Acts 15:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 15:7 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
πολλῆς
polýs
G4183
many
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ζητήσεως
zḗtēsis
G2214
inquiry
γενομένης
gínomai
G1096
to become
ἀναστὰς
anístēmi
G450
to raise
Πέτρος
Pétros
G4074
Peter
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
αὐτούς
autós
G846
he
ἄνδρες
anḗr
G435
man
ἀδελφοί
adelphós
G80
brother
ὑμεῖς
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἐπίστασθε
epístamai
G1987
to attend to
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ἀφ’
apó
G575
from
ἡμερῶν
hēméra
G2250
day
ἀρχαίων
archaîos
G744
original
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἐξελέξατο
eklégomai
G1586
to choose
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
θεὸς
theós
G2316
God
διὰ
diá
G1223
through
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
στόματός
stóma
G4750
mouth
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
ἀκοῦσαι
akoúō
G191
to hear
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
ἔθνη
éthnos
G1484
nation
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
λόγον
lógos
G3056
word
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
εὐαγγελίου
euangélion
G2098
gospel
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
πιστεῦσαι
pisteúō
G4100
to believe
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World English Bible Public Domain
When there had been much discussion, Peter rose up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that a good while ago God made choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the Gospel, and believe.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And much debate having happened, Peter, arising, said to them, “Men, brothers, you know that from original days God chose among you: By my mouth the Gentiles would hear the word of the gospel and believe.
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