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Acts 15:8–9

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8And God, qwhich knoweth the hearts, rbare them witness, sgiving them the Holy Ghost, teven as he did unto us; 9And uput no difference between us and them, xpurifying their hearts yby faith.

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Footnotes

  1. qch. 1:24. See 1 Sam. 16:7.
  2. rch. 14:3 (Gk.).
  3. sch. 10:44.
  4. tSee ch. 10:47.
  5. uSee ch. 10:35.
  6. xPs. 51:10. ch. 10:15. & 11:9. 2 Cor. 7:1. So 1 Cor. 1:2. 1 Pet. 1:22. Comp. John 13:10. James 1:21.
  7. ySee ch. 10:43.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

God, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us. He did not discriminate between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he also did to us. He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

NLTNew Living Translation

God knows people’s hearts, and he confirmed that he accepts Gentiles by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he did to us. He made no distinction between us and them, for he cleansed their hearts through faith.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And God, who knows the heart, testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he also did to us. And he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.