Actes 15:8

8 Et Dieu, qui connaît les coeurs, leur a rendu témoignage, en leur donnant le Saint-Esprit comme à nous;

Actes 15:8 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 15:8

And God which knoweth the hearts
Of all men; he being omniscient, the searcher of the hearts, and the trier of the reins of the children of men, knew with what sincerity Cornelius sent for Peter; and with what vehement desire and longing expectation he and his family and friends waited for his coming; and with what earnestness, diligence, and affection they attended to what he said:

bore them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto
us;
God bore a testimony, and showed his well pleasedness in the whole of this affair, by bestowing upon them not only the regenerating and sanctifying grace of the Spirit; but his extraordinary gifts, such as speaking with divers tongues, even in like manner as these were bestowed on the apostles themselves, on the day of Pentecost, though they were uncircumcised persons; for the drift of Peter's oration is to show, that circumcision was not necessary to salvation.

Actes 15:8 In-Context

6 Les apôtres et les anciens se réunirent pour examiner cette affaire.

7 Une grande discussion s'étant engagée, Pierre se leva, et leur dit: Hommes frères, vous savez que dès longtemps Dieu a fait un choix parmi vous, afin que, par ma bouche, les païens entendissent la parole de l'Evangile et qu'ils crussent.

8 Et Dieu, qui connaît les coeurs, leur a rendu témoignage, en leur donnant le Saint-Esprit comme à nous;

9 il n'a fait aucune différence entre nous et eux, ayant purifié leurs coeurs par la foi.

10 Maintenant donc, pourquoi tentez-vous Dieu, en mettant sur le cou des disciples un joug que ni nos pères ni nous n'avons pu porter?