Acts 15:1

Good News Translation

Some men came from Judea to Antioch and started teaching the believers, “You cannot be saved unless you are circumcised as the Law of Moses requires.”

Cross References

Leviticus 12:3

On the eighth day, the child shall be circumcised.

John 7:22

Moses ordered you to circumcise your sons (although it was not Moses but your ancestors who started it), and so you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath.

Acts 1:15

A few days later there was a meeting of the believers, about a hundred and twenty in all, and Peter stood up to speak.

Acts 15:22

Then the apostles and the elders, together with the whole church, decided to choose some men from the group and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose two men who were highly respected by the believers, Judas, called Barsabbas, and Silas,

Acts 15:23

and they sent the following letter by them: “We, the apostles and the elders, your brothers, send greetings to all our brothers of Gentile birth who live in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia.

Acts 15:24

We have heard that some who went from our group have troubled and upset you by what they said; they had not, however, received any instruction from us.

Acts 15:3

They were sent on their way by the church; and as they went through Phoenicia and Samaria, they reported how the Gentiles had turned to God; this news brought great joy to all the believers.

Acts 15:32

Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, spoke a long time with them, giving them courage and strength.

Acts 15:5

But some of the believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and said, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and told to obey the Law of Moses.”

Acts 21:20

After hearing him, they all praised God. Then they said, “Brother Paul, you can see how many thousands of Jews have become believers, and how devoted they all are to the Law.

Acts 6:14

We heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will tear down the Temple and change all the customs which have come down to us from Moses!”

Galatians 2:1

Fourteen years later I went back to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me.

Galatians 5:6

For when we are in union with Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor the lack of it makes any difference at all; what matters is faith that works through love.

Galatians 6:12

The people who are trying to force you to be circumcised are the ones who want to show off and boast about external matters. They do it, however, only so that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

Colossians 2:16

So let no one make rules about what you eat or drink or about holy days or the New Moon Festival or the Sabbath.

Colossians 2:8

See to it, then, that no one enslaves you by means of the worthless deceit of human wisdom, which comes from the teachings handed down by human beings and from the ruling spirits of the universe, and not from Christ.