Acts 15:8
ContextNET © | And God, who knows the heart, 1 has testified 2 to them by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, 3 |
NIV © | God, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us. |
NASB © | "And God, who knows the heart, testified to them giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us; |
NLT © | God, who knows people’s hearts, confirmed that he accepts Gentiles by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he gave him to us. |
MSG © | And God, who can't be fooled by any pretense on our part but always knows a person's thoughts, gave them the Holy Spirit exactly as he gave him to us. |
BBE © | And God, the searcher of hearts, was a witness to them, giving them the Holy Spirit even as he did to us; |
NRSV © | And God, who knows the human heart, testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he did to us; |
NKJV © | "So God, who knows the heart, acknowledged them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us, |
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NET © | And God, who knows the heart, 1 has testified 2 to them by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, 3 |
NET © Notes |
1 sn The expression who knows the heart means “who knows what people think.” 2 tn Or “has borne witness.” 3 sn By giving them…just as he did to us. The allusion is to the events of Acts 10-11, esp. 10:44-48 and Peter’s remarks in 11:15-18. |