Acts 15:1 - English Majority Text Version 2009

¹ And certain men coming down from Judea were teaching the brothers, "If you are not circumcised in the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ And certain men which came down from Judæa taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ BUT SOME men came down from Judea and were instructing the brethren, Unless you are circumcised in accordance with the Mosaic custom, you cannot be saved. [Gen. 17:9-14.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ 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.

Common English Bible

¹ Some people came down from Judea teaching the family of believers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom we’ve received from Moses, you can’t be saved.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ And certain ones, descending from Judea, were teaching the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."

Acts 15:1 Cross References

John 7:22

Because of this Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on [the] Sabbath.

Acts 1:15

And in those days Peter, rising up in the midst of the disciples (altogether the number of names was about a hundred and twenty), said,

Acts 15:22

Then it seemed best to the apostles and the elders, together with the whole church, to send men being chosen from them to Antioch, together with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas who was also named Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers.

Acts 15:23

Writing by their hand these things: The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia who are of the Gentiles: Greetings.

Acts 15:24

Inasmuch as we have heard that some went out from among us and troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, 'that you must be circumcised and keep the law'-to whom we gave no [such] command-

Acts 15:3

Therefore, being sent forth by the church, they were passing through Phoenicia and Samaria, telling in detail [about] the conversion of the Gentiles; and they were causing great joy to all the brothers.

Acts 15:32

Now Judas and Silas, themselves being prophets also, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many words.

Acts 15:5

But some of those from the sect of the Pharisees rose up, saying, "It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses."

Acts 21:20

And hearing this, they were glorifying the Lord, saying to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law;

Acts 6:14

for we have heard him say that this Nazarene, Jesus, will destroy this place and change the customs which Moses handed down to us."

Galatians 2:1

Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, also taking Titus along.

Galatians 5:6

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.

Galatians 6:12

As many as wish to make a good showing in the flesh, these compel you to get circumcised, only so that they should not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

Colossians 2:16

Therefore do not let anyone judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or of a new moon or of sabbaths,

Colossians 2:8

Beware lest anyone captures you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.