Acts 15:9

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Summary

Acts 15:9

And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

Put

Purifying

General references

Acts 10:47

Bible References

Put

The same thing happened in Iconium; they entered the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed.

What then? Are we any better? Not at all! For we have previously charged that both Jews and Gentiles

are all under sin,

And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith

while still uncircumcised. This was to make him the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, so that righteousness may be credited to them also.

on us, the ones He also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?

Now the Scripture says, Everyone who believes on Him will not be put to shame,

Was anyone already circumcised when he was called? He should not undo his circumcision. Was anyone called while uncircumcised? He should not get circumcised.

There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male or female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision accomplishes anything; what matters is faith working through love.

For He is our peace, who made both groups one and tore down the dividing wall of hostility. In His flesh,

The Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body, and partners of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

In Christ there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free; but Christ is all and in all.

Purifying

Again, a second time, a voice said to him, “What God has made clean, you must not call common.”

To God’s church at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus and called as saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord—both their Lord and ours.

For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow, sprinkling those who are defiled, sanctify for the purification of the flesh,

By obedience to the truth, having purified yourselves for sincere love of the brothers, love one another earnestly from a pure heart,

General references

“Can anyone withhold water and prevent these people from being baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”