Acts 15:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Then some men came to Antioch from Judea and began teaching the non-Jewish believers: “You cannot be saved if you are not circumcised as Moses taught us.”

Cross References

Galatians 5:6

When someone belongs to Christ Jesus, it is not important if they are circumcised or not. The important thing is faith—the kind of faith that works through love.

Acts 15:5

Some of the believers in Jerusalem had belonged to the Pharisees. They stood up and said, “The non-Jewish believers must be circumcised. We must tell them to obey the Law of Moses!”

Colossians 2:8

Be sure you are not led away by the teaching of those who have nothing worth saying and only plan to deceive you. That teaching is not from Christ. It is only human tradition and comes from the powers that influence this world.

Leviticus 12:3

The baby boy must be circumcised on the eighth day.

Acts 15:24

We have heard that some men have come to you from our group. What they said troubled and upset you. But we did not tell them to do this.

John 7:22

But you obey the law Moses gave you about circumcision—and sometimes you do it on a Sabbath day. (Really, Moses is not the one who gave you circumcision. It came from our ancestors who lived before Moses.) Yes, you often circumcise baby boys on a Sabbath day.

Galatians 2:1

After 14 years I went back to Jerusalem with Barnabas and took Titus with me.

Acts 15:3

The church helped them get ready to leave on their trip. The men went through the countries of Phoenicia and Samaria, where they told all about how the non-Jewish people had turned to the true God. This made all the believers very happy.

Acts 6:14

We heard him say that Jesus from Nazareth will destroy this place and change what Moses told us to do.”

Colossians 2:16

So don’t let anyone make rules for you about eating and drinking or about Jewish customs (festivals, New Moon celebrations, or Sabbath days).

Acts 21:20

When the leaders heard this, they praised God. Then they said to Paul, “Brother, you can see that thousands of Jews have become believers, but they think it is very important to obey the Law of Moses.

Acts 15:22

The apostles, the elders, and the whole church wanted to send some men with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. The group decided to choose some of their own men. They chose Judas (also called Barsabbas) and Silas, men who were respected by the believers.

Acts 1:15

After a few days there was a meeting of the believers. There were about 120 of them. Peter stood up and said,

Acts 15:23

The group sent the letter with these men. The letter said: From the apostles and elders, your brothers, To all the non-Jewish brothers in the city of Antioch and in the countries of Syria and Cilicia. Dear Brothers:

Acts 15:32

Judas and Silas, who were also prophets, said many things to encourage the believers and make them stronger in their faith.

Galatians 6:12

Those men who are trying to force you to be circumcised are only doing it so that their people will accept them. They are afraid they will be persecuted if they follow only the cross of Christ.