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And certain men which came downfromJudaeataught the brethren, and said,Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot* be saved.
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When thereforePaulandBarnabashadnosmalldissensionanddisputationwiththem, they determined that PaulandBarnabas,andcertainotherofthem, should go uptoJerusalemunto the apostlesandeldersaboutthisquestion.
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Andbeing brought on their wayby the church, they passed throughPheniceandSamaria,declaring the conversion of the Gentiles:and they causedgreatjoy unto all the brethren.
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And when they were cometoJerusalem, they were receivedof the church,and of the apostlesandelders,and they declared all things that God had donewiththem.
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But there rose upcertainof the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcisethem,and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
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And the apostlesandelders came together for to considerofthismatter.
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And when there had beenmuchdisputing,Peter rose up, and saiduntothem,Men and brethren,yeknow how that a goodwhileagoGod made choiceamongus, that the Gentilesbymymouth should hear the word of the gospel,andbelieve.
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AndGod, which knoweth the hearts, bare themwitness, givingthem the HolyGhost,evenas he did unto us;