Acts 15:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

But there arose certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

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  • Acts 15:1 : 1 And certain men who came down from Judea taught the brethren, and said, Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.
  • Acts 15:24 : 24 Since we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, You must be circumcised and keep the law—to whom we gave no such commandment—
  • Acts 21:20 : 20 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said to him, You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who believe, and they are all zealous for the law:
  • Acts 24:5 : 5 For we have found this man to be a pestilent fellow, and a creator of discord among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
  • Acts 26:5-6 : 5 Who knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee. 6 And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers:
  • Gal 5:1-3 : 1 Stand firm therefore in the freedom with which Christ has made us free, and do not become entangled again with the yoke of bondage. 2 Behold, I, Paul, say to you, that if you are circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. 3 For I testify again to every man who is circumcised, that he is a debtor to keep the whole law.
  • Phil 3:5-8 : 5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee; 6 Regarding zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness in the law, blameless. 7 But what things were gain to me, those I have counted as loss for Christ. 8 Indeed, I count all things as loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ,

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  • Acts 15:1-4
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    81%

    1And certain men who came down from Judea taught the brethren, and said, Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.

    2When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and dispute with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

    3And being sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles; and they brought great joy to all the brethren.

    4And when they came to Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and by the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.

  • Acts 15:6-7
    2 verses
    79%

    6And the apostles and elders came together to consider this matter.

    7And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up and said to them, Men and brethren, you know that a good while ago God made a choice among us, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe.

  • Acts 15:24-25
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    75%

    24Since we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, You must be circumcised and keep the law—to whom we gave no such commandment—

    25it seemed good to us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

  • Acts 21:20-25
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    73%

    20And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said to him, You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who believe, and they are all zealous for the law:

    21And they are informed about you, that you teach all the Jews among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, nor walk according to the customs.

    22What is it then? the multitude must certainly come together: for they will hear that you are come.

    23Do therefore what we tell you: We have four men who have taken a vow upon themselves;

    24Take them and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses so that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things of which they were informed concerning you are nothing; but that you yourself also walk orderly and keep the law.

    25As for the Gentiles who believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, except only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality.

  • Acts 15:28
    71%

    28For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:

  • Acts 11:2-3
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    2And when Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision argued with him,

    3Saying, You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them.

  • Acts 5:33-35
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    33When they heard that, they were furious and took counsel to kill them.

    34Then one in the council stood up, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, respected among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles outside for a little while,

    35And said to them, Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what you intend to do as touching these men.

  • Matt 15:1
    71%

    1Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem, saying,

  • Acts 16:3-4
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    3Paul wanted him to go with him, and took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places; for they knew that his father was a Greek.

    4And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep, which were ordained by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem.

  • Phil 3:5
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    5Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;

  • Acts 15:19
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    19Therefore, my judgment is that we should not trouble those who from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

  • Acts 15:21
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    21For Moses from ancient generations has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath day.

  • Acts 4:15
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    15But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

  • Gal 5:3
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    3For I testify again to every man who is circumcised, that he is a debtor to keep the whole law.

  • Gal 6:12-13
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    69%

    12As many as desire to make a good appearance in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised; only to avoid suffering persecution for the cross of Christ.

    13For neither do they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, so that they may boast in your flesh.

  • Acts 4:4-5
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    69%

    4However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

    5And it came to pass on the next day that their rulers, elders, and scribes,

  • Acts 5:29
    69%

    29Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

  • Acts 13:15
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    15And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Men and brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak on.

  • Acts 15:10
    69%

    10Now therefore why do you test God by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

  • Gal 2:12
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    12For before certain men came from James, he ate with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

  • John 7:22
    68%

    22Moses therefore gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.

  • Mark 7:1
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    1Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes came together to him, who came from Jerusalem.

  • Acts 5:27
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    27And when they had brought them, they set them before the council, and the high priest asked them,

  • Acts 10:45
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    45And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was also poured out on the Gentiles.

  • Acts 5:21
    67%

    21And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning and taught. But the high priest came, and those with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

  • Luke 6:2
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    2And some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do you do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath days?

  • Acts 25:15
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    15about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, asking for a judgment against him.

  • Acts 5:40
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    40And they agreed with him: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

  • Gen 34:15
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    15But in this will we consent unto you: If you will become as we are, that every male of you be circumcised,

  • Acts 16:21
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    21And teach customs which are not lawful for us to receive or observe, being Romans.

  • Gal 2:9
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    9And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

  • Gal 2:14
    67%

    14But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews?

  • John 12:20
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    20Now there were certain Greeks among those who came up to worship at the feast.

  • 1 Cor 7:19
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    19Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, but keeping the commandments of God is what matters.