Acts 15:9
Strong's Lexicon
He made no distinction
διέκρινεν (diekrinen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1252: From dia and krino; to separate thoroughly, i.e. to withdraw from, or oppose; figuratively, to discriminate, or hesitate.

between
μεταξὺ (metaxy)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 3342: Meanwhile, afterwards, between. From meta and a form of sun; betwixt; as adjective, intervening, or adjoining.

us
ἡμῶν (hēmōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

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

them,
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

[for] He cleansed
καθαρίσας (katharisas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2511: To cleanse, make clean, literally, ceremonially, or spiritually, according to context. From katharos; to cleanse.

their
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

hearts
καρδίας (kardias)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 2588: Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.

by
τῇ ()
Article - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

faith.
πίστει (pistei)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4102: Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.

Young's Literal Translation
and did put no difference also between us and them, by the faith having purified their hearts;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

New American Standard Bible
and He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

King James Bible
And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
He did not discriminate between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith.

New Living Translation
He made no distinction between us and them, for he cleansed their hearts through faith.

English Standard Version
and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith.

New American Standard Bible
and He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

King James Bible
And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

International Standard Version
He made no distinction between them and us, because of their faith-cleansed hearts.

NET Bible
and he made no distinction between them and us, cleansing their hearts by faith.

American Standard Version
and he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

English Revised Version
and he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

Young's Literal Translation
and did put no difference also between us and them, by the faith having purified their hearts;
















Cross References
Psalm 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

Ezekiel 47:22
And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.

Acts 10:28
And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

Acts 10:34
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

Acts 10:43
To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

Acts 11:12
And the spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house:

Hebrews 9:14
How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

Acts 1:1
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Acts 15:8
And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;

Acts 15:7
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.

Acts 15:6
And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.
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