Acts 15:14

Plain English Version

Peter just told us the story about how God showed himself to people that are not Jews, and that he picked some of them to be his own people.

Cross References

Luke 1:68

“The God of us Israel mob, he is a great God. He came now to save us, his people.

Luke 1:78

You see, our God feels sorry for us, so he will do that for us. It will be like the sun coming up, bringing light from God.

Luke 2:25

There was an old man in Jerusalem at that time. His name was Simeon. He was a good man that lived God’s way, and he was waiting for God to make the Israel people happy again. And the Holy Spirit used to tell him things.

Romans 1:5

And you know, God is very good to me. He picked me to be Jesus’s special worker. He told me to go to people that are not Jews to tell them about Jesus, and get them to believe in him and do whatever he says.

2 Peter 1:1

I am Peter, and this letter is from me. My other name is Simon. I work for Jesus Christ. I am one of his special workers. You people believe in Jesus Christ, just like I do, so I’m writing this letter to you. Jesus helps us trust him, and that is really special for us. Jesus Christ is God, and he saves us. He is always right, and he is always fair.