Acts 15:9 “He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hear…”

Acts 15:9

He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

World English Bible

He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

American Standard Version

and he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

Geneva Bible 1599

And he put no difference betweene vs and them, after that by faith he had purified their heartes.

Darby Translation

and put no difference between us and them, having purified their hearts by faith.

Young's Literal Translation

and did put no difference also between us and them, by the faith having purified their hearts;

Bible in Basic English

Making no division between them and us, but making clean their hearts by faith.

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Cross references

“put”

Ephesians 3:6 Romans 3:22 Galatians 5:6 Galatians 3:28 Colossians 3:11 Acts 14:1

Ephesians 3:6 · BSB

This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.

Romans 3:22 · BSB

And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,

Galatians 5:6 · BSB

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

Galatians 3:28 · BSB

There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Colossians 3:11 · BSB

Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.

Acts 14:1 · BSB

At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.

“purifying”

Acts 10:28 1 Corinthians 1:2 Acts 10:15 1 Peter 1:22 Acts 10:43 Acts 10:44

Acts 10:28 · BSB

He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.

1 Corinthians 1:2 · BSB

To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

Acts 10:15 · BSB

The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”

1 Peter 1:22 · BSB

Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.

Acts 10:43 · BSB

All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”

Acts 10:44 · BSB

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard his message.

Also

Acts 11:12 Acts 10:34

Acts 11:12 · BSB

The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s home.

Acts 10:34 · BSB

Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,

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

In context

8And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us.

10Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?

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