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The church sent them on their way. They passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, stopping to report to the groups of believers there that outsiders were now being converted. This brought great joy to them all. Upon arrival in Jerusalem, the church, the apostles, and the elders welcomed them warmly; and they reported all they had seen God do. But there were some believers present who belonged to the sect of the Pharisees. They stood up and asserted,

Pharisees: No, this is not acceptable. These people must be circumcised, and we must require them to keep the whole Mosaic law.

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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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