Acts 15:17
New International Version
that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, even all the Gentiles who bear my name, says the Lord, who does these things’ —

New Living Translation
so that the rest of humanity might seek the LORD, including the Gentiles— all those I have called to be mine. The LORD has spoken—

English Standard Version
that the remnant of mankind may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who makes these things

Berean Standard Bible
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

Berean Literal Bible
so that the remnant of men may seek out the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom has been called My name, upon them, says the Lord, doing these things,

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
So that the rest of mankind may seek the LORD, Even all the Gentiles who are called by My name, Says the LORD who does all these things.’

New American Standard Bible
SO THAT THE REST OF MANKIND MAY SEEK THE LORD, AND ALL THE GENTILES WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME,’

NASB 1995
SO THAT THE REST OF MANKIND MAY SEEK THE LORD, AND ALL THE GENTILES WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME,’

NASB 1977
IN ORDER THAT THE REST OF MANKIND MAY SEEK THE LORD, AND ALL THE GENTILES WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME,’

Legacy Standard Bible
SO THAT THE REST OF MANKIND MAY SEEK THE LORD, AND ALL THE GENTILES WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME,’

Amplified Bible
SO THAT THE REST OF MANKIND MAY SEEK THE LORD, AND ALL THE GENTILES UPON WHOM MY NAME HAS BEEN INVOKED,’

Christian Standard Bible
so that the rest of humanity may seek the Lord — even all the Gentiles who are called by my name — declares the Lord who makes these things

Holman Christian Standard Bible
so the rest of humanity may seek the Lord— even all the Gentiles who are called by My name, declares the Lord who does these things,

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
So that the rest of the children of men may seek THE LORD JEHOVAH, and all the nations upon which my name is called, says THE LORD JEHOVAH, who does all of these things.'

Contemporary English Version
Then other nations will turn to me and be my chosen ones. I, the Lord, say this.

Douay-Rheims Bible
That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, and all nations upon whom my name is invoked, saith the Lord, who doth these things.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
so that the survivors and all the people who aren't Jewish over whom my name is spoken, may search for the Lord, declares the Lord.

Good News Translation
And so all the rest of the human race will come to me, all the Gentiles whom I have called to be my own.

International Standard Version
so that the rest of the people may search for the Lord, including all the gentiles who are called by my name,' declares the Lord. 'He is the one who has been doing these things

Literal Standard Version
That the remnant of men may seek after the LORD, | And all the nations on whom My Name has been called, | Says the LORD, who is doing all these things.

Majority Standard Bible
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 all these things.

New American Bible
so that the rest of humanity may seek out the Lord, even all the Gentiles on whom my name is invoked. Thus says the Lord who accomplishes these things,

NET Bible
so that the rest of humanity may seek the Lord, namely, all the Gentiles I have called to be my own,' says the Lord, who makes these things

New Revised Standard Version
so that all other peoples may seek the Lord— even all the Gentiles over whom my name has been called. Thus says the Lord, who has been making these things

New Heart English Bible
that the rest of humanity may seek after the Lord, and all the nations who are called by my name, says the Lord, who makes these things

Webster's Bible Translation
That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.

Weymouth New Testament
In order that the rest of mankind may earnestly seek the Lord--even all the nations which are called by My name,"

World English Bible
that the rest of men may seek after the Lord: all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who does all these things.’

Young's Literal Translation
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.

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Context
The Council at Jerusalem
16‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it, 17so 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 18that have been known for ages.’…

Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:10
Then all the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will stand in awe of you.

Isaiah 63:19
We have become like those You never ruled, like those not called by Your name.

Jeremiah 14:9
Why are You like a man taken by surprise, like a warrior powerless to save? Yet You are among us, O LORD, and we are called by Your name. Do not forsake us!

Daniel 9:19
O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name."

Amos 9:12
that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear My name," declares the LORD, who will do this.

James 2:7
Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name by which you have been called?


Treasury of Scripture

That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, on whom my name is called, said the Lord, who does all these things.

the residue.

Genesis 22:18
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Genesis 49:10
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

Psalm 22:26,27
The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever…

the Gentiles.

Genesis 48:16
The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

Numbers 6:27
And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.

Isaiah 43:7
Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.

who.

Numbers 24:23
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!

Isaiah 45:7,8
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things

Daniel 4:35
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

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Acts 15
1. Great dissensions arise regarding circumcision.
5. The apostles consult about it,
22. and send their determination by letters to the churches.
36. Paul and Barnabas, thinking to visit the brothers together,
39. disagree, and travel different ways.














(17) That the residue of men . . .--The Hebrew gives, as in our version, "That they may possess the remnant of Edom and of all the heathen which are called by my name." The LXX. translators either paraphrased the passage, so as to give a wider and more general view of its teaching, or followed a reading in which the Hebrew for "man" (Adam) took the place of Edom. It will be seen that the argument of St. James turns upon the Greek rendering. The "name of God" was to be "called" upon by those who were "the residue of men," i.e., all that were outside the pale of Israel. So understood, the words became, of course, a prediction of the conversion of the Gentiles, and to the uncritical habits of the time, accustomed to Targums or Paraphrases of many parts of Scripture, the LXX. was for all but the stricter and more bigoted Hebraists, as authoritative as the original.

Verse 17. - May for might, A.V.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
so that
ὅπως (hopōs)
Conjunction
Strong's 3704: From hos and pos; what(-ever) how, i.e. In the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual).

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

remnant
κατάλοιποι (kataloipoi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 2645: Left behind; the rest, the remainder. From kata and loipoy; left down, i.e remaining.

of men
ἀνθρώπων (anthrōpōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

may seek
ἐκζητήσωσιν (ekzētēsōsin)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1567: To seek out, seek out after, require. From ek and zeteo; to search out, i.e.investigate, crave, demand, worship.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Lord,
Κύριον (Kyrion)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

all
πάντα (panta)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

the
τὰ (ta)
Article - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Gentiles
ἔθνη (ethnē)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's 1484: Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one.

who
οὓς (hous)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

bear
ἐπικέκληται (epikeklētai)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1941: (a) To call (name) by a supplementary (additional, alternative) name, (b) mid: To call upon, appeal to, address.

My
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

name,
ὄνομά (onoma)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3686: Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'.

says
λέγει (legei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

[the] Lord
Κύριος (Kyrios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

who does
ποιῶν (poiōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

these things
ταῦτα (tauta)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.


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