Acts 15:5

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and there rose up certain of those of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying -- `It behoveth to circumcise them, to command them also to keep the law of Moses.'

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  • Acts 15:1 : 1 And certain having come down from Judea, were teaching the brethren -- `If ye be not circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye are not able to be saved;'
  • Acts 15:24 : 24 seeing we have heard that certain having gone forth from us did trouble you with words, subverting your souls, saying to be circumcised and to keep the law, to whom we did give no charge,
  • Acts 21:20 : 20 and they having heard, were glorifying the Lord. They said also to him, `Thou seest, brother, how many myriads there are of Jews who have believed, and all are zealous of the law,
  • Acts 24:5 : 5 for having found this man a pestilence, and moving a dissension to all the Jews through the world -- a ringleader also of the sect of the Nazarenes --
  • Acts 26:5-6 : 5 knowing me before from the first, (if they may be willing to testify,) that after the most exact sect of our worship, I lived a Pharisee; 6 and now for the hope of the promise made to the fathers by God, I have stood judged,
  • Gal 5:1-3 : 1 In the freedom, then, with which Christ did make you free -- stand ye, and be not held fast again by a yoke of servitude; 2 lo, I Paul do say to you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing; 3 and I testify again to every man circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law;
  • Phil 3:5-8 : 5 circumcision on the eighth day! of the race of Israel! of the tribe of Benjamin! a Hebrew of Hebrews! according to law a Pharisee! 6 according to zeal persecuting the assembly! according to righteousness that is in law becoming blameless! 7 But what things were to me gains, these I have counted, because of the Christ, loss; 8 yes, indeed, and I count all things to be loss, because of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom of the all things I suffered loss, and do count them to be refuse, that Christ I may gain, and be found in him,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 15:1-4
    4 verses
    81%

    1And certain having come down from Judea, were teaching the brethren -- `If ye be not circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye are not able to be saved;'

    2there having been, therefore, not a little dissension and disputation to Paul and Barnabas with them, they arranged for Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, to go up unto the apostles and elders to Jerusalem about this question,

    3they indeed, then, having been sent forward by the assembly, were passing through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the nations, and they were causing great joy to all the brethren.

    4And having come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly, and the apostles, and the elders, they declared also as many things as God did with them;

  • Acts 15:6-7
    2 verses
    79%

    6And there were gathered together the apostles and the elders, to see about this matter,

    7and there having been much disputing, Peter having risen up said unto them, `Men, brethren, ye know that from former days, God among us did make choice, through my mouth, for the nations to hear the word of the good news, and to believe;

  • Acts 15:24-25
    2 verses
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    24seeing we have heard that certain having gone forth from us did trouble you with words, subverting your souls, saying to be circumcised and to keep the law, to whom we did give no charge,

    25it seemed good to us, having come together with one accord, chosen men to send unto you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul --

  • Acts 21:20-25
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    20and they having heard, were glorifying the Lord. They said also to him, `Thou seest, brother, how many myriads there are of Jews who have believed, and all are zealous of the law,

    21and they are instructed concerning thee, that apostacy from Moses thou dost teach to all Jews among the nations, saying -- Not to circumcise the children, nor after the customs to walk;

    22what then is it? certainly the multitude it behoveth to come together, for they will hear that thou hast come.

    23`This, therefore, do that we say to thee: We have four men having a vow on themselves,

    24these having taken, be purified with them, and be at expence with them, that they may shave the head, and all may know that the things of which they have been instructed concerning thee are nothing, but thou dost walk -- thyself also -- the law keeping.

    25`And concerning those of the nations who have believed, we have written, having given judgment, that they observe no such thing, except to keep themselves both from idol-sacrifices, and blood, and a strangled thing, and whoredom.'

  • Acts 15:28
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    28`For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, no more burden to lay upon you, except these necessary things:

  • Acts 11:2-3
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    2and when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision were contending with him,

    3saying -- `Unto men uncircumcised thou didst go in, and didst eat with them!'

