Believers — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

Those who believe; in the NT, specifically, those who believe in Jesus as Lord and follow him (Acts 5:14). One would expect the term “believers” (sometimes translated “faithful”) to be a title for Christians, since the NT stresses belief in Jesus. Although NT authors emphasized believing, they rarely used the term “believer” as a name for Christians. There are a few clear examples (Acts 4:32; 10:45; 19:18; 1 Tm 4:12), but in other places the term is a description, not a name (Acts 2:44; 15:5; 18:27; 1 Tm 4:3). As a name, “believer” points to the personal commitment of Christians to Jesus. Christians were called not merely to believe something but to give themselves to someone.

Show passage in OET: ACT 5:14

OET-RV ACT 5:14

14 and more were becoming believers in the master—big numbers of both men and women.

OET-LV ACT 5:14

14 and more believing ones were _being _added in _the master, multitudes of_ both _men and women,

Show passage in OET: ACT 4:32

OET-RV ACT 4:32

32 And so the group of believers were united in their will and attitude. No one claimed anything to be their own, but they shared everything they had.

OET-LV ACT 4:32

32 And the multitude of _the ones having _believed, was one in _heart and soul, and and _not one anything of _the things possessing to _him was _saying to _be his_own, but was all things in _common to _them.

Show passage in OET: ACT 10:45

OET-RV ACT 10:45

45 The Jewish believers who had come with Kefa were astonished that the gift of the holy spirit had been poured out even on non-Jews

OET-LV ACT 10:45

45 And the believers from the_circumcision, as _many _as came _together the with _Petros marvelled, that the gift of _the holy spirit has _been _poured _out even on the pagans.

Show passage in OET: ACT 19:18

OET-RV ACT 19:18

18 Many of the people who believed in Yeshua came and confessed their sins and wrong practices.

OET-LV ACT 19:18

18 And many of _the ones having _believed, were _coming confessing and declaring the practices of _them.

Show passage in OET: TI1 4:12

OET-RV TI1 4:12

12 Don’t let anyone despise you just because you’re young, but be an example for the believers in your speech and conduct, and in love, faith, and purity.

OET-LV TI1 4:12

12 let_ no _one of _you _be _Despising the youth, but be _becoming an_example for _the believing ones, in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

Show passage in OET: ACT 2:44

OET-RV ACT 2:44

44 All those who did believe were united in purpose and had shared use of many things.

OET-LV ACT 2:44

44 And all the ones having _believed were with the same purpose, and they _were _having all common things,

Show passage in OET: ACT 15:5

OET-RV ACT 15:5

5 But some of the believers who were also members of the Farisaios party stood up and said, “It’s quite proper for them to be circumcised and to be commanded to keep the Jewish religious laws.”

OET-LV ACT 15:5

5 But some of _the ones of the sect of _the Farisaios_party having _believed rose _up, saying, that It _is _fitting to _be _circumcising them, and to _be _commanding them to _be _keeping the law of _Mōsaʸs.

Show passage in OET: ACT 18:27

OET-RV ACT 18:27

27 Now Apollos wanted to go to Akaia, so the believers encouraged him and sent a letter ahead of him to tell the believers there to welcome him, so when he arrived there, he was able to contribute a lot to those who through God’s grace had also become believers.

OET-LV ACT 18:27

27 And about _him wishing to _pass _through into the Aⱪaia, the brothers having _encouraged him, wrote to _the apprentices/followers to _welcome him, who having _arrived, contributed much to _the ones having _believed through the grace.

Show passage in OET: TI1 4:3

OET-RV TI1 4:3

3 telling people not to get married and to keep away from foods that God created for faithful people who know the truth to be able to eat with thankfulness.

OET-LV TI1 4:3

3 forbidding to _be _marrying, to _be _keeping _away from _foods that the god created for partaking with thanksgiving by _the faithful ones and having _known the truth.

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