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Acts 15:9

and He made no difference between us and them, in that He cleansed their hearts by their faith.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

8And God, who knows all hearts, gave His testimony in their favour by bestowing the Holy Spirit on them just as He did on us;

10Now, therefore, why try an experiment upon God, by laying on the necks of these disciples a yoke which neither our forefathers nor we have been able to bear?

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Cross References

Acts 10:28He said to them, "You know better than most that a Jew is strictly forbidden to associate with a Gentile or visit him; but God has taught me to call no one unholy or unclean.

Acts 10:43To Him all the Prophets bear witness, and testify that through His name all who believe in Him receive the forgiveness of their sins."

Acts 14:1At Iconium the Apostles went together to the Jewish synagogue and preached, with the result that a great number both of Jews and Greeks believed.

Romans 3:9What then? Are we Jews more highly estimated than they? Not in the least; for we have already charged all Jews and Gentiles alike with being in thraldom to sin.

Romans 3:29Is God simply the God of the Jews, and not of the Gentiles also? He is certainly the God of the Gentiles also,

Romans 9:24even towards 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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