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

 2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and ^adisputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the ^bapostles and elders about this question.

 3 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the ^aconversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

 4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.

 5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the ^alaw of Moses.

 6 And the ^aapostles and ^belders came together for to consider of this matter.

 7 And when there had been much ^adisputing, ^bPeter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the ^cGentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the ^dgospel, and believe.

 8 And God, which ^aknoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;

 9 And put no ^adifference between us and them, ^bpurifying their hearts by faith.

 10 Now therefore why ^atempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

 11 But we believe that through the ^agrace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.

 12 Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

 13 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:

 14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the ^aGentiles, to take out of them a people for his ^bname.

 15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,

 16 After this I will return, and will build again the ^atabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

 17 That the ^aresidue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.