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

New 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.

English Standard Version
And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us,

Berean Study Bible
And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us.

New American Standard Bible
And God, who knows the heart, testified to them giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us;

NASB 1995
"And God, who knows the heart, testified to them giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us;

NASB 1977
“And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us;

Amplified Bible
And God, who knows and understands the heart, testified to them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us;

Christian 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And God, who knows the heart, testified to them by giving the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us.

Contemporary English Version
He knows what is in everyone's heart. And he showed he had chosen the Gentiles, when he gave them the Holy Spirit, just as he had given his Spirit to us.

Good News Translation
And God, who knows the thoughts of everyone, showed his approval of the Gentiles by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he had to us.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
God, who knows everyone's thoughts, showed that he approved of people who aren't Jewish by giving them the Holy Spirit as he gave the Holy Spirit to us.

International Standard Version
God, who knows everyone's heart, showed them he approved by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he did to us.

NET Bible
And God, who knows the heart, has testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;

New King James Version
So God, who knows the heart, acknowledged them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us,

King James 2000 Bible
And God, who knows the hearts, bore them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us;

New Heart English Bible
God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.

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

American King James Version
And God, which knows the hearts, bore them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did to us;

American Standard Version
And God, who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us;

A Faithful Version
And God, Who knows the heart, bore witness to them by giving them the Holy Spirit, even as He did to us,

Darby Bible Translation
And the heart-knowing God bore them witness, giving [them] the Holy Spirit as to us also,

English Revised Version
And God, which knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;

Webster's Bible Translation
And God, who knoweth the hearts, bore them witness, giving to them the Holy Spirit, even as he did to us:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And God which knoweth the heartes, bare them witnesse, in giuing vnto them ye holy Ghost euen as he did vnto vs.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And God whiche knoweth the heartes, bare them witnesse, and gaue vnto them the holy ghost, euen as he dyd vnto vs:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And God the knower of hertes bare wytnesse ouer the, and gaue the the holy goost, like as vnto vs,

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And God which knoweth the herte bare them witnes and gave vnto them the holy goost eve as he dyd vnto vs
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the heart-knowing God bore them testimony, having given to them the Holy Spirit, even as also to us,

Berean Literal Bible
And the heart-knowing God bore witness to them, having given them the Holy Spirit, as also to us.

Young's Literal Translation
and the heart-knowing God did bare them testimony, having given to them the Holy Spirit, even as also to us,

Smith's Literal Translation
And God the knower of hearts testified to them, having given them the Holy Spirit, as also us;

Literal Emphasis Translation
And God, the Heart-knower, bore witness to them, having given them the Holy Spirit, just as also to us,

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And God, who knoweth the hearts, gave testimony, giving unto them the Holy Ghost, as well as to us;

Catholic Public Domain Version
And God, who knows hearts, offered testimony, by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as to us.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“And God, who knows what is in the hearts, testified to them and gave them The Spirit of Holiness as to us.”

Lamsa Bible
And God, who knows what is in the heart, has testified concerning them, and has given them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And God, who knows the heart, became a witness for them, by giving them the Holy Spirit, as he gave it also to us;

Godbey New Testament
And God, who knows the heart, witnessed to them, giving to them the Holy Ghost, as also to us;

Haweis New Testament
And God, who is the discerner of the heart, bore them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as to us;

Mace New Testament
God who knows their hearts has granted them a testimonial, by giving them the holy spirit, even as he did to us:

Weymouth New Testament
And God, who knows all hearts, gave His testimony in their favour by bestowing the Holy Spirit on them just as He did on us;

Worrell New Testament
And the heart-knowing God bore witness to them, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as to us:

Worsley New Testament
And God who knoweth the heart, bare witness to them, giving them the holy Spirit, as He had done also to us:
















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