Acts 15:9
And he distinguished nothing between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
In Context
8And God, who knows hearts, offered testimony, by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as to us.
Cross References
Acts 10:28And he said to them: “You know how abominable it would be for a Jewish man to be joined with, or to be added to, a foreign people. But God has revealed to me to call no man common or unclean.
Acts 10:43To him all the Prophets offer testimony that through his name all who believe in him receive the remission of sins.”
Acts 14:1Now it happened in Iconium that they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and they spoke in such a way that a copious multitude of both Jews and Greeks believed.
Romans 3:9What is next? Should we try to excel ahead of them? By no means! For we have accused all Jews and Greeks to be under sin,
Romans 3:29Is God of the Jews only and not also of the Gentiles? On the contrary, of the Gentiles also.
Romans 9:24And so it is with those of us whom he has also called, not only from among the Jews, but even from among 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 →