Acts 15:12
10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
13 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
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- BSB
- The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
- KJV
- Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
- WEB
- All the multitude kept silence, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul reporting what signs and wonders God had done among the nations through them.
- ASV
- And all the multitude kept silence; and they hearkened unto Barnabas and Paul rehearsing what signs and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles through them.
- DARBY
- And all the multitude kept silence and listened to Barnabas and Paul relating all the signs and wonders which God had wrought among the nations by them.
- BLB
- Now the whole multitude kept silent and were listening to Barnabas and Paul relating what signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles by them.
- ÅB
- Da tidde hele mengden, og de hørte på Barnabas og Paulus, som fortalte hvor store tegn og undergjerninger Gud hadde gjort blant hedningene ved dem.
- OTB
- Hele forsamlingen ble stille mens de lyttet til Barnabas og Paulus som beskrev de tegn og under Gud hadde utført blant hedningene gjennom dem.
- B1930
- Da tidde hele mengden, og de hørte på Barnabas og Paulus, som fortalte hvor store tegn og undergjerninger Gud hadde gjort blandt hedningene ved dem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 14:27
And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
Read in contextActs 15:4
And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.
Read in contextJohn 4:48
Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
Read in contextActs 21:19
And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.
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