Acts 15:5-11

⁵But they were opposed by some of the believers who belonged to the Pharisee faction. They said, “These converts have to be circumcised, and instructed to observe the law of Moses.”

⁶The apostles and elders met together to discuss the issue.

⁷After much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that some time ago God chose me from among you so that the foreigners could hear the message of good news and trust in Jesus.

⁸God, who knows thewhat we're thinking, has shown that he accepts them, giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us.

⁹He doesn't make any distinction between us and them—he cleansed their thoughts as they trusted in him.

¹⁰So why do you want to oppose God and put a burden on the believers that our fathers weren't able to bear, and we can't either?

¹¹We're convinced that we're saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way they are.”