Berean Standard Bible
“And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us.”
The church in Jerusalem is meeting in council to decide whether Gentile believers must be circumcised and keep the law of Moses. After much debate, Peter stands and recalls what happened years earlier in the house of Cornelius.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us.
World English Bible (WEB)
God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.
King James Version (KJV)
And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
American Standard Version (ASV)
And God, who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And God, the searcher of hearts, was a witness to them, giving them the Holy Spirit even as he did to us;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and the heart-knowing God did bare them testimony, having given to them the Holy Spirit, even as also to us,
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y Dios, que conoce los corazones, les dió testimonio, dándoles el Espíritu Santo también como á nosotros;
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Dios, que conoce los corazones humanos, nos demostró que aceptaba a los gentiles al otorgarles el Espíritu Santo de la misma forma en que nos lo había otorgado a nosotros.
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