KJV King James Version
And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, [and said], Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 15:1
And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, [and said], Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
WEB World English Bible
Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can’t be saved.”
ASV American Standard Version
And certain men came down from Judæa and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And certain having come down from Judea, were teaching the brethren—‘If ye be not circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye are not able to be saved;’
Surrounding context — Acts 15
1 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, [and said], Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
3 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and [of] the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΚαίG2532 · kaiandτινεςG5100 · tisoneκατελθόντεςG2718 · katerchomaito descendἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸουδαίαςG2449 · IoudaiaJudeaἐδίδασκονG1321 · didaskōto teachτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀδελφοὺςG80 · adelphosbrotherὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἐὰνG1437 · eanifμὴG3361 · mēnotπεριτμηθῆτεG4059 · peritemnōto circumciseτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoἔθειG1485 · ethoscustomτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoΜωϋσέως,G3475 · Mōusēs, MōsēsMosesοὐG3756 · ounoδύνασθεG1410 · dunamaibe ableσωθῆναι.G4982 · sōzōto save
Cross-references
Galatians 5:6For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.Acts 15:5But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command [them] to keep the law of Moses.Colossians 2:8Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.Leviticus 12:3And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.1 Corinthians 7:18-19Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.Galatians 2:11-14But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.Galatians 6:13-16For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.Romans 4:8-12Blessed [is] the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.Galatians 5:1-4Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.Acts 15:24Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, [Ye must] be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no [such] commandment:Galatians 2:3-4But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:Genesis 17:10-27This [is] my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.Philippians 3:2-3Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.Colossians 2:11-12In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:Acts 15:3And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.John 7:22Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.Acts 6:14For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.Galatians 2:1Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with [me] also.
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