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And when they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and by the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.
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But there rose certain of the sect of the Pharisees, who believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command [them] to keep the law of Moses.
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And the apostles and elders came together to consider of this matter.
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And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose and said to them, Men, brethren, ye know that a good while ago, God made choice among us, that the Gentiles, by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
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And God, who knoweth the hearts, bore them witness, giving to them the Holy Spirit, even as [he did] to us:
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And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
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Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
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But we believe, that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, we shall be saved even as they.
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Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought by them among the Gentiles.
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And after they held their peace, James answered, saying, Men, brethren, hearken to me.
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Simeon hath declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take from among them a people for his name.