Acts 15:24

Bishops' Bible (1568)

The Apostles, and elders, & brethren, sende greetinges vnto ye brethren, which are of the gentiles in Antiochia, Syria, & Cilicia. Forasmuch as we haue heard, that certayne which departed from vs, haue troubled you with wordes, & cumbred your myndes, saying ye must be circumcised and kepe the lawe, to who we gaue no such commaundent:

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  • Acts 15:1 : 1 And certayne men whiche came downe fro Iurie, taught the brethren, except ye be circumcised after the maner of Moyses, ye can not be saued.
  • Gal 5:10 : 10 I haue truste towarde you in the Lorde, that ye wyll be none otherwyse mynded: But he that troubleth you, shall beare iudgement, whatsoeuer he be.
  • Gal 5:12 : 12 I woulde to God they were cut of which trouble you.
  • Gal 1:7 : 7 Which is not another Gospel but that there be some which trouble you, and intende to peruert the Gospel of Christ.
  • Titus 1:10-11 : 10 For there are many vnruly, and vayne talkers, and deceauers of myndes, specially they that are of ye circumcision, 11 Whose mouthes must be stopped, which subuert whole houses, teachyng thynges which they ought not, for fylthie lucre sake.
  • 1 John 2:19 : 19 They went out from vs, but they were not of vs: For yf they had ben of vs, they woulde no doubt haue continued with vs: But that it myght appeare that they were not of vs.
  • Jer 23:16 : 16 And therfore the Lorde of hoastes geueth you this warning: Heare not the wordes of the prophetes that preache vnto you and deceaue you, truely they reache you vanitie: for they speake the meaning of their owne heart, and not out of the mouth of the Lorde.
  • Gal 2:3-4 : 3 But neither Titus which was with me, beyng a Greke, was compelled to be circumcised, 4 And that because of incommers, being false brethren, which came in priuily, to spye out our libertie which we haue in Christe Iesu, that they myght bryng vs into bondage.
  • Gal 5:4 : 4 Christe is become but vayne to you, as many of you as are iustified by the lawe, are fallen from grace.
  • Acts 15:9-9 : 9 And put no difference betwene vs and them, purifiyng their heartes by fayth. 10 Nowe therfore, why tempt ye God, to put on the disciples neckes, the yoke which neither our fathers nor we were able to beare?
  • Gal 6:12-13 : 12 As many as desire with outwarde appearaunce to please carnally, the same constrayne you to be circumcised, onlye lest they shoulde suffer persecution for the crosse of Christe. 13 For they the selues which are circumcised, kepe not the lawe: but desire to haue you circumcised, that they myght reioyce in your flesshe.
  • 2 Tim 2:14 : 14 Of these thynges put them in remembraunce, testifie before the Lorde, that they striue not about wordes to no profite, but to the peruertyng of ye hearers.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 25It seemed therfore to vs a good thing, when we were come together with one accorde, to sende chosen men vnto you, with our beloued Barnabas and Paul,

  • Acts 15:1-2
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    1And certayne men whiche came downe fro Iurie, taught the brethren, except ye be circumcised after the maner of Moyses, ye can not be saued.

    2So, when there was rysen discention and disputyng, not a litle vnto Paul and Barnabas, agaynst them: they determyned that Paul and Barnabas, and certayne other of them, shoulde go vp to Hierusalem, vnto the Apostles and elders, about this question.

  • 23And wrote letters by them, after this maner.

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    27We haue sent therefore Iudas and Silas, which shall also tell you ye same thynges by mouth.

    28For it seemed good to the holy ghost, and to vs, to charge you with no more then these necessarie thynges That is to say

    29That ye abstayne from thynges offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication: From which yf ye kepe your selues, ye shall do well. So fare ye well.

    30Nowe therfore, when they were departed, they came to Antioche, and gathered the multitude together, and delyuered the epistle.

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    19Wherfore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the gentiles, are turned to God:

    20But that we write vnto them, that they absteyne themselues from fylthynesse of idols, and fro fornication, and from strangled, and from blood.

  • Acts 15:4-6
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    4And when they were come to Hierusalem, they were receaued of ye Church, and of the Apostles and elders: And they declared all thynges that God had done with them.

    5Then rose vp certayne of the sect of the pharisees, which dyd beleue, saying that it was needefull to circumcise the, and to commaunde to kepe the lawe of Moyses.

    6And the Apostles and elders came together, for to consider of this matter.

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    21And they said vnto him: We neither receaued letters out of Iurie concernyng thee, neither any of the brethren that came, shewed or spake any harme of thee.

    22But we wyll heare of thee, what thou thynkest: For as concernyng this sect, we knowe that euery where it is spoke agaynst.

