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.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Acts 15:7 in context
Acts 15:4–10
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When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported everything that God had done with them.
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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.”
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The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.
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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.
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God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.
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He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.
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