Acts 15:5
But 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.”
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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.”
- Acts 15:24 : 24 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,
- Acts 21:20 : 20 When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to him,“You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all ardent observers of the law.
- Acts 24:5 : 5 For we have found this man to be a troublemaker, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
- Acts 26:5-6 : 5 They know, because they have known me from time past, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion, I lived as a Pharisee. 6 And now I stand here on trial because of my hope in the promise made by God to our ancestors,
- Gal 5:1-3 : 1 Freedom of the Believer For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be subject again to the yoke of slavery. 2 Listen! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you at all! 3 And I testify again to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
- Phil 3:5-8 : 5 I was circumcised on the eighth day, from the people of Israel and the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews. I lived according to the law as a Pharisee. 6 In my zeal for God I persecuted the church. According to the righteousness stipulated in the law I was blameless. 7 But these assets I have come to regard as liabilities because of Christ. 8 More than that, I now regard all things as liabilities compared to the far greater value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things– indeed, I regard them as dung!– that I may gain Christ,
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- Acts 15:1-44 verses81%
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.
3So they were sent on their way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, they were relating at length the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
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.
- Acts 15:6-72 verses79%
6Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate about this matter.
7After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them,“Brothers, you know that some time ago God chose me to preach to the Gentiles so they would hear the message of the gospel and believe.
- Acts 15:24-252 verses75%
24Since 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,
25we have unanimously decided to choose men to send to you along with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,
- Acts 21:20-256 verses73%
20When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to him,“You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all ardent observers of the law.
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.
22What then should we do? They will no doubt hear that you have come.
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.”
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28For it seemed best to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place any greater burden on you than these necessary rules:
- Acts 11:2-32 verses71%
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 5:33-353 verses71%
33Now when they heard this, they became furious and wanted to execute them.
34But a Pharisee whose name was Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was respected by all the people, stood up in the council and ordered the men to be put outside for a short time.
35Then he said to the council,“Men of Israel, pay close attention to what you are about to do to these men.
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1Breaking Human Traditions Then Pharisees and experts in the law came from Jerusalem to Jesus and said,
- Acts 16:3-42 verses71%
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.
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5I was circumcised on the eighth day, from the people of Israel and the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews. I lived according to the law as a Pharisee.
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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,
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21For Moses has had those who proclaim him in every town from ancient times, because he is read aloud in the synagogues every Sabbath.”
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15But when they had ordered them to go outside the council, they began to confer with one another,
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3And I testify again to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
- Gal 6:12-132 verses69%
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 4:4-52 verses69%
4But many of those who had listened to the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.
5On the next day, their rulers, elders, and experts in the law came together in Jerusalem.
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29But Peter and the apostles replied,“We must obey God rather than people.
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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.”
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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?
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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.
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22However, because Moses gave you the practice of circumcision(not that it came from Moses, but from the forefathers), you circumcise a male child on the Sabbath.
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1Breaking Human Traditions Now the Pharisees and some of the experts in the law who came from Jerusalem gathered around him.
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27When they had brought them, they stood them before the council, and the high priest questioned them,
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45The circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were greatly astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles,
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21When they heard this, they entered the temple courts at daybreak and began teaching. Now when the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they summoned the Sanhedrin– that is, the whole high council of the Israelites– and sent to the jail to have the apostles brought before them.
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2But some of the Pharisees said,“Why are you doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?”
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15When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me about him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him.
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40and they summoned the apostles and had them beaten. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.
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15We will give you our consent on this one condition: You must become like us by circumcising all your males.
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21and are advocating customs that are not lawful for us to accept or practice, since we are Romans.”
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9and when James, Cephas, and John, who had a reputation as pillars, recognized the grace that had been given to me, they gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, agreeing that we would go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
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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?”
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20Seekers Now some Greeks were among those who had gone up to worship at the feast.
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19Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Instead, keeping God’s commandments is what counts.