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Acts 15:9

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

Revised King James 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, bore them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did to us;

10Now then, why do you put God to the test by putting a yoke upon the necks of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

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Cross References

Acts 10:28And he said to them, You know that it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to keep company, or visit one from another nation; but God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

Acts 10:43To him all the prophets bear witness that through his name whoever believes in him shall receive forgiveness of sins.

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 both of the Jews and of the Greeks believed.

Romans 3:9What then? are we better than they? No, by no means: for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all 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 9:24Even us, whom he has called, not only from among the Jews, but also 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 →

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