Acts 15:7 Cross References - Anderson

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.

¹⁸ And I say to you, That you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church: and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it. ¹⁹ And I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you shall loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven.

²⁷ John answered and said: A man can receive nothing unless it be given to him from heaven.

¹⁶ You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and appointed you, that you may go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit may remain; that whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he may give you.

¹⁶ Brethren, it was necessary for this scripture to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit had before spoken by the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who was a guide to those who took Jesus:

²⁴ and praying, they said: Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all, make known which of these two thou hast chosen,

¹⁸ But the things which God fore told by the mouth of all his prophets, that the Christ should suffer, he has thus fulfilled.

²⁵ Why did the heathen rage, and the people devise vain things?

¹⁵ But the Lord said to him: Go; for he is a vessel chosen by me to bear my name before nations and kings, and the sons of Israel.

⁵ And now send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter; ⁶ he lodges with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea.

²⁰ arise then, and go down, and go with them without hesitation, for I have sent them.

³² Send, therefore, to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter: he lodges in the house of Simon a tanner, by the sea; who, when he comes, will speak to you. ³³ Therefore, I immediately sent to you; and you have done well in coming. Now, there fore, we are all here present before God, to hear all things that are given in charge to you by God. ³⁴ And Peter opened his mouth, and said: In truth, I perceive that God is no respecter of persons; ³⁵ but, in every nation, he that fears him and works righteousness is accepted by him. ³⁶ The word which he sent to the sons of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ, (he is Lord of all,) ³⁷ that word, you know, which was published through the whole of Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the immersion that John preached; ³⁸ how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit, and with power; who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed by the devil; for God was with him. ³⁹ And we are witnesses of all that he did, both in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew by hanging him on a tree. ⁴⁰ Him God raised up the third day, and caused him to appear, ⁴¹ not to all the people, but to witnesses who were be fore appointed by God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him, after he rose from the dead. ⁴² And he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that this is he who has been appointed by God as the judge of the living and the dead. ⁴³ To him all the prophets bear testimony, that whoever believes on him shall receive remission of sins through his name. ⁴⁴ While Peter was speaking these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all that heard the word. ⁴⁵ And the believers that were of the circumcision, as many as had come with Peter, were astonished, because on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit: ⁴⁶ for they heard them speaking with tongues, and magnifying God. Then Peter answered: ⁴⁷ Can any one for bid the water, that these should not be immersed, who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we? ⁴⁸ And he commanded them to be immersed in the name of the Lord. Then they besought him to remain some days.

¹² And the Spirit commanded me to go with them without hesitation. And these six brethren accompanied me. And we entered the man's house: ¹³ and he told us how he had seen an angel in his house, standing and saying to him, Send to Joppa and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter; ¹⁴ he will tell you words by which you and all your house shall be saved. ¹⁵ And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, as on us at the beginning. ¹⁶ Then I remembered the word of the Lord, as he said, John immersed in water, but you shall be immersed in the Holy Spirit. ¹⁷ If, then, God gave them the like gift that he gave to us who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, what was I, that I could withstand God? ¹⁸ And when they heard these things, they ceased to contend; and they glorified God, saying: Then, indeed, has God given to the Gentiles also repentance in order to life.

² And while they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said: Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul, to the work to which I have called them.

² Therefore, after Paul and Barnabas had no little dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others from among them, should go up to Jerusalem, to the apostles and elders, about this question.

³⁹ There was, therefore, a sharp contention, so that they separated from each other: and Barnabas took Mark, and sailed to Cyprus.

²⁴ But I esteem this a matter of no importance, nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry that I have received from the Lord Jesus, to bear full testimony to the gospel of the grace of God.

¹⁷ So, then, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. ¹⁸ But I say: Have they not heard? Yes, verily; their voice has gone forth into all the earth: and -their words to the ends of the world.

⁷ but; on the other hand, seeing that I was intrusted with the gospel of the uncircumcision, as Peter was with that of the circumcision, ⁸ (for he who gave efficiency to Peter, for the apostleship of the circumcision, gave efficiency to me also, as an apostle for the Gentiles,) ⁹ and knowing the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, but they to the circumcision,

¹⁴ Do all things without murmurings and disputings,