015:007 and after there had been a long discussion Peter rose to his feet. "It is within your own knowledge," he said, "that God originally made choice among you that from my lips the Gentiles were to hear the Message of the Good News, and believe.
015:008 And God, who knows all hearts, gave His testimony in their favour
by bestowing the Holy Spirit on them just as He did on us;
015:009 and He made no difference between us and them, in that He
cleansed their hearts by their faith.
015:010 Now, therefore, why try an experiment upon God, by laying on the necks of these disciples a yoke which neither our forefathers nor we have been able to bear?
015:011 On the contrary, we believe that it is by the grace of the Lord Jesus that we, as well as they, shall be saved."
015:012 Then the whole assembly remained silent while they listened to the statement made by Paul and Barnabas as to all the signs and marvels that God had done among the Gentiles through their instrumentality.
015:013 When they had finished speaking, James said, "Brethren,
listen to me.
015:014 Symeon has related how God first looked graciously on the Gentiles
to take from among them a People to be called by His name.
015:015 And this is in harmony with the language of the Prophets, which says:
015:016 "`"Afterwards I will return, and will rebuild David's fallen tent.
Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will set it up again;