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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, a great number also, having believed, did turn unto the Lord.Acts 11:22And the account was heard in the ears of the assembly that is in Jerusalem concerning them, and they sent forth Barnabas to go through unto Antioch,Acts 11:24because he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit, and of faith, and a great multitude was added to the Lord.Acts 11:29and the disciples, according as any one was prospering, determined each of them to send for ministration to the brethren dwelling in Judea,Acts 11:30which also they did, having sent unto the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.Acts 13:1And there were certain in Antioch, in the assembly there, prophets and teachers; both Barnabas, and Simeon who is called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen also—Herod the tetrarch’s foster-brother—and Saul;Acts 13:3then having fasted, and having prayed, and having laid the hands on them, they sent them away.Acts 13:5and having come unto Salamis, they declared the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews, and they had also John as a ministrant;Acts 14:23and having appointed to them by vote elders in every assembly, having prayed with fastings, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.Acts 15:1And 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;’Acts 15:2there having been, therefore, not a little dissension and disputation to Paul and Barnabas with them, they arranged for Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, to go up unto the apostles and elders to Jerusalem about this question,Acts 15:3they indeed, then, having been sent forward by the assembly, were passing through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the nations, and they were causing great joy to all the brethren.Acts 15:4And having come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly, and the apostles, and the elders, they declared also as many things as God did with them;Acts 15:5and there rose up certain of those of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying—‘It behoveth to circumcise them, to command them also to keep the law of Moses.’Acts 15:6And there were gathered together the apostles and the elders, to see about this matter,Acts 15:7and there having been much disputing, Peter having risen up said unto them, ‘Men, brethren, ye know that from former days, God among us did make choice, through my mouth, for the nations to hear the word of the good news, and to believe;Acts 15:8and the heart-knowing God did bare them testimony, having given to them the Holy Spirit, even as also to us,Acts 15:9and did put no difference also between us and them, by the faith having purified their hearts;Acts 15:10now, therefore, why do ye tempt God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?Acts 15:11but, through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, we believe to be saved, even as also they.’Acts 15:12And all the multitude did keep silence, and were hearkening to Barnabas and Paul, declaring as many signs and wonders as God did among the nations through them;Acts 15:13and after they are silent, James answered, saying, ‘Men, brethren, hearken to me;Acts 15:14Simeon did declare how at first God did look after to take out of the nations a people for His name,Acts 15:15and to this agree the words of the prophets, as it hath been written:Acts 15:16After these things I will turn back, and I will build again the tabernacle of David, that is fallen down, and its ruins I will build again, and will set it upright—Acts 15:17that the residue of men may seek after the Lord, and all the nations, upon whom My name hath been called, saith the Lord, who is doing all these things.Acts 15:18‘Known from the ages to God are all His works;Acts 15:19wherefore I judge: not to trouble those who from the nations do turn back to God,Acts 15:20but to write to them to abstain from the pollutions of the idols, and the whoredom, and the strangled thing; and the blood;Acts 15:21for Moses from former generations in every city hath those preaching him—in the synagogues every sabbath being read.’Acts 15:22Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, chosen men out of themselves to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas—Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren—Acts 15:23having written through their hand thus: ‘The apostles, and the elders, and the brethren, to those in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia, brethren, who are of the nations, greeting;Acts 15:24seeing we have heard that certain having gone forth from us did trouble you with words, subverting your souls, saying to be circumcised and to keep the law, to whom we did give no charge,Acts 15:25it seemed good to us, having come together with one accord, chosen men to send unto you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul—Acts 15:26men who have given up their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ—Acts 15:27we have sent, therefore, Judas and Silas, and they by word are telling the same things.Acts 15:28‘For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, no more burden to lay upon you, except these necessary things:Acts 15:29to abstain from things offered to idols, and blood, and a strangled thing, and whoredom; from which keeping yourselves, ye shall do well; be strong!’Acts 15:30They then, indeed, having been let go, went to Antioch, and having brought the multitude together, did deliver the epistle,Acts 15:31and they having read, did rejoice for the consolation;Acts 15:41and he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the assemblies.Acts 16:4And as they were going on through the cities, they were delivering to them the decrees to keep, that have been judged by the apostles and the elders who are in Jerusalem,Acts 16:5then, indeed, were the assemblies established in the faith, and were abounding in number every day;Acts 18:22and having come down to Caesarea, having gone up, and having saluted the assembly, he went down to Antioch.Acts 20:17And from Miletus, having sent to Ephesus, he called for the elders of the assembly,Acts 20:28‘Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the assembly of God that He acquired through His own blood,Acts 21:28crying out, ‘Men, Israelites, help! this is the man who, against the people, and the law, and this place, all everywhere is teaching; and further, also, Greeks he brought into the temple, and hath defiled this holy place;’Romans 1:5through whom we did receive grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, in behalf of his name;Romans 1:6among whom are also ye, the called of Jesus Christ;Romans 1:7to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called saints; Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ!Romans 3:2much in every way; for first, indeed, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God;Romans 8:29because whom He did foreknow, He also did fore-appoint, conformed to the image of His Son, that he might be first-born among many brethren;Romans 9:4who are Israelites, whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the lawgiving, and the service, and the promises,Romans 9:5whose are the fathers, and of whom is the Christ, according to the flesh, who is over all, God blessed to the ages. Amen.Romans 12:4for as in one body we have many members, and all the members have not the same office,Romans 12:5so we, the many, one body are in Christ, and members each one of one another.Romans 12:6And having gifts, different according to the grace that was given to us; whether prophecy—‘According to the proportion of faith!’Romans 14:1And him who is weak in the faith receive ye—not to determinations of reasonings;Romans 15:1And we ought—we who are strong—to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves;