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AndκαὶGod,θεὸςwho knows hearts,ὁ καρδιογνώστηςtestifiedἐμαρτύρησενto them,αὐτοῖςgiving themδοὺςthe Holyτὸ ἅγιονSpiritτὸ πνεῦμαjust asκαθὼςhe didalsoκαὶto us,ἡμῖν
Acts 15:8
Study it in the app“And God, who knows hearts, testified to them, giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did also to us,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 15:8, word by word
- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- who knows heartsκαρδιογνώστηςkardiognōstēs
knower of hearts
Knower of hearts, said of God, who knows what is inside every person.
Where else “kardiognōstēs” appears- testifiedἐμαρτύρησενemartyrēsen
testify
To tell what one knows or has seen.
Where else “emartyrēsen” appears- giving themδοὺςdous
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dous” appears- the Holyἅγιονhagion
Holy Spirit
God's Spirit, who is his own and sets people apart for him.
Where else “hagion” appears- Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneuma” appears
The context
7And when there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that from early days God chose among you that through my mouth the nations should hear the word of the good news and believe.
8 · This verse (above)
9and he made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
To study Acts 15 in a group
1. What it says
What disagreement arose in Antioch, and whom did they send to Jerusalem to deal with it? (vv. 1-2)
2. What it means
How did the apostles and elders reach a decision? Who spoke, and what weighed in it? (vv. 6-22)
3. How I live it
They listened to everyone before deciding (vv. 7, 12). How can you listen better to someone you disagree with?