The apostles and elders met to consider this question. After much discussion, Peter got up and addressed them: “Brothers, you know that some time ago God made a choice among you that the Gentiles might hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.(A) God, who knows the heart,(B) showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them,(C) just as he did to us. He did not discriminate between us and them,(D) for he purified their hearts by faith.(E) 10 Now then, why do you try to test God(F) by putting on the necks of Gentiles a yoke(G) that neither we nor our ancestors have been able to bear? 11 No! We believe it is through the grace(H) of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”

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And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.

And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;

And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.

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The Jerusalem Council

Now the apostles and elders came together to consider this matter. And when there had been much dispute, Peter rose up and said to them: (A)“Men and brethren, you know that a good while ago God chose among us, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe. So God, (B)who knows the heart, [a]acknowledged them by (C)giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us, (D)and made no distinction between us and them, (E)purifying their hearts by faith. 10 Now therefore, why do you test God (F)by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? 11 But (G)we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus [b]Christ we shall be saved in the same manner as they.”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 15:8 bore witness to
  2. Acts 15:11 NU, M omit Christ

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

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(A)The apostles and the elders came together to [a]look into this [b]matter. After there had been much (B)debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “[c]Brothers, you know that [d]in the early days (C)God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the word of (D)the gospel and believe. And God, (E)who knows the heart, testified to them (F)giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us; and (G)He made no distinction between us and them, (H)cleansing their hearts by faith. 10 Since this is the case, why are you (I)putting God to the test by placing upon the neck of the disciples a yoke which (J)neither our forefathers nor we have been able to bear? 11 But we believe that we are saved through (K)the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they also are.”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 15:6 Lit see about
  2. Acts 15:6 Lit word
  3. Acts 15:7 Lit Men, brothers
  4. Acts 15:7 Lit from days of old