After long debate Peter stood up and said to them: “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made his choice among you: that through my mouth the Gentiles should hear the message of the gospel and believe.
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5But some believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and said that the Gentiles must be circumcised and required to keep the law of Moses. 6So the apostles and the elders met to look into this matter. 7After long debate Peter stood up and said to them: “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made his choice among you: that through my mouth the Gentiles should hear the message of the gospel and believe. 8And God, who knows the heart, testified in their favor by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he gave it to us. 9He made no distinction between them and us; he cleansed their hearts by faith.
