OET interlinear ACTs 15:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

καρδιογνώστης

heart_knower

Here, the word heart refers to a person’s character and intentions. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [who understands each person’s character and intentions]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐμαρτύρησεν αὐτοῖς

testified ˱to˲_them

The implication is not that God testified to the Gentiles about Jesus, but that by giving the Gentiles the Holy Spirit, God testified to Peter and his companions that they could have genuine faith. You can include this information if your readers need it to understand the sentence. Alternate translation: [testified to their genuine faith]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

καθὼς καὶ ἡμῖν

as also ˱to˲_us

Peter is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [just as he also gave the Holy Spirit to us]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἡμῖν

˱to˲_us

Peter is using the word us to refer to himself and his listeners, so use the inclusive form of that word if your language marks that distinction.