Book of Common Prayer

15 ¹ And certain ones having come down from Judea were teaching the brothers that “Unless you are circumcised by the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved”. ² And no small dispute and debate by Paul and Barnabas with them having taken place, they^[a] appointed^[b] Paul and Barnabas and some others of them to go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem concerning this issue. ³ So indeed the ones, having been sent-forward by the church, were going through both Phoenicia and Samaria describing-in-detail the conversion^[c] of the Gentiles. And they were producing great joy in all the brothers. ⁴ And having arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders. And they reported all-that God did with them. ⁵ But some of the ones from the sect of the Pharisees having believed^[d] stood-up-out-of the assembly, saying that “It-is-necessary to circumcise them and to command them to keep the Law of Moses”.

Peter Says That Both Jews And Gentiles Are Saved By Grace And Faith, Not By The Law

⁶ And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter. ⁷ And much debate having taken place, Peter, having stood up, said to them, “Men, brothers, you know that from the old^[e] days God made-a-choice among you that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the message of the good-news and believe. ⁸ And God, the heart-knower, testified^[f]— having given the Holy Spirit to them, just as also to us. ⁹ And He made no distinction between both us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith. ¹⁰ Therefore^[g] why are you now testing God by laying a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? ¹¹ Rather, we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus in accordance with the way those also are saved ”.

Jesus Says, I Am The Resurrection And The Life. The One Believing In Me Will Live

¹⁷ So having come, Jesus found him already having four days in the tomb. ¹⁸ Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stades^[a] away. ¹⁹ And many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary in order that they might console them concerning their brother. ²⁰ So Martha, when she heard that Jesus was coming, met Him. But Mary was sitting in the house. ²¹ Then Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. ²² But even now I know that whatever You ask God, God will give You”. ²³ Jesus says to her, “Your brother will rise-up”. ²⁴ Martha says to Him, “I know that he will rise-up in the resurrection at the last day”. ²⁵ Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one believing in Me— even though he dies, he will live. ²⁶ And everyone living and believing in Me will never die, ever. Do you believe this?” ²⁷ She says to Him, “Yes, Lord. I have believed that You are the Christ, the Son of God, the One coming into the world”. ²⁸ And having said this, she went away and called Mary her sister secretly, having said, “The Teacher is here and is calling you”. ²⁹ And that one, when she heard, arose quickly and was going to Him.