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Acts 15:17 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" that the rest of men may seek after the Lord: all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who does all these things.’ "
Acts 15:17
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15 This agrees with the words of the prophets. As it is written,
16 ‘After these things I will return. I will again build the tabernacle of David, which has fallen. I will again build its ruins. I will set it up
17 that the rest of men may seek after the Lord: all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who does all these things.’
18 “All of God’s works are known to him from eternity.
19 Therefore my judgment is that we don’t trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,
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Acts 15:1
"Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can’t be saved.”"
Acts 15:2
"Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul, Barnabas, and some others of them to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question."
Acts 15:3
"They, being sent on their way by the assembly, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles. They caused great joy to all the brothers."
Acts 15:4
"When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported everything that God had done with them."
Acts 15:5
"But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.”"
Acts 15:6
"The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter."
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