Acts 15:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

That the rest of mankind might seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, says the Lord, who does all these things.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὅπως ἂν ἐκζητήσωσιν οἱ κατάλοιποι τῶν ἀνθρώπων τὸν Κύριον, καὶ πάντα τὰ Ἔθνη, ἐφʼ οὓς ἐπικέκληται τὸ ὄνομά μου ἐπʼ αὐτούς, λέγει Κύριος, ὁ ποιῶν ταῦτα πάντα.

Transliteration

So that an ekzētēsōsin hoi kataloipoi tōn anthrōpōn ton Kurion, and all the Ethnē, upon whom has been epikeklētai to onoma of me upon them, legei Kurios, the one poiōn tauta panta.

Grammar Details

• *hopōs*: conjunction - so that/in order that
• *an*: particle - may/might [potential]
• *ekzētēsōsin*: aorist, subjunctive, active, 3rd person, plural - they may seek out
• *hoi kataloipoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - the remnant
• *tōn anthrōpōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of men/mankind
• *ton Kurion*: accusative, masculine, singular - the Lord
• *panta*: nominative, neuter, plural - all
• *ta Ethnē*: nominative, neuter, plural - the nations/Gentiles
• *eph'*: preposition + accusative - upon
• *hous*: accusative, masculine, plural - whom
• *epikeklētai*: perfect, indicative, passive, 3rd person, singular - has been called
• *to onoma*: nominative, neuter, singular - the name
• *mou*: genitive, 1st person, singular - of me
• *ep'*: preposition + accusative - upon
• *autous*: accusative, masculine, plural - them
• *legei*: present, indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - says
• *Kurios*: nominative, masculine, singular - Lord
• *ho poiōn*: present participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - the one doing/making
• *tauta panta*: accusative, neuter, plural - all these things

Word Meanings

• *ekzētēsōsin*: they may seek out/search for/inquire after
• *kataloipoi*: remnant/remainder/those left
• *anthrōpōn*: men/mankind/people
• *Ethnē*: nations/Gentiles/peoples
• *epikeklētai*: has been called/named/invoked
• *legei*: says/speaks/declares
• *poiōn*: doing/making/performing

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  so that the rest of humanity may seek the Lord, including all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord, who does these things'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  That{G3704} the residue{G2645} of men{G444} may seek{G1567} after the Lord,{G2962} And{G2532} all{G3956} the Gentiles,{G1484} upon{G1909} whom{G3739} my{G3450} name{G3686} is called,{G1909}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  That{G3704}{G302} the residue{G2645} of men{G444} might seek after{G1567}{(G5661)} the Lord{G2962}, and{G2532} all{G3956} the Gentiles{G1484}, upon{G1909} whom{G3739} my{G3450} name{G3686} is called{G1941}{(G5769)}{G1909}{G846}, saith{G3004}{(G5719)} the Lord{G2962}, who{G3588} doeth{G4160}{(G5723)} all{G3956} these things{G5023}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  that the residue of men might seke after the Lorde and also the gentyls vpo whom my name is named saith ye Lorde which doth all these thinges:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  that the residue of men maye seke after the LORDE: & also the Heythen vpo whom my name is named, sayeth the LORDE, which doth all these thinges.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  That the residue of men might seeke after the Lorde, and all the Gentiles vpon whom my Name is called, saith the Lorde which doeth all these things.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  That the residue of men myght seke after the Lorde, and all the gentiles vpon whom my name is called, sayth the Lorde, which doth all these thynges.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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 (1862/1898)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So that the rest of men may make search for the Lord, and all the Gentiles on whom my name is named,

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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

Referenced Verses

• Zech 2:11 : 11 And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and they shall be My people: and I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
• Zech 8:20-23 : 20 Thus says the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities: 21 And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go quickly to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also. 22 Yes, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD. 23 Thus says the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the garment of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
• Hos 2:23 : 23 And I will plant her for me in the earth; and I will have mercy on her who had not obtained mercy; and I will say to those who were not my people, You are my people; and they shall say, You are my God.
• Joel 2:32 : 32 And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be delivered; for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD has said, and among the remnant whom the LORD shall call.
• Mic 4:1-2 : 1 But in the last days it shall come to pass that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established on the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills, and people shall flow to it. 2 And many nations shall come and say, 'Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us His ways, and we will walk in His paths.' For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
• Gen 22:18 : 18 And in your descendants shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because you have obeyed my voice.
• Isa 11:10 : 10 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand as a sign for the people; to it the Gentiles shall seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
• Isa 43:7 : 7 Everyone who is called by My name: for I have created him for My glory, I have formed him; yes, I have made him.
• Isa 65:1 : 1 I am sought by those who did not ask for me; I am found by those who did not seek me. I said, 'Here I am, here I am,' to a nation that was not called by my name.
• Isa 66:18-21 : 18 For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory. 19 And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the distant isles, that have not heard my fame, nor seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles. 20 And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering to the LORD out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says the LORD, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD. 21 And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, says the LORD.
• Jer 14:9 : 9 Why should You be as a man astonished, as a mighty man who cannot save? Yet You, O LORD, are in the midst of us, and we are called by Your name; do not leave us.
• Jer 16:19 : 19 O LORD, my strength and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come to you from the ends of the earth and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things in which there is no profit.
• Dan 4:35 : 35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing, and He does according to His will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay His hand, or say to Him, What are you doing?
• Dan 9:19 : 19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, listen and act; do not delay, for Your own sake, O my God: for Your city and Your people are called by Your name.
• Isa 45:7-8 : 7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create calamity: I the LORD do all these things. 8 Drop down, you heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.
• Isa 49:6-7 : 6 And he said, It is a light thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give you as a light to the Gentiles, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth. 7 Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, to the servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD who is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose you.
• Isa 19:23-25 : 23 In that day there shall be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrians shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptians into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians. 24 In that day Israel shall be the third with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the land, 25 whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, 'Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my inheritance.'
• Isa 24:15-16 : 15 Therefore glorify the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea. 16 From the uttermost part of the earth we have heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, 'My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! The treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; indeed, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.'
• Gen 48:16 : 16 The Angel who 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.
• Gen 49:10 : 10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to him shall the gathering of the people be.
• Num 6:27 : 27 And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them.
• Num 24:23 : 23 And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God does this!
• Ps 22:26-27 : 26 The humble shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD shall praise Him; your heart shall live forever. 27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before You.
• Ps 67:1-3 : 1 God be merciful to us, and bless us; and cause His face to shine upon us; Selah. 2 That Your way may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations. 3 Let the people praise You, O God; let all the people praise You.
• Ps 72:17-19 : 17 His name shall endure forever; his name shall continue as long as the sun, and men shall be blessed in him; all nations shall call him blessed. 18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things. 19 And blessed be his glorious name forever, and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
• Isa 2:2-3 : 2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established on the top of the mountains and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. 3 And many people shall go and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us His ways, and we will walk in His paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
• Mic 5:7 : 7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people like dew from the LORD, like showers upon the grass that do not wait for man nor wait for the sons of men.
• Amos 9:12 : 12 That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the nations, which are called by my name, says the LORD who does this.
• Mal 1:11 : 11 For from the rising of the sun even to its going down my name shall be great among the nations; and in every place incense shall be offered to my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, says the LORD of hosts.