Acts 15:9

He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

8God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.

10Now therefore why do you tempt God, that you should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

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Cross References

Acts 10:28He said to them, “You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation, but God has shown me that I shouldn’t call any man unholy or unclean.

Acts 10:43All the prophets testify about him, that through his name everyone who believes in him will receive remission of sins.”

Acts 14:1In Iconium, they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.

Romans 3:9What then? Are we better than they? No, in no way. For we previously warned both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin.

Romans 3:29Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn’t he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,

Romans 9:24us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, 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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