Acts 15:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 15:9

7 And when there had been much dispute, Peter rose up and said to them: ^a“Men and brethren, you know that a good while ago God chose among us, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe.

8 So God, ^awho knows the heart, acknowledged them by ^bgiving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us,

9 ^aand made no distinction between us and them, ^bpurifying their hearts by faith.

10 Now therefore, why do you test God ^aby putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

11 But ^awe believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus¹ Christ we shall be saved in the same manner as they.”

12 Then all the multitude kept silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul declaring how many miracles and wonders God had ^aworked through them among the Gentiles.

13 And after they had¹ become silent, ^aJames answered, saying, “Men and brethren, listen to me:

Verse Comparison: Acts 15:9

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American Standard Version
and he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

Amplified® Bible
And He made no difference between us and them, but cleansed their hearts by faith (by a strong and welcome conviction that Jesus is the Messiah, through Whom we obtain eternal salvation in the kingdom of God).

Contemporary English Version
God treated them in the same way that he treated us. They put their faith in him, and he made their hearts pure.

Darby English Version
and put no difference between us and them, having purified their hearts by faith.

Good News Bible
He made no difference between us and them; he forgave their sins because they believed.

International Standard Version
He made no distinction between them and us, because he cleansed their hearts by faith.

King James Version
And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

New American Standard Bible
and He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

New International Version
He made no distinction between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith.

New King James Version
and made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

Young's Literal Translation
and did put no difference also between us and them, by the faith having purified their hearts;

New English Translation
and he made no distinction¹ between them and us, cleansing² their hearts by faith.

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