Acts 15:9

and he made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

In Context

8And God, who knows the heart, became a witness for them, by giving them the Holy Spirit, as he gave it also to us;

10Now, therefore, why do you put God to the proof, by placing a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers, nor we ourselves, were able to bear?

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Cross References

Acts 10:28And he said to them: You know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with one of another nation, or to go into his house. But God has showed me that I must not call any man common or unclean.

Acts 10:43To him all the prophets bear testimony, that whoever believes on him shall receive remission of sins through his name.

Acts 14:1And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude of the Jews and Greeks believed.

Romans 3:9What then? Do we, Jews, excel? Not at all: for we have already convicted all, both Jews and Greeks, of being under sin,

Romans 3:29Is he the God of the Jews only? Is he not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:

Romans 9:24whom he has called, not only from among the Jews, but also from the Gentiles?

Matthew Henry on Acts 15:7-22

The Council at Jerusalem. 6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter. 7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how 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. 8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; 9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by… Read the whole commentary →

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