Acts 15:7-9

7And much discussion having taken place, Peter, standing up, said to them, Brethren, ye know that from the earliest days 1God amongst you chose that the nations by my mouth should hear the word of the glad tidings and believe.

8And the heart-knowing 2God bore them witness, giving [them] the Holy Spirit as to us also,

9and put no difference between us and them, having purified their hearts by faith.