Acts 15:7-9 And after there had been much disputing, Peter arose, and said to them: Brethren, you know that, at the beginning, God made choice among us, that, by my mouth, the Gentiles should hear the word of the Gospel, and believe.

Anderson⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁷ And after there had been much disputing, Peter arose, and said to them: Brethren, you know that, at the beginning, God made choice among us, that, by my mouth, the Gentiles should hear the word of the Gospel, and believe. ⁸ And God, who knows the heart, became a witness for them, by giving them the Holy Spirit, as he gave it also to us; ⁹ and he made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.