Acts 15:7-9

Living Bible

⁷ At the meeting, after long discussion, Peter stood and addressed them as follows: “Brothers, you all know that God chose me from among you long ago to preach the Good News to the Gentiles so that they also could believe. ⁸ God, who knows men’s hearts, confirmed the fact that he accepts Gentiles by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he gave him to us. ⁹ He made no distinction between them and us, for he cleansed their lives through faith, just as he did ours.