11Rather, we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same manner as they.”
12Then the whole assembly kept silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul reporting what signs and wonders God had done among the ethnic nations through them.
13Now when they finished, James reacted saying: “Men, brothers, listen to me.
14Simeon has described how God first intervened to extract from the Gentiles a people for His name.
15And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written:
16‘After these things I will return, and I will rebuild David's tent, the fallen one; yes, I will rebuild its ruins and restore it;
17so that the remnant of mankind may seek the Lord, even all the Gentiles—the ones, that is, upon whom my name has been called—says the Lord who does all these things.’
18All His works are known to God from eternity.
19Therefore I judge that we should not create difficulty for those who are turning to God from among the ethnic nations,
Acts 15
Acts 15:11-19