Acts 15:9

and made no difference between us and them, having purified their hearts by faith.

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

8And God who knoweth the heart, bare witness to them, giving them the holy Spirit, as He had done also to us:

10Now therefore why do ye tempt God, in imposing 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 10:28And he said unto them, Ye know how unlawful it is for a man that is a Jew, to associate with or go to the house of one of another nation: but God hath shewn me, that I should not call any man polluted or unclean.

Acts 10:43To Him do all the prophets bear witness, that whosoever believeth on Him shall receive the forgiveness of their sins through his name.

Acts 14:1And at Iconium they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great number both of the Jews and of the Greeks believed.

Romans 3:9"What then are we the better?" Not at all, in point of justification; for we have before proved that both Jews and Gentiles are all under sin: as it is written,

Romans 3:29or is He the God of the Jews only, and not also of the Gentiles?

Romans 9:24whom He hath also called, even us, not only of the Jews, but also of 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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