  • 21And they are infourmed of thee, that thou teachest all the Iewes whiche are among the Gentiles to forsake Moyses, and sayest that they ought not to circucise their chyldren, neither to walke after the customes.

  • Gal 1:7-8
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    7Which is not another Gospel but that there be some which trouble you, and intende to peruert the Gospel of Christ.

    8Neuerthelesse, though we, or an Angel from heauen, preache any other Gospel vnto you, then that which we haue preached vnto you, let hym be accursed.

  • Acts 16:3-4
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    3Paul woulde that he should go foorth with hym, and toke & circumcised hym, because of the Iewes, which were in those quarters: for they knewe all, that his father was a Greke.

    4And as they went through the cities, they delyuered them the decrees for to kepe, that were ordayned of ye Apostles and elders, which were at Hierusalem.

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    23Do therfore this that we saye to thee. We haue foure men, which haue a vow on them:

    24Them take, & purifie thy selfe with them, and do coste on them, that they may shaue their heades: And all shall knowe, that those thynges whiche they haue hearde concernyng thee, are nothyng, but that thou thy selfe also walkest and kepest the lawe.

    25As touchyng the Gentiles which beleue, we haue written and concluded, that they obserue no suche thyng, saue only that they kepe them selues from thynges offered to idoles, & from blood, and from strangled, & from fornication.

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    20And brought them to the officers, saying: These men trouble our citie, being Iewes:

    21And preache ordinaunces, which are not lawfull for vs to receaue, neither to obserue, seeyng we are Romanes.

  • Gal 2:3-5
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    3But neither Titus which was with me, beyng a Greke, was compelled to be circumcised,

    4And that because of incommers, being false brethren, which came in priuily, to spye out our libertie which we haue in Christe Iesu, that they myght bryng vs into bondage.

    5To whom, no not for an houre, we gaue place by subiection, that the trueth of the Gospel might continue with you.

  • 10I haue truste towarde you in the Lorde, that ye wyll be none otherwyse mynded: But he that troubleth you, shall beare iudgement, whatsoeuer he be.

  • 14But when I sawe that they went not the ryght way to the trueth of the Gospel, I saide vnto Peter before them all: If thou beyng a Iewe, lyuest after the maner of the gentiles, and not as do the Iewes: Why causest thou the gentiles to lyue as do the Iewes?

  • 12I woulde to God they were cut of which trouble you.

  • 10Nowe therfore, why tempt ye God, to put on the disciples neckes, the yoke which neither our fathers nor we were able to beare?

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    15Who both kylled the Lorde Iesus, and their owne prophetes, & haue persecuted vs: and God they please not, and are contrarie to all men:

    16And hynder vs to speake to the gentiles that they myght be saued, to fulfyll their sinnes alway. For the wrath of God is come on them to the vtmost.

  • 2For ye knowe what commaundementes we gaue you by the Lorde Iesus.

  • Gal 6:12-13
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    12As many as desire with outwarde appearaunce to please carnally, the same constrayne you to be circumcised, onlye lest they shoulde suffer persecution for the crosse of Christe.

    13For they the selues which are circumcised, kepe not the lawe: but desire to haue you circumcised, that they myght reioyce in your flesshe.

  • 28Saying: dyd not we strayghtly commaunde you, that ye shoulde not teache in this name? And beholde, ye haue fylled Hierusalem with your doctrine, and intende to bryng this mans blood vpon vs.

  • 14Not takyng heede to Iewes fables and comaundementes of men, turnyng from the trueth.

  • Acts 11:2-3
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    2And when Peter was come vp to Hierusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended agaynst hym,

    3Saying: Thou wentest in to men vncircucised, & diddest eate with them.

  • 33And after they had taryed there a space, they were let go in peace of the brethren, vnto the Apostles.

  • 6We commaunde you brethren in the name of our Lorde Iesus Christe, that ye withdrawe your selues from euery brother that walketh inordinately, and not after the institution whiche he receaued of vs.

  • 2But the vnbeleuyng Iewes, stirred vp, and corrupted the myndes of the Gentiles agaynst the brethren.

  • 22Then tydynges of these thinges came vnto the cares of the Churche, which was in Hierusale: And they sent foorth Barnabas, that he shoulde go vnto Antioche.

  • 15And after the lecture of the lawe and the prophetes, the rulers of the synagogue sent vnto them, saying: Ye men and brethren, yf ye haue any worde to exhort the people, say on.

  • 6Neither sought we prayse of men, neither of you, nor yet of others:

  • 12And when we hearde these thynges, both we and other whiche were of the same place, besought him that he would not go vp to Hierusalem.

  • 30Which thyng they also dyd, and sent it to the elders by the handes of Barnabas and Saul.

  • 12For yer yt certaine came from Iames, he dyd eate with the gentiles: But whe they were come, he withdrue, and seperated himselfe, fearing them which were of the circumcision.