  • Acts 5:33-35
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    33And they having heard, were cut `to the heart', and were taking counsel to slay them,

    34but a certain one, having risen up in the sanhedrim -- a Pharisee, by name Gamaliel, a teacher of law honoured by all the people -- commanded to put the apostles forth a little,

    35and said unto them, `Men, Israelites, take heed to yourselves about these men, what ye are about to do,

  • Matt 15:1
    71%

    1Then come unto Jesus do they from Jerusalem -- scribes and Pharisees -- saying,

  • Acts 16:3-4
    2 verses
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    3this one did Paul wish to go forth with him, and having taken `him', he circumcised him, because of the Jews who are in those places, for they all knew his father -- that he was a Greek.

    4And as they were going on through the cities, they were delivering to them the decrees to keep, that have been judged by the apostles and the elders who `are' in Jerusalem,

  • Phil 3:5
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    5circumcision on the eighth day! of the race of Israel! of the tribe of Benjamin! a Hebrew of Hebrews! according to law a Pharisee!

  • Acts 15:19
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    19wherefore I judge: not to trouble those who from the nations do turn back to God,

  • Acts 15:21
    69%

    21for Moses from former generations in every city hath those preaching him -- in the synagogues every sabbath being read.'

  • Acts 4:15
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    15and having commanded them to go away out of the sanhedrim, they took counsel with one another,

  • Gal 5:3
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    3and I testify again to every man circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law;

  • Gal 6:12-13
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    12as many as are willing to make a good appearance in the flesh, these constrain you to be circumcised -- only that for the cross of the Christ they may not be persecuted,

    13for neither do those circumcised themselves keep the law, but they wish you to be circumcised, that in your flesh they may glory.

  • Acts 4:4-5
    2 verses
    69%

    4and many of those hearing the word did believe, and the number of the men became, as it were, five thousand.

    5And it came to pass upon the morrow, there were gathered together of them the rulers, and elders, and scribes, to Jerusalem,

  • Acts 5:29
    69%

    29And Peter and the apostles answering, said, `To obey God it behoveth, rather than men;

  • Acts 13:15
    69%

    15and after the reading of the law and of the prophets, the chief men of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, `Men, brethren, if there be a word in you of exhortation unto the people -- say on.'

  • Acts 15:10
    69%

    10now, therefore, why do ye tempt God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

  • Gal 2:12
    68%

    12for before the coming of certain from James, with the nations he was eating, and when they came, he was withdrawing and separating himself, fearing those of the circumcision,

  • John 7:22
    68%

    22because of this, Moses hath given you the circumcision -- not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers -- and on a sabbath ye circumcise a man;

  • Mark 7:1
    68%

    1And gathered together unto him are the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, having come from Jerusalem,

  • Acts 5:27
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    27and having brought them, they set `them' in the sanhedrim, and the chief priest questioned them,

  • Acts 10:45
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    45and those of the circumcision believing were astonished -- as many as came with Peter -- because also upon the nations the gift of the Holy Spirit hath been poured out,

  • Acts 5:21
    67%

    21and having heard, they did enter at the dawn into the temple, and were teaching. And the chief priest having come, and those with him, they called together the sanhedrim and all the senate of the sons of Israel, and they sent to the prison to have them brought,

  • Luke 6:2
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    2and certain of the Pharisees said to them, `Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbaths?'

  • Acts 25:15
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    15about whom, in my being at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid information, asking a decision against him,

  • Acts 5:40
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    40And to him they agreed, and having called near the apostles, having beaten `them', they commanded `them' not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go;

  • Gen 34:15
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    15`Only for this we consent to you; if ye be as we, to have every male of you circumcised,

  • Acts 16:21
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    21and they proclaim customs that are not lawful for us to receive nor to do, being Romans.'

  • Gal 2:9
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    9and having known the grace that was given to me, James, and Cephas, and John, who were esteemed to be pillars, a right hand of fellowship they did give to me, and to Barnabas, that we to the nations, and they to the circumcision `may go',

  • Gal 2:14
    67%

    14But when I saw that they are not walking uprightly to the truth of the good news, I said to Peter before all, `If thou, being a Jew, in the manner of the nations dost live, and not in the manner of the Jews, how the nations dost thou compel to Judaize?

  • John 12:20
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    20And there were certain Greeks out of those coming up that they may worship in the feast,

  • 1 Cor 7:19
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    19the circumcision is nothing, and the uncircumcision is nothing -- but a keeping of the commands of God.