Acts 15:14

Simon told, how God visited, first to take (out) of heathen men, a people to his name. [Simon told, how first God visited, to take (out) of (or from among) (the) heathen men a people to his name.] (Simon told, how God first visited, to take, or to choose, from among the Gentiles, a people to his name.)

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In The King James Version

Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

In Context

13And after that they held (their) peace, James answered, and said, Brethren, hear ye me.

15And the words of (the) prophets accord to him, as it is written,

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Cross References

Isaiah 55:11so shall be my word, that shall go out of my mouth. It shall not turn again void to me, but it shall do whatever things I would, (or It shall not return to me void, or empty, but it shall do whatever I desired of it), and it shall have prosperity in these things to which I (have) sent it.

Luke 1:78by the inwardness of the mercy of our God, in the which he springing up from on high hath visited us.

Acts 15:7And when there was made a great seeking thereof, Peter rose, and said to them, Brethren, ye know, that of old days in you, God chose by my mouth heathen men, to hear the word of the gospel, and to believe, (or Brothers, ye know, that in the old days, or in our early days, God chose that the Gentiles would hear the word of the Gospel or the Good News, from my mouth, and believe it);

Romans 11:36For of him, and by him, and in him be all things. To him be glory into worlds [of worlds], (or To him be glory forever and ever). Amen.

2 Peter 1:1Simon Peter, (a) servant and (an) apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have taken with us the even-faith (or to those who have received the same faith as us), in the rightwiseness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ,

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 →

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