Catholic Public Domain Version
"so that the rest of men may seek the Lord, along with all the nations over whom my name has been invoked, says the Lord, who does these things.’ "
— Acts 15:17, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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.”
“That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, And all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, ”
“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.”
“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”
“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.”
“So that the rest of men may make search for the Lord, and all the Gentiles on whom my name is named,”
“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.”
Simon has explained in what manner God first visited, so as to take from the Gentiles a people to his name.
And the words of the Prophets are in agreement with this, just as it was written:
‘After these things, I will return, and I will rebuild the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down. And I will rebuild its ruins, and I will raise it up,
so that the rest of men may seek the Lord, along with all the nations over whom my name has been invoked, says the Lord, who does these things.’
To the Lord, his own work has been known from eternity.
Because of this, I judge that those who were converted to God from among the Gentiles are not to be disturbed,
but instead that we write to them, that they should keep themselves from the defilement of idols, and from fornication, and from whatever has been suffocated, and from blood.