Acts 14:27 On arrival, they got the church together and reported on their trip, telling in detail how God had used them to throw the door of faith wide open so people o...

14:27 MSG

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The Message - On arrival, they got the church together and reported on their trip, telling in detail how God had used them to throw the door of faith wide open so people of all nations could come streaming in. Then they settled down for a long, leisurely visit with the disciples.
新标点和合本 - 到了那里，聚集了会众，就述说　神藉他们所行的一切事，并　神怎样为外邦人开了信道的门。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 他们一到那里，就聚集了会众，述说上帝藉他们所行的一切事，并且上帝怎样为外邦人开了信道的门。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 他们一到那里，就聚集了会众，述说　神藉他们所行的一切事，并且　神怎样为外邦人开了信道的门。
当代译本 - 他们到达之后，就召集教会的人，报告上帝借着他们所做的一切事，以及上帝如何给外族人开了信仰之门。
圣经新译本 - 他们到了那里，就召集了会众，报告　神跟他们一起所行的一切，并且他为外族人开了信道的门。
中文标准译本 - 他们到了，就召集教会，传讲了神与他们所做的一切事，以及神怎样为外邦人打开了信仰之门。
现代标点和合本 - 到了那里，聚集了会众，就述说神藉他们所行的一切事，并神怎样为外邦人开了信道的门。
和合本（拼音版） - 到了那里，聚集了会众，就述说上帝藉他们所行的一切事，并上帝怎样为外邦人开了信道的门。
New International Version - On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
New International Reader's Version - When they arrived at Antioch, they gathered the church together. They reported all that God had done through them. They told how he had opened a way for the Gentiles to believe.
English Standard Version - And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
New Living Translation - Upon arriving in Antioch, they called the church together and reported everything God had done through them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles, too.
Christian Standard Bible - After they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported everything God had done with them and that he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
New American Standard Bible - When they had arrived and gathered the church together, they began to report all the things that God had done with them and how He had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
New King James Version - Now when they had come and gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and that He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
Amplified Bible - Arriving there, they gathered the church together and began to report [in great detail] everything that God had done with them and how He had opened to the Gentiles a door of faith [in Jesus as the Messiah and Savior].
American Standard Version - And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith unto the Gentiles.
King James Version - And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
New English Translation - When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported all the things God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.
World English Bible - When they had arrived, and had gathered the assembly together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.
新標點和合本 - 到了那裏，聚集了會眾，就述說神藉他們所行的一切事，並神怎樣為外邦人開了信道的門。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 他們一到那裏，就聚集了會眾，述說上帝藉他們所行的一切事，並且上帝怎樣為外邦人開了信道的門。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 他們一到那裏，就聚集了會眾，述說　神藉他們所行的一切事，並且　神怎樣為外邦人開了信道的門。
當代譯本 - 他們到達之後，就召集教會的人，報告上帝藉著他們所做的一切事，以及上帝如何給外族人開了信仰之門。
聖經新譯本 - 他們到了那裡，就召集了會眾，報告　神跟他們一起所行的一切，並且他為外族人開了信道的門。
呂振中譯本 - 既已到了，就聚集教會，報告上帝同他們所行的一切事、以及上帝怎樣為外國人開了信仰之門。
中文標準譯本 - 他們到了，就召集教會，傳講了神與他們所做的一切事，以及神怎樣為外邦人打開了信仰之門。
現代標點和合本 - 到了那裡，聚集了會眾，就述說神藉他們所行的一切事，並神怎樣為外邦人開了信道的門。
文理和合譯本 - 既至、則集會眾、述上帝偕己所行之事、及闢信門於異邦人、
文理委辦譯本 - 既至、集會、以上帝用己行事告之、闢信門、來異邦人、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 既至、集教會、以天主偕己所行之事、及天主為異邦人已開信道之門、悉告之、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 既至、召集會眾、縷述天主假手所行諸事；且謂天主已為異邦人洞開信道之門矣。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Cuando llegaron, reunieron a la iglesia e informaron de todo lo que Dios había hecho por medio de ellos, y de cómo había abierto la puerta de la fe a los gentiles.
현대인의 성경 - 그들은 교회 신자들을 모으고 하나님이 그들과 함께 행하신 모든 일과 이방인들에게 믿음의 문을 열어 주신 것을 보고하고
Новый Русский Перевод - Вернувшись обратно, они собрали церковь и рассказали обо всем, что Бог совершил через них и как Он открыл дверь веры для язычников.
