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Acts 9:42And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.Acts 11:21The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.Acts 11:22The report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem. They sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch,Acts 11:24For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.Acts 11:29As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;Acts 11:30which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.Acts 13:1Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, 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 13:5When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. They had also John as their attendant.Acts 14:23When they had appointed elders for them in every assembly, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.Acts 15:1Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can’t be saved.”Acts 15:2Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.Acts 15:3They, being sent on their way by the assembly, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles. They caused great joy to all the brothers.Acts 15:4When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all things that God had done with them.Acts 15:5But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.”Acts 15:6The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.Acts 15:7When there had been much discussion, Peter rose up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that a good while ago God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the nations should hear the word of the Good News, and believe.Acts 15:8God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.Acts 15:9He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.Acts 15:10Now therefore why do you tempt God, that you should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?Acts 15:11But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they are.”Acts 15:12All the multitude kept silence, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul reporting what signs and wonders God had done among the nations through them.Acts 15:13After they were silent, James answered, “Brothers, listen to me.Acts 15:14Simeon has reported how God first visited the nations, to take out of them a people for his name.Acts 15:15This agrees with the words of the prophets. As it is written,Acts 15:16‘After these things I will return. I will again build the tabernacle of David, which has fallen. I will again build its ruins. I will set it up,Acts 15:17That the rest of men may seek after the Lord; All the Gentiles who are called by my name, Says the Lord, who does all these things.Acts 15:18All his works are known to God from eternity.’Acts 15:19“Therefore my judgment is that we don’t trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,Acts 15:20but that we write to them that they abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from what is strangled, and from blood.Acts 15:21For Moses from generations of old has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”Acts 15:22Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.Acts 15:23They wrote these things by their hand: “The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: greetings.Acts 15:24Because we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, ‘You must be circumcised and keep the law,’ to whom we gave no commandment;Acts 15:25it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,Acts 15:26men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.Acts 15:27We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves will also tell you the same things by word of mouth.Acts 15:28For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things:Acts 15:29that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell.”Acts 15:30So, when they were sent off, they came to Antioch. Having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the letter.Acts 15:31When they had read it, they rejoiced over the encouragement.Acts 15:41He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies.Acts 16:4As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.Acts 16:5So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.Acts 18:22When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.Acts 20:17From Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to himself the elders of the assembly.Acts 20:28Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.Acts 21:28crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place. Moreover, he also brought Greeks into the temple, and has defiled this holy place!”Romans 1:5through whom we received grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name’s sake;Romans 1:6among whom you are also called to belong to Jesus Christ;Romans 1:7to all who 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 in every way! Because first of all, they were entrusted with the oracles of God.Romans 8:29For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.Romans 9:4who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service, and the promises;Romans 9:5of whom are the fathers, and from whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God, blessed forever. Amen.Romans 12:4For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don’t have the same function,Romans 12:5so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.Romans 12:6Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;Romans 14:1Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions.Romans 15:1Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.