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

Now it happened that in Iconium they entered {together} into the synagogue of the Jews and spoke in such a way that a large number of both Jews and Greeks believed.

What then? Do we have an advantage? Not at all. For we have already charged both Jews and Greeks are all under sin,

And he received the sign of circumcision [as] a seal of the righteousness by faith which [he had] {while uncircumcised}, so that he could be the father of all who believe {although they are uncircumcised}, so that righteousness could be credited to them,

us whom he also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?

For the scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame."

Was anyone called [after] being circumcised? He must not undo his circumcision. Was anyone called in uncircumcision? He must not become circumcised.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

For he himself is our peace, who made both one and broke down the dividing wall of the partition, the enmity, in his flesh,

[that] the Gentiles are fellow heirs, and fellow members of the body, and fellow sharers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,

where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, [or] free, but Christ [is] all, and in all.

Purifying

And the voice [came] again to him for the second time: "[The things] which God has made clean, you must not consider unclean!"

to the church of God sanctified in Christ Jesus that is in Corinth, called [to be] saints, together with all those who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, their [Lord] and ours.

For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow sprinkled on those who are defiled sanctify [them] for the ritual purity of the flesh,

Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for sincere brotherly love, love one another fervently from the heart,

General references

"Surely no one can withhold the water for these [people] to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit as we also did!"