Acts 15:3 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
They therefore being brought on their way by the church, passed through Phenice, and Samaria, relating the conversion of the Gentiles; and they caused great joy to all the brethren.
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
Therefore, being led by the church, they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria, describing the conversion of the Gentiles. And they caused great joy among all the brothers.
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
They, being sent on their way by the assembly, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles. They caused great joy to all the brothers.
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
They, being sent on their way by the assembly, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles. They caused great joy to all the brothers.
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
They therefore, being brought on their way by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
They therefore, being brought on their way by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
LSV Literal Standard Version
they indeed, then, having been sent forward by the assembly, were passing through Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the nations, and they were causing great joy to all the brothers.
Read in context · Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/englsv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darby Darby Translation
They therefore, having been set on their way by the assembly, passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, relating the conversion of [those of] the nations. And they caused great joy to all the brethren.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice, and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy to all the brethren.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
Thus being brought forth by ye Church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conuersion of the Gentiles, and they brought great ioy vnto all the brethren.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
They therefore, being sent by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria and announced the conversion of the Gentiles. They brought great joy to all the brothers.
Read in context · Unlocked Literal Bible. Copyright © 2017 Door43 World Missions Community. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engULB/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
And after they were brought on their waye by the congregacion they passed over Phenices and Samaria declarynge the conuersion of the getyls and they brought great ioye vnto all the brethren.
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
they indeed, then, having been sent forward by the assembly, were passing through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the nations, and they were causing great joy to all the brethren.
FBV Free Bible Version
The church sent them on their way, and as they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria, they explained how foreigners were being converted, which made all the believers very happy.
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
So they, being sent on their way by the church, went through Phoenicia and Samaria, giving news of the salvation of the Gentiles, to the great joy of all the brothers.
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Ellos pues enviados por la Iglesia, pasáron por la Phenicia, y por Samaria, contando la conversion de los Gentiles; y daban grande gozo á todos los hermanos.
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Ellos, pues, habiendo sido acompañados de la iglesia, pasaron por la Fenicia y Samaria, contando la conversión de los Gentiles; y daban gran gozo á todos los hermanos.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
Después que los envió la iglesia, a lo largo del camino fueron deteniéndose en las ciudades de Fenicia y Samaria para visitar a los creyentes y contarles cómo los gentiles también estaban convirtiéndose. Y esto llenó a todos de mucha alegría.
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Recibieron provisiones de la iglesia para el viaje. Pasaron por Fenicia y Samaria. Relataban en detalle la conversión de los gentiles, y eran causa de gran gozo para todos los hermanos.
Read in context · Palabra de Dios para ti © 2020 Asociación Bíblica Latinoamericana. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spapddpt/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Entonces la iglesia los envió de viaje, y mientras viajaban por Fenicia y Samaria, explicaban cómo los extranjeros se estaban convirtiendo, y esto alegraba mucho a los creyentes.
Read in context · Versión Biblia Libre. Copyright © 2018-2020 Jonathan Gallagher y Shelly Barrios de Avila. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spavbl/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Entonces, enviados por la iglesia, pasaron por Fenicia y Samaria, contando la conversión de los gentiles. Y causaban gran alegría a todos los hermanos.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
Οἱ μὲν οὖν προπεμφθέντες ὑπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας διήρχοντο τὴν Φοινίκην καὶ Σαμάρειαν ἐκδιηγούμενοι τὴν ἐπιστροφὴν τῶν ἐθνῶν, καὶ ἐποίουν χαρὰν μεγάλην πᾶσι τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς.
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
οι μεν ουν προπεμφθεντες υπο της εκκλησιας διηρχοντο την φοινικην και σαμαρειαν εκδιηγουμενοι την επιστροφην των εθνων, και εποιουν χαραν μεγαλην πασιν τοις αδελφοις.
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
Οἱ μὲν οὖν, προπεμφθέντες ὑπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας, διήρχοντο τὴν Φοινίκην καὶ Σαμάρειαν, ἐκδιηγούμενοι τὴν ἐπιστροφὴν τῶν ἐθνῶν· καὶ ἐποίουν χαρὰν μεγάλην πᾶσι τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς.
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
οι μεν ουν προπεμφθεντεσ υπο τησ εκκλησιασ διηρχοντο την φοινικην και σαμαρειαν εκδιηγουμενοι την επιστροφην των εθνων και εποιουν χαραν μεγαλην πασιν τοισ αδελφοισ
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
Οἱ μὲν οὖν προπεμφθέντες ὑπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας διήρχοντο τήν τε Φοινίκην καὶ Σαμάριαν ἐκδιηγούμενοι τὴν ἐπιστροφὴν τῶν ἐθνῶν, καὶ ἐποίουν χαρὰν μεγάλην πᾶσιν τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς.
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
οἱ μὲν οὖν προπεμφθέντε ὑπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας διήρχοντο τήν ⸀τε Φοινίκην καὶ Σαμάρειαν ἐκδιηγούμενοι τὴν ἐπιστροφὴν τῶν ἐθνῶν, καὶ ἐποίουν χαρὰν μεγάλην πᾶσι τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς.
Read in context · The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition. Copyright 2010 by the Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/grcsbl/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Illi ergo deducti ab ecclesia pertransibant Phœnicen et Samariam, narrantes conversionem gentium: et faciebant gaudium magnum omnibus fratribus.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Ѻ҆ни́ же ᲂу҆̀бо, предпо́слани бы́вше ѿ цр҃кве, прохожда́хꙋ фїнїкі́ю и҆ самарі́ю, повѣ́дающе ѡ҆браще́нїе ꙗ҆зы́кѡвъ, и҆ творѧ́хꙋ ра́дость ве́лїю все́й бра́тїи.
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
Итак, быв провожены церковью, они проходили Финикию и Самарию, рассказывая об обращении язычников, и производили радость великую во всех братиях.
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Εκείνοι λοιπόν προπεμφθέντες υπό της εκκλησίας, διήρχοντο την Φοινίκην και Σαμάρειαν, εκδιηγούμενοι την επιστροφήν των εθνών, και επροξένουν χαράν μεγάλην εις πάντας τους αδελφούς.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
А они онда спремљени од цркве, пролажаху кроз Финикију и Самарију казујући обраћање незнабожаца, и чињаху велику радост свој браћи.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
A oni onda spremljeni od crkve, prolažahu kroz Finikiju i Samariju kazujući obraćanje neznabožaca, i činjahu veliku radost svoj braći.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
فَهَؤُلَاءِ بَعْدَ مَا شَيَّعَتْهُمُ ٱلْكَنِيسَةُ ٱجْتَازُوا فِي فِينِيقِيَةَ وَٱلسَّامِرَةِ يُخْبِرُونَهُمْ بِرُجُوعِ ٱلْأُمَمِ، وَكَانُوا يُسَبِّبُونَ سُرُورًا عَظِيمًا لِجَمِيعِ ٱلْإِخْوَةِ.
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC