18 Was anyone at the time of his call already circumcised? Let him not seek to remove the marks of circumcision. Was anyone at the time of his call uncircumcised? (A)Let him not seek circumcision.

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18 Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man uncircumcised when he was called? He should not be circumcised.(A)

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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.”

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Then some of the believers who belonged to the party(A) of the Pharisees(B) stood up and said, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to keep the law of Moses.”(C)

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28 For it has seemed good (A)to the Holy Spirit and (B)to us (C)to lay on you no greater burden than these requirements:

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28 It seemed good to the Holy Spirit(A) and to us not to burden you with anything beyond the following requirements:

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24 Since we have heard that (A)some persons have gone out from us and (B)troubled you[a] with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions,

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 15:24 Some manuscripts some persons from us have troubled you

24 We have heard that some went out from us without our authorization and disturbed you, troubling your minds by what they said.(A)

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19 Therefore (A)my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who (B)turn to God,

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19 “It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God.

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Christ Has Set Us Free

For (A)freedom Christ has (B)set us free; (C)stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to (D)a yoke of (E)slavery.

Look: I, Paul, say to you that (F)if you accept circumcision, (G)Christ will be of no advantage to you. I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that (H)he is obligated to keep the whole law.

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Freedom in Christ

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.(A) Stand firm,(B) then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.(C)

Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised,(D) Christ will be of no value to you at all. Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.(E)

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11 (A)Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave,[a] free; but Christ is (B)all, and in all.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 3:11 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; likewise for Bondservants in verse 22

11 Here there is no Gentile or Jew,(A) circumcised or uncircumcised,(B) barbarian, Scythian, slave or free,(C) but Christ is all,(D) and is in all.

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The Jerusalem Council

15 (A)But some men came down from Judea and were teaching (B)the brothers, “Unless you are (C)circumcised (D)according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and (E)debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and (F)some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to (G)the apostles and the elders about this question.

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The Council at Jerusalem

15 Certain people(A) came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers:(B) “Unless you are circumcised,(C) according to the custom taught by Moses,(D) you cannot be saved.” This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem(E) to see the apostles and elders(F) about this question.

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