: 209

πνεῦμα 
Pneuma 
Usage: 334


and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

as
καθώς 
Kathos 
as, even as, according as, when, according to, how, as well as
Usage: 141

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Acts 15:8

References

Context Readings

The Jerusalem Council

7 And when there had been much questioning, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Brethren, ye know that a good while ago God made choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. 8 And God, who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us; 9 and he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.


Cross References

Acts 1:24

And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show of these two the one whom thou hast chosen,

Acts 2:4

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

Acts 10:47

Can any man forbid the water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?

Acts 14:3

Long time therefore they tarried there'speaking boldly in the Lord, who bare witness unto the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

1 Samuel 16:7

But Jehovah said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for Jehovah seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh on the heart.

1 Kings 8:39

then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place, and forgive, and do, and render unto every man according to all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)

1 Chronicles 28:9

And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

1 Chronicles 29:17

I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, that are present here, offer willingly unto thee.

Psalm 44:21

Will not God search this out? For he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

Psalm 139:1-2

O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known me .

Jeremiah 11:20

But, O Jehovah of hosts, who judgest righteously, who triest the heart and the mind, I shall see thy vengeance on them; for unto thee have I revealed my cause.

Jeremiah 17:10

I, Jehovah, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.

Jeremiah 20:12

But, O Jehovah of hosts, that triest the righteous, that seest the heart and the mind, let me see thy vengeance on them; for unto thee have I revealed my cause.

John 2:24-25

But Jesus did not trust himself unto them, for that he knew all men,

John 5:37

And the Father that sent me, he hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form.

John 21:17

He saith unto him the third time, Simon,'son of John, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

Acts 4:31

And when they had prayed, the place was shaken wherein they were gathered together; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

Acts 10:44-45

While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all them that heard the word.

Acts 11:15-17

And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.

Hebrews 2:4

God also bearing witness with them, both by signs and wonders, and by manifold powers, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to his own will.

Hebrews 4:13

And there is no creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

Revelation 2:23

And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he that searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto each one of you according to your works.

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