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5 But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.”

The Jerusalem Council

6 Now the apostles and elders came together to consider this matter.
7 And when there had been much dispute, Peter rose up and said to them: a“Men and brethren, you know that a good while ago God chose among us, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe.  
8 So God, awho knows the heart, acknowledged them by bgiving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us,  
9 aand made no distinction between us and them, bpurifying their hearts by faith.  
10 Now therefore, why do you test God aby putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?  
11 But awe believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus1 Christ we shall be saved in the same manner as they.”  
12 Then all the multitude kept silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul declaring how many miracles and wonders God had aworked through them among the Gentiles.  
13 And after they had1 become silent, aJames answered, saying, “Men and brethren, listen to me:  
14 aSimon has declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take out of them a people for His name.  
15 And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written:
Commentaries:
John Wesley's Notes
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Acts 15:7

After much debate - It does not appear that this was among the apostles themselves. But if it had, if they themselves had debated at first, yet might their final decision be from an unerring direction. For how really soever they were inspired, we need not suppose their inspiration was always so instantaneous and express, as to supersede any deliberation in their own minds, or any consultation with each other. Peter rose up - This is the last time he is mentioned in the Acts.


 
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