‏ Acts 15:8

 Which knoweth the heart ( καρδιογνωστης ). Late word from  καρδια (heart) and  γνωστης (known,  γινωσκω ). In the N.T. only here and 1:24 which see.

 Giving them the Holy Spirit ( δους το πνευμα το αγιον ). And before their baptism. This was the Lord's doing. They had accepted (11:18) this witness of God then and it was true now of these other Gentile converts.

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