Acts 15:1

And some men came down from Judea, and taught (the) brethren, That but ye be circumcised after the law of Moses, ye may not be made safe, [or ye may not be saved], (or ye cannot be saved).

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In The King James Version

And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

In Context

2Therefore when there was made not a little dissension to Paul and Barnabas against them, they ordained, that Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, should go up to the apostles and (the) priests in Jerusalem, on this question.

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Cross References

Genesis 17:10This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, betwixt me and you, and thy seed after thee; each male kind of you shall be circumcised (or every male among you shall be circumcised),

John 7:22Therefore Moses gave to you circumcision; not for it is of Moses, but of the fathers, (or not that it was from Moses, but from the fathers); and in (or on) the sabbath ye circumcise a man.

Acts 15:3And so they were led forth of the church, and passed by Phenice and Samaria; and they told the conversation [or the living] of heathen men, and they made great joy to all the brethren. (And so they were led forth from the church, and went through Phoenicia and Samaria; and they told them the news of the conversion of the Gentiles, and they gave great joy to all the brothers.)

Acts 15:22Then it pleased to the apostles, and to the elder men (or to the elders), with all the church, to choose (some) men of them, and send (them) to Antioch, with Paul and Barnabas, Judas, that was named Barsabas, and Silas, the first men among (the) brethren;

Acts 21:20And when they heard, they magnified God, and said to him, Brother, thou seest how many thousands be in (the) Jews, that have believed to God, and all be lovers [or (pur) suers] of the law (or and all of them be ardent followers of the Law).

1 Corinthians 7:18A man circumcised is called, bring he (himself) not (back) to (being) prepuce (or bring he himself not back to being uncircumcised). A man is called in prepuce, be he not circumcised.

Matthew Henry on Acts 15:1

Hitherto we have, with a great deal of pleasure, attended the apostles in their glorious travels for the propagating of the gospel in foreign parts, have seen the bounds of the church enlarged by the accession both of Jews and Gentiles to it; and thanks be to that God who always caused them to triumph. We left them, in the close of the foregoing chapter, reposing themselves at Antioch, and edifying the church there with the rehearsal of their experiences, and it is a pity they should ever be otherwise employed;… Read the whole commentary →

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