...and to the uncircumcised Gentiles. He thus speaks of it afterward himself : " Brethren, ye know that God made choice among us, that the Gentiles, by my mouth, should hear the word of the Gospel." This is called in another place, " opening the door of faith to the Gentiles," and shows in...

...seems, could not readily decide upon it, but after much deliberation and disputation, Peter said, " Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago,...Gentiles, by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel and believe, and God which knoweth the hearts bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost,...

...declarations of St. Peter, in his address to the other apostles and the elders assembled at Jerusalem : — " Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago,...Gentiles, by my mouth, should hear the word of the Gospel, and believe. And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the .Holy Ghost,...

...decision of which seemed to depend the prosperity, if not the very existence, of the Christian church. "When there had been much disputing, Peter rose up,...the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe." He reasoned that the Holy Spirit had decided the matter under dispute by descending...

...Acts of the Apostles, that Peter arose and said to them: 'My brethren, you know that in former days God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel.'10 Behold, then, in Peter God wrought the grace of preaching. Since indeed he was chosen and...

...the law of Moses. 6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter. 7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up,...the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. 8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost,...

...discussion, but not what we would call disputing. Verse 7 reads, "And when there had been much questioning, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren,...how that a good while ago God made choice among us. ..." What follows is Peter's testimony in the situation. Afterwards, "all the multitude kept silence,...

...Peter's mission to convert the Jews (Gal. ii, 7); while Peter himself claimed that that was not true, "that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel and.believe" (Acts xv, 7). Both Paul and Peter claim that Jesus was a "man" (1 Tim. ii, 5, and...

...to keep the law of Moses. And the apostles and elders came together to consider of this matter. And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up...said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that of old days God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the Gospel,...

...of this matter." VERSES 7-11: 7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said nnto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Qentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. 8 And God, which knoweth the...