Восточный перевод - Вернувшись обратно, они собрали общину верующих и рассказали обо всём, что Всевышний совершил через них и как Он открыл дверь веры для язычников.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Вернувшись обратно, они собрали общину верующих и рассказали обо всём, что Аллах совершил через них и как Он открыл дверь веры для язычников.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Вернувшись обратно, они собрали общину верующих и рассказали обо всём, что Всевышний совершил через них и как Он открыл дверь веры для язычников.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - A leur arrivée , ils réunirent l’Eglise et racontèrent tout ce que Dieu avait fait avec eux ; ils exposèrent, en particulier, comment il avait ouvert aux non-Juifs la porte de la foi.
リビングバイブル - 二人はさっそく信者たちを集めて伝道旅行の報告をし、神が外国人にも信仰の門を開いてくださったことを話しました。
Nestle Aland 28 - παραγενόμενοι δὲ καὶ συναγαγόντες τὴν ἐκκλησίαν ἀνήγγελλον ὅσα ἐποίησεν ὁ θεὸς μετ’ αὐτῶν καὶ ὅτι ἤνοιξεν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν θύραν πίστεως.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - παραγενόμενοι δὲ καὶ συναγαγόντες τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, ἀνήγγελλον ὅσα ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς μετ’ αὐτῶν, καὶ ὅτι ἤνοιξεν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν θύραν πίστεως.
Nova Versão Internacional - Chegando ali, reuniram a igreja e relataram tudo o que Deus tinha feito por meio deles e como abrira a porta da fé aos gentios.
Hoffnung für alle - Unmittelbar nach ihrer Ankunft riefen sie die Gemeinde zusammen und berichteten, was Gott durch sie getan und wie er auch den Nichtjuden den Weg zum Glauben gezeigt hatte.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Đến An-ti-ốt, hai ông triệu tập Hội Thánh, tường thuật mọi việc Đức Chúa Trời cùng làm với mình, và cách Chúa mở cửa cứu rỗi cho các Dân Ngoại.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เมื่อมาถึงที่นั่นพวกเขาเรียกประชุมคริสตจักรและรายงานสิ่งทั้งปวงที่พระเจ้าได้ทรงกระทำผ่านพวกเขาตลอดจนการที่ทรงเปิดประตูแห่งความเชื่อแก่คนต่างชาติ
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เมื่อท่านทั้งสองมาถึงก็ได้เรียกประชุมคริสตจักร และรายงานถึงทุกสิ่งที่พระเจ้าได้กระทำผ่านท่าน และพระองค์เปิดโอกาสให้บรรดาคนนอกมีความเชื่อ

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Acts 21:20 - They had a story to tell, too: “And just look at what’s been happening here—thousands upon thousands of God-fearing Jews have become believers in Jesus! But there’s also a problem because they are more zealous than ever in observing the laws of Moses. They’ve been told that you advise believing Jews who live surrounded by unbelieving outsiders to go light on Moses, telling them that they don’t need to circumcise their children or keep up the old traditions. This isn’t sitting at all well with them.
Acts 21:22 - “We’re worried about what will happen when they discover you’re in town. There’s bound to be trouble. So here is what we want you to do: There are four men from our company who have taken a vow involving ritual purification, but have no money to pay the expenses. Join these men in their vows and pay their expenses. Then it will become obvious to everyone that there is nothing to the rumors going around about you and that you are in fact scrupulous in your reverence for the laws of Moses.
John 9:10 - They said, “How did your eyes get opened?”
1 Corinthians 15:10 - But because God was so gracious, so very generous, here I am. And I’m not about to let his grace go to waste. Haven’t I worked hard trying to do more than any of the others? Even then, my work didn’t amount to all that much. It was God giving me the work to do, God giving me the energy to do it. So whether you heard it from me or from those others, it’s all the same: We spoke God’s truth and you entrusted your lives.
Revelation 3:7 - Write this to Philadelphia, to the Angel of the church. The Holy, the True—David’s key in his hand, opening doors no one can lock, locking doors no one can open—speaks:
Revelation 3:8 - “I see what you’ve done. Now see what I’ve done. I’ve opened a door before you that no one can slam shut. You don’t have much strength, I know that; you used what you had to keep my Word. You didn’t deny me when times were rough.
1 Corinthians 3:5 - Who do you think Paul is, anyway? Or Apollos, for that matter? Servants, both of us—servants who waited on you as you gradually learned to entrust your lives to our mutual Master. We each carried out our servant assignment. I planted the seed, Apollos watered the plants, but God made you grow. It’s not the one who plants or the one who waters who is at the center of this process but God, who makes things grow. Planting and watering are menial servant jobs at minimum wages. What makes them worth doing is the God we are serving. You happen to be God’s field in which we are working.
1 Corinthians 3:9 - Or, to put it another way, you are God’s house. Using the gift God gave me as a good architect, I designed blueprints; Apollos is putting up the walls. Let each carpenter who comes on the job take care to build on the foundation! Remember, there is only one foundation, the one already laid: Jesus Christ. Take particular care in picking out your building materials. Eventually there is going to be an inspection. If you use cheap or inferior materials, you’ll be found out. The inspection will be thorough and rigorous. You won’t get by with a thing. If your work passes inspection, fine; if it doesn’t, your part of the building will be torn out and started over. But you won’t be torn out; you’ll survive—but just barely.
Acts 11:18 - Hearing it all laid out like that, they quieted down. And then, as it sank in, they started praising God. “It’s really happened! God has broken through to the other nations, opened them up to Life!”
Acts 15:3 - After they were sent off and on their way, they told everyone they met as they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria about the breakthrough to the non-Jewish outsiders. Everyone who heard the news cheered—it was terrific news!
Acts 15:4 - When they got to Jerusalem, Paul and Barnabas were graciously received by the whole church, including the apostles and leaders. They reported on their recent journey and how God had used them to open things up to the outsiders. Some Pharisees stood up to say their piece. They had become believers, but continued to hold to the hard party line of the Pharisees. “You have to circumcise the pagan converts,” they said. “You must make them keep the Law of Moses.”
Acts 15:6 - The apostles and leaders called a special meeting to consider the matter. The arguments went on and on, back and forth, getting more and more heated. Then Peter took the floor: “Friends, you well know that from early on God made it quite plain that he wanted the pagans to hear the Message of this good news and embrace it—and not in any secondhand or roundabout way, but firsthand, straight from my mouth. And God, who can’t be fooled by any pretense on our part but always knows a person’s thoughts, gave them the Holy Spirit exactly as he gave him to us. He treated the outsiders exactly as he treated us, beginning at the very center of who they were and working from that center outward, cleaning up their lives as they trusted and believed him.
2 Corinthians 2:12 - When I arrived in Troas to proclaim the Message of the Messiah, I found the place wide open: God had opened the door; all I had to do was walk through it. But when I didn’t find Titus waiting for me with news of your condition, I couldn’t relax. Worried about you, I left and came on to Macedonia province looking for Titus and a reassuring word on you. And I got it, thank God!
Acts 15:12 - There was dead silence. No one said a word. With the room quiet, Barnabas and Paul reported matter-of-factly on the miracles and wonders God had done among the other nations through their ministry. The silence deepened; you could hear a pin drop.

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The Message - On arrival, they got the church together and reported on their trip, telling in detail how God had used them to throw the door of faith wide open so people of all nations could come streaming in. Then they settled down for a long, leisurely visit with the disciples.
新标点和合本 - 到了那里，聚集了会众，就述说　神藉他们所行的一切事，并　神怎样为外邦人开了信道的门。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 他们一到那里，就聚集了会众，述说上帝藉他们所行的一切事，并且上帝怎样为外邦人开了信道的门。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 他们一到那里，就聚集了会众，述说　神藉他们所行的一切事，并且　神怎样为外邦人开了信道的门。
当代译本 - 他们到达之后，就召集教会的人，报告上帝借着他们所做的一切事，以及上帝如何给外族人开了信仰之门。
圣经新译本 - 他们到了那里，就召集了会众，报告　神跟他们一起所行的一切，并且他为外族人开了信道的门。
中文标准译本 - 他们到了，就召集教会，传讲了神与他们所做的一切事，以及神怎样为外邦人打开了信仰之门。
现代标点和合本 - 到了那里，聚集了会众，就述说神藉他们所行的一切事，并神怎样为外邦人开了信道的门。
和合本（拼音版） - 到了那里，聚集了会众，就述说上帝藉他们所行的一切事，并上帝怎样为外邦人开了信道的门。
New International Version - On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
New International Reader's Version - When they arrived at Antioch, they gathered the church together. They reported all that God had done through them. They told how he had opened a way for the Gentiles to believe.
English Standard Version - And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
New Living Translation - Upon arriving in Antioch, they called the church together and reported everything God had done through them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles, too.
Christian Standard Bible - After they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported everything God had done with them and that he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
New American Standard Bible - When they had arrived and gathered the church together, they began to report all the things that God had done with them and how He had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
New King James Version - Now when they had come and gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and that He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
Amplified Bible - Arriving there, they gathered the church together and began to report [in great detail] everything that God had done with them and how He had opened to the Gentiles a door of faith [in Jesus as the Messiah and Savior].
American Standard Version - And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith unto the Gentiles.
King James Version - And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
New English Translation - When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported all the things God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.
World English Bible - When they had arrived, and had gathered the assembly together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.
新標點和合本 - 到了那裏，聚集了會眾，就述說神藉他們所行的一切事，並神怎樣為外邦人開了信道的門。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 他們一到那裏，就聚集了會眾，述說上帝藉他們所行的一切事，並且上帝怎樣為外邦人開了信道的門。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 他們一到那裏，就聚集了會眾，述說　神藉他們所行的一切事，並且　神怎樣為外邦人開了信道的門。
當代譯本 - 他們到達之後，就召集教會的人，報告上帝藉著他們所做的一切事，以及上帝如何給外族人開了信仰之門。
聖經新譯本 - 他們到了那裡，就召集了會眾，報告　神跟他們一起所行的一切，並且他為外族人開了信道的門。
呂振中譯本 - 既已到了，就聚集教會，報告上帝同他們所行的一切事、以及上帝怎樣為外國人開了信仰之門。
中文標準譯本 - 他們到了，就召集教會，傳講了神與他們所做的一切事，以及神怎樣為外邦人打開了信仰之門。
現代標點和合本 - 到了那裡，聚集了會眾，就述說神藉他們所行的一切事，並神怎樣為外邦人開了信道的門。
文理和合譯本 - 既至、則集會眾、述上帝偕己所行之事、及闢信門於異邦人、
文理委辦譯本 - 既至、集會、以上帝用己行事告之、闢信門、來異邦人、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 既至、集教會、以天主偕己所行之事、及天主為異邦人已開信道之門、悉告之、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 既至、召集會眾、縷述天主假手所行諸事；且謂天主已為異邦人洞開信道之門矣。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Cuando llegaron, reunieron a la iglesia e informaron de todo lo que Dios había hecho por medio de ellos, y de cómo había abierto la puerta de la fe a los gentiles.
현대인의 성경 - 그들은 교회 신자들을 모으고 하나님이 그들과 함께 행하신 모든 일과 이방인들에게 믿음의 문을 열어 주신 것을 보고하고
Новый Русский Перевод - Вернувшись обратно, они собрали церковь и рассказали обо всем, что Бог совершил через них и как Он открыл дверь веры для язычников.
Восточный перевод - Вернувшись обратно, они собрали общину верующих и рассказали обо всём, что Всевышний совершил через них и как Он открыл дверь веры для язычников.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Вернувшись обратно, они собрали общину верующих и рассказали обо всём, что Аллах совершил через них и как Он открыл дверь веры для язычников.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Вернувшись обратно, они собрали общину верующих и рассказали обо всём, что Всевышний совершил через них и как Он открыл дверь веры для язычников.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - A leur arrivée , ils réunirent l’Eglise et racontèrent tout ce que Dieu avait fait avec eux ; ils exposèrent, en particulier, comment il avait ouvert aux non-Juifs la porte de la foi.
リビングバイブル - 二人はさっそく信者たちを集めて伝道旅行の報告をし、神が外国人にも信仰の門を開いてくださったことを話しました。
Nestle Aland 28 - παραγενόμενοι δὲ καὶ συναγαγόντες τὴν ἐκκλησίαν ἀνήγγελλον ὅσα ἐποίησεν ὁ θεὸς μετ’ αὐτῶν καὶ ὅτι ἤνοιξεν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν θύραν πίστεως.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - παραγενόμενοι δὲ καὶ συναγαγόντες τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, ἀνήγγελλον ὅσα ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς μετ’ αὐτῶν, καὶ ὅτι ἤνοιξεν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν θύραν πίστεως.
Nova Versão Internacional - Chegando ali, reuniram a igreja e relataram tudo o que Deus tinha feito por meio deles e como abrira a porta da fé aos gentios.
Hoffnung für alle - Unmittelbar nach ihrer Ankunft riefen sie die Gemeinde zusammen und berichteten, was Gott durch sie getan und wie er auch den Nichtjuden den Weg zum Glauben gezeigt hatte.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Đến An-ti-ốt, hai ông triệu tập Hội Thánh, tường thuật mọi việc Đức Chúa Trời cùng làm với mình, và cách Chúa mở cửa cứu rỗi cho các Dân Ngoại.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เมื่อมาถึงที่นั่นพวกเขาเรียกประชุมคริสตจักรและรายงานสิ่งทั้งปวงที่พระเจ้าได้ทรงกระทำผ่านพวกเขาตลอดจนการที่ทรงเปิดประตูแห่งความเชื่อแก่คนต่างชาติ
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เมื่อท่านทั้งสองมาถึงก็ได้เรียกประชุมคริสตจักร และรายงานถึงทุกสิ่งที่พระเจ้าได้กระทำผ่านท่าน และพระองค์เปิดโอกาสให้บรรดาคนนอกมีความเชื่อ

Acts 21:20 - They had a story to tell, too: “And just look at what’s been happening here—thousands upon thousands of God-fearing Jews have become believers in Jesus! But there’s also a problem because they are more zealous than ever in observing the laws of Moses. They’ve been told that you advise believing Jews who live surrounded by unbelieving outsiders to go light on Moses, telling them that they don’t need to circumcise their children or keep up the old traditions. This isn’t sitting at all well with them.
