Acts 15:4-11

English Standard Version

^4 (A)When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and ^(B)the apostles and the elders, and ^(C)they declared all that God had done with them. ⁵ But some believers who belonged to ^(D)the party of the Pharisees rose up and said, ^(E)“It is necessary ^(F)to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses.”

^6 (G)The ^(H)apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter. ⁷ And after there had been much ^(I)debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, ^(J)that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear ^(K)the word of ^(L)the gospel and believe. ⁸ And God, ^(M)who knows the heart, ^(N)bore witness to them, ^(O)by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, ⁹ and ^(P)he made no distinction between us and them, ^(Q)having cleansed their hearts ^(R)by faith. ¹⁰ Now, therefore, why ^(S)are you putting God to the test ^(T)by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples ^(U)that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? ¹¹ But we ^(V)believe that we will be ^(W)saved through ^(X)the grace of the Lord Jesus, ^(Y)just as they will.”