Acts 15:24

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Since we have heard that some have gone out from among us with no orders from us and have confused you, upsetting your minds by what they said,

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  • Acts 15:1 : 1 The Jerusalem Council Now some men came down from Judea and began to teach the brothers,“Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
  • Gal 5:10 : 10 I am confident in the Lord that you will accept no other view. But the one who is confusing you will pay the penalty, whoever he may be.
  • Gal 5:12 : 12 I wish those agitators would go so far as to castrate themselves!
  • Gal 1:7 : 7 not that there really is another gospel, but there are some who are disturbing you and wanting to distort the gospel of Christ.
  • Titus 1:10-11 : 10 For there are many rebellious people, idle talkers, and deceivers, especially those with Jewish connections, 11 who must be silenced because they mislead whole families by teaching for dishonest gain what ought not to be taught.
  • 1 John 2:19 : 19 They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us, because if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But they went out from us to demonstrate that all of them do not belong to us.
  • Jer 23:16 : 16 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies says to the people of Jerusalem:“Do not listen to what those prophets are saying to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They are reporting visions of their own imaginations, not something the LORD has given them to say.
  • Gal 2:3-4 : 3 Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, although he was a Greek. 4 Now this matter arose because of the false brothers with false pretenses who slipped in unnoticed to spy on our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, to make us slaves.
  • Gal 5:4 : 4 You who are trying to be declared righteous by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace!
  • Acts 15:9-9 : 9 and he made no distinction between them and us, cleansing their hearts by faith. 10 So now why are you putting God to the test by placing on the neck of the disciples a yoke that neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear?
  • Gal 6:12-13 : 12 Those who want to make a good showing in external matters are trying to force you to be circumcised. They do so only to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ. 13 For those who are circumcised do not obey the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised so that they can boast about your flesh.
  • 2 Tim 2:14 : 14 Dealing with False Teachers Remind people of these things and solemnly charge them before the Lord not to wrangle over words. This is of no benefit; it just brings ruin on those who listen.

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  • Acts 15:25
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    25we have unanimously decided to choose men to send to you along with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,

  • Acts 15:1-2
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    1The Jerusalem Council Now some men came down from Judea and began to teach the brothers,“Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

    2When Paul and Barnabas had a major argument and debate with them, the church appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to meet with the apostles and elders in Jerusalem about this point of disagreement.

  • Acts 15:23
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    23They sent this letter with them: From the apostles and elders, your brothers, to the Gentile brothers and sisters in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia, greetings!

  • Acts 15:27-30
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    27Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas who will tell you these things themselves in person.

    28For it seemed best to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place any greater burden on you than these necessary rules:

    29that you abstain from meat that has been sacrificed to idols and from blood and from what has been strangled and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from doing these things, you will do well. Farewell.

    30So when they were dismissed, they went down to Antioch, and after gathering the entire group together, they delivered the letter.

  • Acts 15:19-20
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    19“Therefore I conclude that we should not cause extra difficulty for those among the Gentiles who are turning to God,

    20but that we should write them a letter telling them to abstain from things defiled by idols and from sexual immorality and from what has been strangled and from blood.

  • Acts 15:4-6
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    4When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all the things God had done with them.

    5But some from the religious party of the Pharisees who had believed stood up and said,“It is necessary to circumcise the Gentiles and to order them to observe the law of Moses.”

    6Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate about this matter.

  • Acts 28:21-22
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    21They replied,“We have received no letters from Judea about you, nor have any of the brothers come from there and reported or said anything bad about you.

    22But we would like to hear from you what you think, for regarding this sect we know that people everywhere speak against it.”

  • Acts 21:21
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    21They have been informed about you– that you teach all the Jews now living among the Gentiles to abandon Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or live according to our customs.

  • Gal 1:7-8
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    7not that there really is another gospel, but there are some who are disturbing you and wanting to distort the gospel of Christ.

    8But even if we(or an angel from heaven) should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be condemned to hell!

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

    4As they went through the towns, they passed on the decrees that had been decided on by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the Gentile believers to obey.

  • Acts 21:23-25
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    23So do what we tell you: We have four men who have taken a vow;

    24take them and purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses, so that they may have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know there is nothing in what they have been told about you, but that you yourself live in conformity with the law.

    25But regarding the Gentiles who have believed, we have written a letter, having decided that they should avoid meat that has been sacrificed to idols and blood and what has been strangled and sexual immorality.”

  • Acts 16:20-21
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    20When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said,“These men are throwing our city into confusion. They are Jews

    21and are advocating customs that are not lawful for us to accept or practice, since we are Romans.”

  • Gal 2:3-5
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    3Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, although he was a Greek.

    4Now this matter arose because of the false brothers with false pretenses who slipped in unnoticed to spy on our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, to make us slaves.

    5But we did not surrender to them even for a moment, in order that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.

  • Gal 5:10
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    10I am confident in the Lord that you will accept no other view. But the one who is confusing you will pay the penalty, whoever he may be.

  • Gal 2:14
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    14But when I saw that they were not behaving consistently with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all,“If you, although you are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you try to force the Gentiles to live like Jews?”

  • Gal 5:12
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    12I wish those agitators would go so far as to castrate themselves!

  • Acts 15:10
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    10So now why are you putting God to the test by placing on the neck of the disciples a yoke that neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear?

  • 1 Thess 2:15-16
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    15who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets and persecuted us severely. They are displeasing to God and are opposed to all people,

    16because they hinder us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. Thus they constantly fill up their measure of sins, but wrath has come upon them completely.

  • 1 Thess 4:2
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    2For you know what commands we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

  • Gal 6:12-13
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    12Those who want to make a good showing in external matters are trying to force you to be circumcised. They do so only to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ.

    13For those who are circumcised do not obey the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised so that they can boast about your flesh.

  • Acts 5:28
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    28saying,“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name. Look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man’s blood on us!”

  • Titus 1:14
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    14and not pay attention to Jewish myths and commands of people who reject the truth.

  • Acts 11:2-3
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    2So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him,

    3saying,“You went to uncircumcised men and shared a meal with them.”

  • Acts 15:33
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    33After they had spent some time there, they were sent off in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.

  • 2 Thess 3:6
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    6Response to the Undisciplined But we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who lives an undisciplined life and not according to the tradition they received from us.

  • Acts 14:2
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    2But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

  • Acts 11:22
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    22A report about them came to the attention of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

  • Acts 13:15
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    15After the reading from the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent them a message, saying,“Brothers, if you have any message of exhortation for the people, speak it.”

  • 1 Thess 2:6
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    6nor to seek glory from people, either from you or from others,

  • Acts 21:12
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    12When we heard this, both we and the local people begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 11:30
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    30They did so, sending their financial aid to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

  • Gal 2:12
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    12Until certain people came from James, he had been eating with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he stopped doing this and separated himself because he was afraid of those who were pro-circumcision.