Acts 15:6
And the Apostles and the rulers of the church came together and gave thought to the question.
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Referenced Verses
- Acts 15:25 : 25 It seemed good to us, having come to an agreement together, to send these men to you, with our well loved Barnabas and Paul,
- Acts 21:18 : 18 And on the day after, Paul went with us to James, and all the rulers of the church were present.
- Heb 13:7 : 7 Keep in mind those who were over you, and who gave you the word of God; seeing the outcome of their way of life, let your faith be like theirs.
- Heb 13:17 : 17 Give ear to those who are rulers over you, and do as they say: for they keep watch over your souls, ready to give an account of them; let them be able to do this with joy and not with grief, because that would be of no profit to you.
- Prov 15:22 : 22 Where there are no wise suggestions, purposes come to nothing; but by a number of wise guides they are made certain.
- Matt 18:20 : 20 For where two or three are come together in my name, there am I among them.
- Acts 6:2 : 2 And the Apostles sent for all the disciples and said, It is not right for us to give up preaching the word of God in order to make distribution of food.
- Acts 15:4 : 4 And when they came to Jerusalem, they had a meeting with the church and the Apostles and the rulers, and they gave an account of all the things which God had done through them.
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- Acts 15:1-55 verses80%
1 Now certain men came down from Judaea, teaching the brothers and saying that without circumcision, after the rule of Moses, there is no salvation.
2 And after Paul and Barnabas had had no little argument and discussion with them, the brothers made a decision to send Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them to the Apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem about this question.
3 So they, being sent on their way by the church, went through Phoenicia and Samaria, giving news of the salvation of the Gentiles, to the great joy of all the brothers.
4 And when they came to Jerusalem, they had a meeting with the church and the Apostles and the rulers, and they gave an account of all the things which God had done through them.
5 But some of the Pharisees, who were of the faith, got up and said, It is necessary for these to have circumcision and to keep the law of Moses.
- Acts 15:7-82 verses77%
7 And when there had been much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, My brothers, you have knowledge that some time back it was God's pleasure that by my mouth the good news might be given to the Gentiles so that they might have faith.
8 And God, the searcher of hearts, was a witness to them, giving them the Holy Spirit even as he did to us;
- Acts 15:22-254 verses76%
22 Then it seemed good to the Apostles and the rulers and all the church, to send men from among them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; Judas, named Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers:
23 And they sent a letter by them, saying, The Apostles and the older brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, may joy be with you:
24 Because we have knowledge that some who went from us have been troubling you with their words, putting your souls in doubt; to whom we gave no such order;
25 It seemed good to us, having come to an agreement together, to send these men to you, with our well loved Barnabas and Paul,
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15 But when they had given them orders to go out of the Sanhedrin, they had a discussion among themselves,
- Acts 11:1-44 verses74%
1 Now the Apostles and the brothers who were in Judaea had news that the word of God had been given to the Gentiles.
2 And when Peter came to Jerusalem, those who kept the rule of circumcision had an argument with him,
3 Saying, You went to men without circumcision, and took food with them.
4 But Peter gave them an account of it all in order, saying to them,
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30 So they, being sent away, came down to Antioch, and having got the people together, they gave them the letter.
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4 And on their way through the towns, they gave them the rules which had been made by the Apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem, so that they might keep them.
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28 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us, to put on you nothing more than these necessary things;
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12 And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,
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19 For this reason my decision is, that we do not put trouble in the way of those who from among the Gentiles are turned to God;
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15 And in those days Peter got up among the brothers (there were about one hundred and twenty of them), and said,
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30 Which they did, sending it to the rulers of the church by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
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22 What then is the position? They will certainly get news that you have come.
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6 These they took to the Apostles, who, after prayer, put their hands on them.
- Acts 4:5-62 verses71%
5 And on the day after, the rulers and those in authority and the scribes came together in Jerusalem;
6 And Annas, the high priest, was there, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all the relations of the high priest.
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18 And on the day after, Paul went with us to James, and all the rulers of the church were present.
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30 And the twelve came together to Jesus; and they gave him an account of all the things they had done, and all they had been teaching.
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14 Now when the Apostles at Jerusalem had news that the people of Samaria had taken the word of God into their hearts, they sent to them Peter and John;
15 Who, when they came there, made prayer for them, that the Holy Spirit might be given to them:
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27 And when they came there, and had got the church together, they gave them an account of all the things which God had done through them, and how he had made open a door of faith to the Gentiles.
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27 And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them,
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8 Then Peter, being full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, O you rulers of the people and men of authority,
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22 And news of them came to the ears of the church at Jerusalem: and they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch:
- Acts 6:1-33 verses70%
1 Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was increasing, protests were made by the Greek Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were not taken care of in the distribution of food every day.
2 And the Apostles sent for all the disciples and said, It is not right for us to give up preaching the word of God in order to make distribution of food.
3 Take then from among you seven men of good name, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, to whom we may give control of this business.
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19 But Peter and John in answer said to them, It is for you to say if it is right in the eyes of God to give attention to you more than to God:
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27 And saying these words, he went in, and saw that a great number of people had come together;
- Acts 5:34-352 verses69%
34 But one of the Sanhedrin, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a man of learning in the law, of whom all the people had a high opinion, got up and made a suggestion for the men to be put outside for a little time.
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13 And when they had come to an end, James, answering, said, My brothers, give ear to me:
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21 And hearing this, they went into the Temple at dawn, and were teaching. But the high priest and those who were with him got together the Sanhedrin and the representatives of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to get them.
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29 But Peter and the Apostles, answering, said, We have to do the orders of God, not of man.
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1 Then certain of the responsible men of Israel came to me and took their seats before me.