So, (A)being sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, (B)describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and (C)brought great joy to all (D)the brothers.[a] (E)When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and (F)the apostles and the elders, and (G)they declared all that God had done with them. But some believers who belonged to (H)the party of the Pharisees rose up and said, (I)“It is necessary (J)to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses.”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 15:3 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 22

The church sent them on their way, and as they traveled through Phoenicia(A) and Samaria, they told how the Gentiles had been converted.(B) This news made all the believers very glad. When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and elders, to whom they reported everything God had done through them.(C)

Then some of the believers who belonged to the party(D) of the Pharisees(E) stood up and said, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to keep the law of Moses.”(F)

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