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Acts 15:14
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KJ21
Simon hath declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take out from them a people for His name.
ASV
Symeon hath rehearsed how first God visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
AMP
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].
AMPC
Simeon [Peter] has rehearsed how God first visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people [to bear and honor] His name.
BRG
Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
CSB
Simeon has reported how God first intervened to take from the Gentiles a people for his name.
CSBA
Simeon has reported how God first intervened to take from the Gentiles a people for his name.
CEB
Simon reported how, in his kindness, God came to the Gentiles in the first place, to raise up from them a people of God.
CJB
Shim‘on has told in detail what God did when he first began to show his concern for taking from among the Goyim a people to bear his name.
CEV
Simon Peter has told how God first came to the Gentiles and made some of them his own people.
DARBY
Simon has related how God first visited to take out of [the] nations a people for his name.
DLNT
Simeon described how God first visited to take a people for His name from the Gentiles.
DRA
Simon hath related how God first visited to take of the Gentiles a people to his name.
ERV
Simon Peter has told us how God showed his love for the non-Jewish people. For the first time, God accepted them and made them his people.
EASY
Simon Peter has just described to us what happened first with the Gentile believers. He explained how God chose some of them to belong to him as his own people.
EHV
Simon has reported how God for the first time has visited the Gentiles, to take from them a people for his name.
ESV
Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take from them a people for his name.
ESVUK
Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take from them a people for his name.
EXB
·Simon [C Peter; v. 7] has told us how God ·showed his love for [cared for; intervened with; visited] the Gentiles [Acts 10—11]. For the first time he is ·accepting [taking; selecting] from among them a people ·to be his own [L for his name].
GNV
Simeon hath declared, how God first did visit the Gentiles, to take of them a people unto his Name.
GW
Simon has explained how God first showed his concern by taking from non-Jewish people those who would honor his name.
GNT
Simon has just explained how God first showed his care for the Gentiles by taking from among them a people to belong to him.
HCSB
Simeon has reported how God first intervened to take from the Gentiles a people for His name.
ICB
Simon has told us how God showed his love for the non-Jewish people. For the first time he has accepted them and made them his people.
ISV
Simeon has explained how God first showed his concern for the gentiles by taking from among them a people for his name.
PHILLIPS
Silence again followed their words and then James made this reply: “Men and brothers, listen to me. Symeon has shown how in the first place God chose a people from among the nations who should bear his name. This is in full agreement with what the prophets wrote, as in this scripture: ‘After this I will return and will rebuild the tabernacle of David which has fallen down. I will rebuild its ruins, and I will set it up, so that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, even all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord who does all these things. ‘Known to God from eternity are all his works.’
JUB
Simeon has declared how God first visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
KJV
Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
AKJV
Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
LSB
Simeon has related how God first concerned Himself about taking from among the Gentiles a people for His name.
LEB
Simeon has described how God first concerned himself to take from among the Gentiles a people for his name.
TLB
Peter has told you about the time God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to bring honor to his name.
MSG
There was dead silence. No one said a word. With the room quiet, Barnabas and Paul reported matter-of-factly on the miracles and wonders God had done among the other nations through their ministry. The silence deepened; you could hear a pin drop. James broke the silence. “Friends, listen. Simeon has told us the story of how God at the very outset made sure that racial outsiders were included. This is in perfect agreement with the words of the prophets: After this, I’m coming back; I’ll rebuild David’s ruined house; I’ll put all the pieces together again; I’ll make it look like new So outsiders who seek will find, so they’ll have a place to come to, All the pagan peoples included in what I’m doing. “God said it and now he’s doing it. It’s no afterthought; he’s always known he would do this.
MEV
Simon has declared how God first visited the Gentiles to take from among them a people for His name.
MOUNCE
Simeon has recounted how God first · concerned himself about taking from among the Gentiles a people for his name.
NOG
Simon has explained how God first showed his concern by taking from non-Jewish people those who would honor his name.
NABRE
Symeon has described how God first concerned himself with acquiring from among the Gentiles a people for his name.
NASB
Simeon has described how God first concerned Himself about taking a people for His name from among the Gentiles.
NASB1995
Simeon has related how God first concerned Himself about taking from among the Gentiles a people for His name.
NCB
Simon has related how God first looked favorably upon the Gentiles and took from among them a people for his name.
NCV
Simon has told us how God showed his love for those people. For the first time he is accepting from among them a people to be his own.
NET
Simeon has explained how God first concerned himself to select from among the Gentiles a people for his name.
NIRV
Simon Peter has explained to us what God has now done. He has chosen some of the Gentiles to be among his very own people.
NIV
Simon has described to us how God first intervened to choose a people for his name from the Gentiles.
NIVUK
Simon has described to us how God first intervened to choose a people for his name from the Gentiles.
NKJV
Simon has declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take out of them a people for His name.
NLV
Simon Peter has told how God first visited the people who are not Jews. He was getting a people for Himself.
NLT
Peter has told you about the time God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people for himself.
NMB
Simon told how God at the beginning visited the Gentiles and took out of them people for his name.
NRSVA
Simeon has related how God first looked favourably on the Gentiles, to take from among them a people for his name.
NRSVACE
Simeon has related how God first looked favourably on the Gentiles, to take from among them a people for his name.
NRSVCE
Simeon has related how God first looked favorably on the Gentiles, to take from among them a people for his name.
NRSVUE
Simeon has related how God first looked favorably on the gentiles, to take from among them a people for his name.
NTFE
Symeon has explained how, at the beginning, God graciously favored the Gentiles, to take from them a people for his own name.
OJB
"Shimon explained how Hashem first concerned Himself to receive from the Nations a people for SHMO [ZECHARYAH 6:12].
RGT
“Simeon has declared how God first visited the Gentiles, to take a people to His Name.
RSV
Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
RSVCE
Symeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
TLV
Simon has described how God first showed His concern by taking from the Gentiles a people for His Name.
VOICE
Simon Peter reminded us how God first included outsiders in His favor, taking people from among them for His name.
WEB
Simeon has reported how God first visited the nations to take out of them a people for his name.
WE
Simeon has told us how God came the first time to the people who are not Jews. God chose some of them to belong to him and be his people.
WYC
Simon told, how God visited, first to take of heathen men a people to his name. [Simon told, how first God visited, to take of heathen men a people to his name.]
YLT
Simeon did declare how at first God did look after to take out of the nations a people for His name,
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