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Acts 15:22-23
Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to choose some of their own men and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas( called Barsabbas) and Silas, men who were leaders among the believers.With them they sent the following letter: The apostles and elders, your brothers, To the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia: Greetings. (niv)
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Acts 15:6-7
The apostles and elders met to consider this question.After much discussion, Peter got up and addressed them:“ Brothers, you know that some time ago God made a choice among you that the Gentiles might hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe. (niv)
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Acts 15:4
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. (niv)
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Acts 11:30
This they did, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul. (niv)
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Galatians 2:1-2
Then after fourteen years, I went up again to Jerusalem, this time with Barnabas. I took Titus along also.I went in response to a revelation and, meeting privately with those esteemed as leaders, I presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. I wanted to be sure I was not running and had not been running my race in vain. (niv)
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1 Corinthians 9 19-1 Corinthians 9 23
Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law( though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law.To those not having the law I became like one not having the law( though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law.To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings. (niv)
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Galatians 1:6-10
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ.But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse!As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let them be under God’s curse!Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ. (niv)
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Philemon 1:8-9
Therefore, although in Christ I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to do,yet I prefer to appeal to you on the basis of love. It is as none other than Paul— an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus— (niv)
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Acts 16:4
As they traveled from town to town, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey. (niv)
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Acts 15:27
Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to confirm by word of mouth what we are writing. (niv)
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Acts 11:12
The Spirit told me to have no hesitation about going with them. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house. (niv)
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Exodus 18:23
If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to stand the strain, and all these people will go home satisfied.” (niv)
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2 Corinthians 11 5
I do not think I am in the least inferior to those“ super- apostles.” (niv)
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Acts 15:25
So we all agreed to choose some men and send them to you with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul— (niv)
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Acts 10:23
Then Peter invited the men into the house to be his guests. The next day Peter started out with them, and some of the believers from Joppa went along. (niv)
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Jude 1:3
Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people. (niv)
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Acts 21:18
The next day Paul and the rest of us went to see James, and all the elders were present. (niv)
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Galatians 2:5
We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you. (niv)
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1 Samuel 8 7
And the Lord told him:“ Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king. (niv)
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1 Corinthians 1 1
Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, (niv)