8God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.


In Context

5 But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, |It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.|

6 The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.

7 When there had been much discussion, Peter rose up and said to them, |Brothers, you know that a good while ago God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the nations should hear the word of the Good News, and believe.

8 God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.

9 He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

10 Now therefore why do you tempt God, that you should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

Acts 15:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:8And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as [he did] unto us;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:8God, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:8And God, who knoweth the hearts, gave testimony, giving unto them the Holy Ghost, as well as to us;

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:8And God, who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:8And the heart-knowing God bore them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit as to us also,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:8And God, which knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:8And God, who knoweth the hearts, bore them witness, giving to them the Holy Spirit, even as he did to us:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:8and the heart-knowing God did bare them testimony, having given to them the Holy Spirit, even as also to us,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:8And God, which knows the hearts, bore them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did to us;