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Acts 15:1

James Moffatt - New Testament

But certain individuals came down from Jerusalem and taught the brothers that "unless you get circumcised after the custom of Moses you cannot be saved."

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in Christ Jesus circumcision is not valid, neither is uncircumcision, but only faith active in love.

But some of the believers who belonged to the Pharisaic party got up and said, "Gentiles must be circumcised and told to observe the law of Moses."

Beware of anyone getting hold of you by means of a theosophy which is specious make-believe, on the lines of human tradition, corresponding to the Elemental spirits of the world and not to Christ.

Having learned that some of our number, quite unauthorized by us, have unsettled you with their teaching and upset your souls,

Moses gave you the rite of circumcision (not that it came from Moses, it came from your ancestors), and you will circumcise a man upon the sabbath.

Then, fourteen years later, I went up to Jerusalem again, accompanied by Barnabas; I took Titus with me also.

The church sped them on their journey, and they passed through both Phoenicia and Syria informing the brothers, to the great joy of all, that the Gentiles were turning to God.

Why, we have heard him say that Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this Place and change the customs handed down to us by Moses!"

So let no one take you to task on questions of eating and drinking or in connexion with the observance of festivals or new moons or sabbaths.

They glorified God when they heard it. Then they said to him, "Brother, you see how many thousands of believers there are among the Jews, all of them ardent upholders of the Law.

Then the apostles and the presbyters, together with the whole church, decided to select some of their number and send them with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. The men selected were Judas (called Bar-Sabbas) and Silas, prominent members of the brotherhood.

Now during these days Peter stood up among the brothers (there was a crowd of about a hundred and twenty persons all together).

They conveyed the following letter. "The apostles and the presbyters of the brotherhood to the brothers who belong to the Gentiles throughout Antioch and Syria and Cilicia: greeting.

and as Judas and Silas were themselves prophets, they encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many a counsel.

These men who are keen upon you getting circumcised are just men who want to make a grand display in the flesh — it is simply to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ.




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