Acts 15:19

World English Bible (2000)

"Therefore my judgment is that we don't trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,

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  • Acts 15:28 : 28 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things:
  • Isa 55:7 : 7 let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
  • Hos 14:2 : 2 Take words with you, and return to Yahweh. Tell him, "Forgive all our sins, and accept that which is good: so we offer our lips like bulls.
  • Acts 15:10 : 10 Now therefore why do you tempt God, that you should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
  • Acts 15:24 : 24 Because 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 commandment;
  • Gal 1:7-9 : 7 and there isn't another "good news." Only there are some who trouble you, and want to pervert the Good News of Christ. 8 But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any "good news" other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed. 9 As we have said before, so I now say again: if any man preaches to you any "good news" other than that which you received, let him be cursed. 10 For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn't be a servant of Christ.
  • Gal 2:4 : 4 This was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage;
  • Gal 5:11-12 : 11 But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling block of the cross has been removed. 12 I wish that those who disturb you would cut themselves off.
  • 1 Thess 1:9 : 9 For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you; and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God,
  • Acts 26:20 : 20 but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.

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  • Acts 15:20
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    20 but that we write to them that they abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from what is strangled, and from blood.

  • Acts 21:25
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    25 But concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written our decision that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from food offered to idols, from blood, from strangled things, and from sexual immorality."

  • Acts 15:24-25
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    24 Because 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 commandment;

    25 it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

  • Acts 15:28-30
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    28 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things:

    29 that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell."

    30 So, when they were sent off, they came to Antioch. Having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the letter.

  • 1 Thess 2:16
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    16 forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved; to fill up their sins always. But wrath has come on them to the uttermost.

  • Acts 15:18
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    18 All his works are known to God from eternity.'

  • Acts 16:20-21
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    20 When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, "These men, being Jews, are agitating our city,

    21 and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans."

  • Acts 15:9-11
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    9 He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

    10 Now therefore why do you tempt God, that you should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

    11 But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they are."

  • Gal 2:15
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    15 "We, being Jews by nature, and not Gentile sinners,

  • 1 Cor 10:32
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    32 Give no occasions for stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the assembly of God;

  • Acts 15:5-7
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    5 But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, "It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses."

    6 The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.

    7 When there had been much discussion, Peter rose up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that a good while ago God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the nations should hear the word of the Good News, and believe.

  • Acts 13:46
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    46 Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, "It was necessary that God's word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

  • Acts 11:1
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    1 Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

  • Titus 1:14
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    14 not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

  • Gal 1:7
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    7 and there isn't another "good news." Only there are some who trouble you, and want to pervert the Good News of Christ.

  • Acts 15:1-2
    2 verses
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    1 Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can't be saved."

    2 Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

  • Acts 10:28
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    28 He said to them, "You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation, but God has shown me that I shouldn't call any man unholy or unclean.

  • Acts 14:15-16
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    15 "Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them;

    16 who in the generations gone by allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.

  • Acts 21:21
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    21 They have been informed about you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children neither to walk after the customs.

  • Acts 21:19
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    19 When he had greeted them, he reported one by one the things which God had worked among the Gentiles through his ministry.

  • Acts 11:17-19
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    17 If then God gave to them the same gift as us, when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?"

    18 When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, "Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!"

    19 They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.

  • Gal 5:10
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    10 I have confidence toward you in the Lord that you will think no other way. But he who troubles you will bear his judgment, whoever he is.

  • Acts 26:17
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    17 delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you,

  • Rom 3:9
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    9 What then? Are we better than they? No, in no way. For we previously warned both Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin.

  • 3 John 1:7
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    7 because for the sake of the Name they went out, taking nothing from the Gentiles.

  • Rom 14:13
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    13 Therefore let's not judge one another any more, but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block in his brother's way, or an occasion for falling.

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

  • Acts 5:38
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    38 Now I tell you, withdraw from these men, and leave them alone. For if this counsel or this work is of men, it will be overthrown.

  • Rom 9:30
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    30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn't follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;

  • Acts 22:21
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    21 "He said to me, 'Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.'"

  • 1 Cor 5:9
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    9 I wrote to you in my letter to have no company with sexual sinners;

  • 1 Cor 5:12
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    12 For what have I to do with also judging those who are outside? Don't you judge those who are within?

  • Rom 3:29
    69%

    29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn't he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,

  • Rom 14:19
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    19 So then, let us follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up.

  • Gal 5:12
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    12 I wish that those who disturb you would cut themselves off.

  • Acts 28:21
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    21 They said to him, "We neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor did any of the brothers come here and report or speak any evil of you.

  • Eph 4:17
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    17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,

  • 1 Thess 4:5
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    5 not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don't know God;