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Acts 15:5-13

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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.”
12Everyone listened attentively to Barnabas and Paul as they explained the miraculous signs that God had performed through them among the foreigners.
13After they had finished speaking, James spoke up, saying, “Brothers, listen to me.

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