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Acts 9:42And it became known throughout all Joppa: and many believed on the Lord.Acts 11:21And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number that believed turned unto the Lord.Acts 11:22And the report concerning them came to the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas as far as Antioch:Acts 11:24for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.Acts 11:29And the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren that dwelt in Judea:Acts 11:30which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.Acts 13:1Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.Acts 13:3Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.Acts 13:5And when they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John as their attendant.Acts 14:23And when they had appointed for them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.Acts 15:1And certain men came down from Judæa and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved.Acts 15:2And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and questioning with them, the brethren appointed that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.Acts 15:3They therefore, being brought on their way by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.Acts 15:4And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church and the apostles and the elders, and they rehearsed all things that God had done with them.Acts 15:5But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, It is needful to circumcise them, and to charge them to keep the law of Moses.Acts 15:6And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider of this matter.Acts 15:7And when there had been much questioning, Peter rose up, and said unto them,Brethren, ye know that a good while ago God made choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.Acts 15:8And God, who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us;Acts 15:9and he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.Acts 15:10Now therefore why make ye trial of God, that ye should put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?Acts 15:11But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in like manner as they.Acts 15:12And all the multitude kept silence; and they hearkened unto Barnabas and Paul rehearsing what signs and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles through them.Acts 15:13And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying,Brethren, hearken unto me:Acts 15:14Symeon hath rehearsed how first God visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.Acts 15:15And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,Acts 15:16After these things I will return, And I will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen; And I will build again the ruins thereof, And I will set it up:Acts 15:17That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, And all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called,Acts 15:18Saith the Lord, who maketh these things known from of old.Acts 15:19Wherefore my judgment is, that we trouble not them that from among the Gentiles turn to God;Acts 15:20but that we write unto them, that they abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.Acts 15:21For Moses from generations of old hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.Acts 15:22Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:Acts 15:23and they wrote thus by them, The apostles and the elders, brethren, unto the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting:Acts 15:24Forasmuch as we have heard that certain who went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls; to whom we gave no commandment;Acts 15:25it seemed good unto us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,Acts 15:26men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.Acts 15:27We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also shall tell you the same things by word of mouth.Acts 15:28For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:Acts 15:29that ye abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication; from which if ye keep yourselves, it shall be well with you. Fare ye well.Acts 15:30So they, when they were dismissed, came down to Antioch; and having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle.Acts 15:31And when they had read it, they rejoiced for the consolation.Acts 15:41And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.Acts 16:4And as they went on their way through the cities, they delivered them the decrees to keep which had been ordained of the apostles and elders that were at Jerusalem.Acts 16:5So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.Acts 18:22And when he had landed at Cæsarea, he went up and saluted the church, and went down to Antioch.Acts 20:17And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to him the elders of the church.Acts 20:28Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood.Acts 21:28crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man that teacheth all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place; and moreover he brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath defiled this holy place.Romans 1:5through whom we received grace and apostleship, unto obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name’s sake;Romans 1:6among whom are ye also, called to be Jesus Christ’s:Romans 1:7to all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Romans 3:2Much every way: first of all, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God.Romans 8:29For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:Romans 9:4who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;Romans 9:5whose are the fathers, and of whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.Romans 12:4For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office:Romans 12:5so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and severally members one of another.Romans 12:6And having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;Romans 14:1But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples.Romans 15:1Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.