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


In Context

5 and there rose up certain of those of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying — 'It behoveth to circumcise them, to command them also to keep the law of Moses.'

6 And there were gathered together the apostles and the elders, to see about this matter,

7 and there having been much disputing, Peter having risen up said unto them, 'Men, brethren, ye know that from former days, God among us did make choice, through my mouth, for the nations to hear the word of the good news, and to believe;

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

9 and did put no difference also between us and them, by the faith having purified their hearts;

10 now, therefore, why do ye tempt God, to put a yoke upon 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 World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:8God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did 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;