Acts 15:7-11
New King James Version
7 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. 8 So God, (B)who knows the heart, [a]acknowledged them by (C)giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us, 9 (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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Acts 15:7-11
English Standard Version
7 And after there had been much (A)debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, (B)that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear (C)the word of (D)the gospel and believe. 8 And God, (E)who knows the heart, (F)bore witness to them, (G)by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, 9 and (H)he made no distinction between us and them, (I)having cleansed their hearts (J)by faith. 10 Now, therefore, why (K)are you putting God to the test (L)by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples (M)that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? 11 But we (N)believe that we will be (O)saved through (P)the grace of the Lord Jesus, (Q)just as they will.”
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Acts 15:7-11
New American Standard Bible
7 After there had been much (A)debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “[a]Brothers, you know that [b]in the early days (B)God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the word of (C)the gospel and believe. 8 And God, (D)who knows the heart, testified to them (E)giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us; 9 and (F)He made no distinction between us and them, (G)cleansing their hearts by faith. 10 Since this is the case, why are you (H)putting God to the test by placing upon the neck of the disciples a yoke which (I)neither our forefathers nor we have been able to bear? 11 But we believe that we are saved through (J)the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they also are.”
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