Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Simon has described to us how God first intervened to choose a people for his name from the Gentiles. New Living Translation Peter has told you about the time God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people for himself. English Standard Version Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take from them a people for his name. Berean Standard Bible Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own. Berean Literal Bible Simeon has related how God first visited to take out of the Gentiles a people for His name. King James Bible Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. New King James Version Simon has declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take out of them a people for His name. New American Standard Bible Simeon has described how God first concerned Himself about taking a people for His name from among the Gentiles. NASB 1995 “Simeon has related how God first concerned Himself about taking from among the Gentiles a people for His name. NASB 1977 “Simeon has related how God first concerned Himself about taking from among the Gentiles a people for His name. Legacy Standard Bible Simeon has related how God first concerned Himself about taking from among the Gentiles a people for His name. Amplified Bible Simeon (Simon Peter) has described how God first concerned Himself about taking from among the Gentiles a people for His name [to honor Him and be identified with Him]. Christian Standard Bible Simeon has reported how God first intervened to take from the Gentiles a people for his name. Holman Christian Standard Bible Simeon has reported how God first intervened to take from the Gentiles a people for His name. American Standard Version Symeon hath rehearsed how first God visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “Shimeon has related to you how God began to choose from the Gentiles a people for his name.” Contemporary English Version Simon Peter has told how God first came to the Gentiles and made some of them his own people. Douay-Rheims Bible Simon hath related how God first visited to take of the Gentiles a people to his name. English Revised Version Symeon hath rehearsed how first God did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. GOD'S WORD® Translation Simon has explained how God first showed his concern by taking from non-Jewish people those who would honor his name. Good News Translation Simon has just explained how God first showed his care for the Gentiles by taking from among them a people to belong to him. International Standard Version Simeon has explained how God first showed his concern for the gentiles by taking from among them a people for his name. Literal Standard Version Simeon expounded how at first God looked on [us] to take a people out of [the] nations for His Name, Majority Standard Bible Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own. New American Bible Symeon has described how God first concerned himself with acquiring from among the Gentiles a people for his name. NET Bible Simeon has explained how God first concerned himself to select from among the Gentiles a people for his name. New Revised Standard Version Simeon has related how God first looked favorably on the Gentiles, to take from among them a people for his name. New Heart English Bible Simeon has reported how God first visited the nations, to take out of them a people for his name. Webster's Bible Translation Simeon hath declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take from among them a people for his name. Weymouth New Testament Symeon has related how God first looked graciously on the Gentiles to take from among them a People to be called by His name. World English Bible Simeon has reported how God first visited the nations to take out of them a people for his name. Young's Literal Translation Simeon did declare how at first God did look after to take out of the nations a people for His name, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Council at Jerusalem…13When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me! 14Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own. 15The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written:… Cross References Luke 2:25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. Acts 15:7 After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe. 2 Peter 1:1 Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours: Treasury of Scripture Simeon has declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. Simeon. 2 Peter 1:1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: declared. Acts 15:7-9 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe… Luke 1:68,78 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, … Luke 2:31,32 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; … to take. Isaiah 43:21 This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise. Isaiah 55:11-13 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it… Romans 1:5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name: Jump to Previous Account Concern Concerned Declare Declared Described First Gentiles Graciously Nations Related Reported Showed Simeon Simon Symeon Visit VisitedJump to Next Account Concern Concerned Declare Declared Described First Gentiles Graciously Nations Related Reported Showed Simeon Simon Symeon Visit VisitedActs 15 1. Great dissensions arise regarding circumcision.5. The apostles consult about it, 22. and send their determination by letters to the churches. 36. Paul and Barnabas, thinking to visit the brothers together, 39. disagree, and travel different ways. (14) Simeon hath declared . . .--The Greek form is Symeon, as in 2Peter 1:1. The use of the old Hebrew form of the Apostle's name, instead of the more familiar Simon, was natural in the Galilean speaker, and is presumptive evidence in favour of our having a report from notes made at the time. Did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people.--The two words present an emphatic contrast. The Jews claimed for themselves the exclusive right to the latter term. They alone were the "people," the rest of mankind were the "nations"--the "heathen." St. James proclaims that out of those heathen nations a people had been taken who were as truly God's people as Israel had ever been. He, too, recognises the change as fully as St. Paul does, when in Romans 9:26 he quotes the memorable prophecy of Hosea 1:10. St. James as well as St. Peter had, it is clear, profited by the private teaching referred to in Galatians 2:2. Verse 14. - Symeon for Simeon, A.V.; rehearsed for declared, A.V.; first God for God at the first, A.V. Symeon. This is the only place (unless Symeon is the right reading in 2 Peter 1:1) in which Simon Peter's name is given in this Hebrew form, which is most proper in the month of James speaking to Palestine Jews. Singularly enough, Chrysostom was misled by it, and thought the prophecy of Simeon in Luke 1:31 was meant, How first; corresponding to the" good while ago" of ver. 7. Did visit, etc. The construction ἐπεσκέψατο λαβεῖν is very unusual, and indeed stands alone. The verb always has an accusative case after it (Acts 6:3; Acts 7:23; Acts 15:36), unless Luke 1:68 is an exception, which, however, it hardly is. There are two ways of construing the phrase. One is to consider it as elliptical, and to supply, as the A.V. and R.V. do, τὰ ἐθνή. So Alford, who compares the construction in Luke 1:25, where ἐπ ἐμέ must be supplied. But this is a harsh construction. The other and better way is to take ἐπεσκεψατο, not in the sense of" visiting," but of" looking out," or "endeavoring to find something." The sense of the infinitive after the verb is nearly equivalent to" look out for and took," literally, looked out how he might take. With a slight modification of meaning, Irenaeus (in 'Speaker's Commentary') renders it" Excogitavit accipere," "planned" or "contrived to take." A people for his Name; 1.e. to be called by his Name. Λαός was the peculiar designation of "the people" of God, answering to the Hebrew עַם (comp. 1 Peter 2:10, Οἱ ποτὲ οὐ λαὸς νῦν δὲ λαὸς Θεοῦ).Parallel Commentaries ... Greek SimonΣυμεὼν (Symeōn) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4826: Simeon or Simon. From the same as Simon; Symeon, the name of five Israelites. has told us ἐξηγήσατο (exēgēsato) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1834: To lead, show the way; met: I unfold, narrate, declare. From ek and hegeomai; to consider out, i.e. Rehearse, unfold. how καθὼς (kathōs) Adverb Strong's 2531: According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. first πρῶτον (prōton) Adverb - Superlative Strong's 4412: First, in the first place, before, formerly. Neuter of protos as adverb; firstly. visited [the Gentiles] ἐπεσκέψατο (epeskepsato) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1980: To look upon, visit, look out, select. to take λαβεῖν (labein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. from ἐξ (ex) Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. [them] ἐθνῶν (ethnōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 1484: Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one. a people λαὸν (laon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2992: Apparently a primary word; a people. [to be] τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. [own]. ὀνόματι (onomati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 3686: Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'. 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