Acts 15:17
That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, And all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called,
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
18Saith the Lord, who maketh these things known from the beginning of the world.
Cross References
Genesis 48:16the angel which hath redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
Numbers 6:27So shall they put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.
Psalms 22:26The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek after him: let your heart live for ever.
Psalms 72:17His name shall endure for ever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him; all nations shall call him happy.
Isaiah 11:10And it shall come to pass in that day, that the root of Jesse, which standeth for an ensign of the peoples, unto him shall the nations seek; and his resting place shall be glorious.
Isaiah 24:15Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the east, even the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, in the isles of the sea.
Matthew Henry on Acts 15:7-22
The Council at Jerusalem. 6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter. 7 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. 8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; 9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by… Read the whole commentary →