Acts 15:1 “Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Un…”

Acts 15:1

Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And certain men which came down from Judæa taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

World English Bible

Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can’t be saved.”

American Standard Version

And certain men came down from Judæa and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then came downe certaine from Iudea, and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after the maner of Moses, ye cannot be saued.

Darby Translation

And certain persons, having come down from Judaea, taught the brethren, If ye shall not have been circumcised according to the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

Young's Literal Translation

And certain having come down from Judea, were teaching the brethren — 'If ye be not circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye are not able to be saved;'

Bible in Basic English

Now certain men came down from Judaea, teaching the brothers and saying that without circumcision, after the rule of Moses, there is no salvation.

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Cross references

“certain”

Acts 21:20 Galatians 2:4 Galatians 2:12 Galatians 2:13

Acts 21:20 · BSB

When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.

Galatians 2:4 · BSB

This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.

Galatians 2:12 · BSB

For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.

Galatians 2:13 · BSB

The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.

“Except”

Acts 15:5 Colossians 2:8 Romans 4:8–12 Galatians 5:1–4 Colossians 2:16 Philippians 3:2

Acts 15:5 · BSB

But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”

Colossians 2:8 · BSB

See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.

Romans 4:8–12 · BSB

Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”

Galatians 5:1–4 · BSB

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.

Colossians 2:16 · BSB

Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.

Philippians 3:2 · BSB

Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!

“after”

Leviticus 12:3 Genesis 17:10–27 John 7:22

Leviticus 12:3 · BSB

And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.

Genesis 17:10–27 · BSB

This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.

John 7:22 · BSB

But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.)

“ye”

Galatians 5:6 Galatians 6:13–16 Acts 15:24 Galatians 2:1 1 Corinthians 7:18 1 Corinthians 7:19

Galatians 5:6 · BSB

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself through love.

Galatians 6:13–16 · BSB

For the circumcised do not even keep the law themselves, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.

Acts 15:24 · BSB

It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.

Galatians 2:1 · BSB

Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas. I took Titus along also.

1 Corinthians 7:18 · BSB

Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised.

1 Corinthians 7:19 · BSB

Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.

Also

Galatians 2:11–14 Acts 15:3 Acts 6:14 Acts 15:22

Galatians 2:11–14 · BSB

When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.

Acts 15:3 · BSB

Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.

Acts 6:14 · BSB

For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”

Acts 15:22 · BSB

Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.

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