⁵ But some believers who belonged to ^(A)the party of the Pharisees rose up and said, ^(B)“It is necessary ^(C)to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses.”

^6 (D)The ^(E)apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter. ⁷ And after there had been much ^(F)debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, ^(G)that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear ^(H)the word of ^(I)the gospel and believe. ⁸ And God, ^(J)who knows the heart, ^(K)bore witness to them, ^(L)by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, ⁹ and ^(M)he made no distinction between us and them, ^(N)having cleansed their hearts ^(O)by faith. ¹⁰ Now, therefore, why ^(P)are you putting God to the test ^(Q)by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples ^(R)that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? ¹¹ But we ^(S)believe that we will be ^(T)saved through ^(U)the grace of the Lord Jesus, ^(V)just as they will.”