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Acts 15:8 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us. "

Acts 15:8

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6 The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.

7 When there had been much discussion, Peter rose up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that a good while ago God made a choice among you that by my mouth the nations should hear the word of the Good News and believe.

8 God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.

9 He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

10 Now therefore why do you tempt God, that you should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

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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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