Acts 15:17 KJV — MannaFest

Acts 15:17

That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.

KJV

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ASV

That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, And all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called,

WEB

so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things

YLT

that the residue of men may seek after the Lord, and all the nations, upon whom My name hath been called, saith the Lord, who is doing all these things.

DBT

so that the residue of men may seek out the Lord, and all the nations on whom my name is invoked, saith [the] Lord, who does these things

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Acts — The Gospel's sequel. Jerusalem → Judea and Samaria → the ends of the earth. Three missionary journeys and the voyage to Rome.

Author: Luke, companion of Paul — the 'we' passages begin in 16:10
Date: c. AD 62

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36 verses on the floor

Zechariah 2:11
And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto thee.
Zechariah 8:20–23
Thus saith the Lord of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:
2 Timothy 2:19
Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
Isaiah 65:1
I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.
Hosea 2:23
And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.

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The result of this debate, and the circular letter that was written to the Gentile converts, directing them how to govern themselves with respect to Jews,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Simeon--a Hebrew variation of Simon, as in 2Pe 1:1; (Greek), the Jewish and family name of Peter. hath declared how God at the first--answering to Peter's own expression "a good while ago" (Ac 15:7). did visit the Gentiles to take out of them--in the exercise of His adorable sovereignty. a people for his name--the honor of his name, or for His glory.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Then Israel shall possess the remnant of Edom (so it is in the Hebrew); but the Jews called all the Gentiles Edomites, and therefore the Septuagint leave out the particular mention of Edom, and read it just as it is here, that the residue of men might seek (James here adds, after the Lord), and all the Gentiles, or heathen, upon whom my name is called.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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G194130× in canon G370452× in canon G1484161× in canon G302165× in canon G3686227× in canon

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Where the connections lead

Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

ACT 15:17HOS 2:23 1PE 2:9-10
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
ACT 15:17HOS 2:23 ROM 9:25-26
ACT 15:17ISA 65:1 ROM 10:20
ACT 15:17HOS 2:23 ZEC 13:9
ACT 15:17HOS 2:23 HOS 1:9-10
ACT 15:17HOS 2:23 ROM 3:29
ACT 15:17ISA 65:1 ROM 9:24-26
ACT 15:17ISA 65:1 1PE 2:10

The whole web at once: see the Arc.

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