11Somemencamedown from Judea and began teaching2the brethren, "Unless* you are 3circumcised according to 4the custom of Moses, you cannot* be saved."
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And when Paul and Barnabashadgreat*dissension and 5debate with them, 6the brethren determined that Paul and Barnabas and someothers of them should go up to Jerusalem to the 7apostles and eldersconcerningthisissue.
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Therefore, being 8sent on their way by the church, they were passingthroughboth9Phoenicia and Samaria, 10describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and were bringinggreatjoy to all11the brethren.
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When they arrived at Jerusalem, they were received by the church and 12the apostles and the elders, and they 13reportedall that God had done with them.
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But some of 14the sect of the 15Pharisees who had believedstood up, saying, "It is necessary to 16circumcise them and to direct them to observe the Law of Moses."
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17The apostles and the elderscametogether to look into thismatter.
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After there had beenmuch18debate, Peterstood up and said to them, "Brethren*, you know that in the earlydays19Godmade a choiceamong you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the word of 20the gospel and believe.
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"And God, 21whoknows the heart, testified to them 22giving them the HolySpirit, just as He also did to us;
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and 23He madenodistinctionbetween us and them, 24cleansing their hearts by faith.
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"Nowthereforewhy do you 25putGod to the test by placing upon the neck of the disciples a yokewhich26neither our fathersnor we have beenable to bear?
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"But we believe that we are savedthrough27the grace of the LordJesus, in the sameway as they also are."
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All the peoplekeptsilent, and they were listening to Barnabas and Paul as they were 28relatingwhat29signs and wondersGod had donethrough them among the Gentiles.