Acts 15:1-10

1ThenG2532 some menG5100 came downG2718 fromG575 JudeaG2449 and were teachingG1321 theG3588 brothersG80, “UnlessG1437G3361 you are circumcisedG4059 according to theG3588 customG1485 of MosesG3475, you cannotG3756G1410 be savedG4982.” 2And afterG1096G1161 engagingG4714 these men in sharpG3756G3641 debateG2214, PaulG3972 andG2532 BarnabasG921 were appointedG5021, along withG2532 someG5100 otherG243 believers, to go upG305 toG1519 JerusalemG2419 toG4314 see theG3588 apostlesG652 andG2532 eldersG4245 aboutG4012 thisG3778 questionG2213.

3Sent on their wayG4311 byG5259 theG3588 churchG1577, theyG3588 passed throughG1330 PhoeniciaG5403 andG2532 SamariaG4540, recountingG1555 theG3588 conversionG1995 of theG3588 GentilesG1484 andG2532 bringingG4160 greatG3173 joyG5479 to allG3956 theG3588 brothersG80. 4On their arrivalG3854 inG1519 JerusalemG2414, they were welcomedG3858 byG575 theG3588 churchG1577 andG2532 apostlesG652 andG2532 eldersG4245, to whom they reportedG312 all thatG3745 GodG2316 had doneG4160 throughG3326 themG846.

5ButG1161 someG5100 believersG4100 fromG575 theG3588 partyG139 of theG3588 PhariseesG5330 stood upG1817 and declaredG3004, “The Gentiles mustG1163 be circumcisedG4059 andG5037 requiredG3853 to obeyG5083 theG3588 lawG3551 of MosesG3475.” 6So theG3588 apostlesG652 andG2532 eldersG4245 metG4863 to look intoG3708G4012 thisG3778 matterG3056.

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AfterG1096 muchG4183 discussionG2214, PeterG4074 got upG450 and saidG2036 toG4314 themG846, “BrothersG435G80, youG4771 knowG1987 thatG3754 inG575 the earlyG744 daysG2250 GodG2316 made a choiceG1586 amongG1722 youG4771 that theG3588 GentilesG1484 would hearG191 fromG1223 myG1473 lipsG4750 theG3588 messageG3056 of theG3588 gospelG2098 andG2532 believeG4100. 8AndG2532 GodG2316, whoG3588 knows the heartG2589, showed His approvalG3140 by givingG1325 theG3588 HolyG40 SpiritG4151 to themG846, justG2532 asG2531 He did to usG1473. 9He made no distinctionG3762G1252 betweenG3342 usG1473 andG2532 themG846, for He cleansedG2511 theirG846 heartsG2588 byG3588 faithG4102.

10NowG3568 thenG3767, whyG5101 do you testG3985 GodG2316 by placingG2007 onG1909 theG3588 necksG5137 of theG3588 disciplesG3101 a yokeG2218 thatG3739 neitherG3777 weG1473 norG3777 ourG1473 fathersG3962 have been ableG2480 to bearG941?