Acts 15:10
Now therefore why tempt ye God, by putting a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
9and put no difference between us and them, having purified their hearts by faith.
Cross References
Isaiah 7:12And Ahaz said, I will not ask, and will not tempt Jehovah.
Matthew 11:28Come to me, all ye who labour and are burdened, and *I* will give you rest.
Galatians 4:1Now I say, As long as the heir is a child, he differs nothing from a bondman, though he be lord of all;
Galatians 5:1Christ has set us free in freedom; stand fast therefore, and be not held again in a yoke of bondage.
Hebrews 9:9the which [is] an image for the present time, according to which both gifts and sacrifices, unable to perfect as to conscience him that worshipped, are offered,
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 →