Acts 21:22 - “We’re worried about what will happen when they discover you’re in town. There’s bound to be trouble. So here is what we want you to do: There are four men from our company who have taken a vow involving ritual purification, but have no money to pay the expenses. Join these men in their vows and pay their expenses. Then it will become obvious to everyone that there is nothing to the rumors going around about you and that you are in fact scrupulous in your reverence for the laws of Moses.
John 9:10 - They said, “How did your eyes get opened?”
1 Corinthians 15:10 - But because God was so gracious, so very generous, here I am. And I’m not about to let his grace go to waste. Haven’t I worked hard trying to do more than any of the others? Even then, my work didn’t amount to all that much. It was God giving me the work to do, God giving me the energy to do it. So whether you heard it from me or from those others, it’s all the same: We spoke God’s truth and you entrusted your lives.
Revelation 3:7 - Write this to Philadelphia, to the Angel of the church. The Holy, the True—David’s key in his hand, opening doors no one can lock, locking doors no one can open—speaks:
Revelation 3:8 - “I see what you’ve done. Now see what I’ve done. I’ve opened a door before you that no one can slam shut. You don’t have much strength, I know that; you used what you had to keep my Word. You didn’t deny me when times were rough.
1 Corinthians 3:5 - Who do you think Paul is, anyway? Or Apollos, for that matter? Servants, both of us—servants who waited on you as you gradually learned to entrust your lives to our mutual Master. We each carried out our servant assignment. I planted the seed, Apollos watered the plants, but God made you grow. It’s not the one who plants or the one who waters who is at the center of this process but God, who makes things grow. Planting and watering are menial servant jobs at minimum wages. What makes them worth doing is the God we are serving. You happen to be God’s field in which we are working.
1 Corinthians 3:9 - Or, to put it another way, you are God’s house. Using the gift God gave me as a good architect, I designed blueprints; Apollos is putting up the walls. Let each carpenter who comes on the job take care to build on the foundation! Remember, there is only one foundation, the one already laid: Jesus Christ. Take particular care in picking out your building materials. Eventually there is going to be an inspection. If you use cheap or inferior materials, you’ll be found out. The inspection will be thorough and rigorous. You won’t get by with a thing. If your work passes inspection, fine; if it doesn’t, your part of the building will be torn out and started over. But you won’t be torn out; you’ll survive—but just barely.
Acts 11:18 - Hearing it all laid out like that, they quieted down. And then, as it sank in, they started praising God. “It’s really happened! God has broken through to the other nations, opened them up to Life!”
Acts 15:3 - After they were sent off and on their way, they told everyone they met as they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria about the breakthrough to the non-Jewish outsiders. Everyone who heard the news cheered—it was terrific news!
Acts 15:4 - When they got to Jerusalem, Paul and Barnabas were graciously received by the whole church, including the apostles and leaders. They reported on their recent journey and how God had used them to open things up to the outsiders. Some Pharisees stood up to say their piece. They had become believers, but continued to hold to the hard party line of the Pharisees. “You have to circumcise the pagan converts,” they said. “You must make them keep the Law of Moses.”
Acts 15:6 - The apostles and leaders called a special meeting to consider the matter. The arguments went on and on, back and forth, getting more and more heated. Then Peter took the floor: “Friends, you well know that from early on God made it quite plain that he wanted the pagans to hear the Message of this good news and embrace it—and not in any secondhand or roundabout way, but firsthand, straight from my mouth. And God, who can’t be fooled by any pretense on our part but always knows a person’s thoughts, gave them the Holy Spirit exactly as he gave him to us. He treated the outsiders exactly as he treated us, beginning at the very center of who they were and working from that center outward, cleaning up their lives as they trusted and believed him.
2 Corinthians 2:12 - When I arrived in Troas to proclaim the Message of the Messiah, I found the place wide open: God had opened the door; all I had to do was walk through it. But when I didn’t find Titus waiting for me with news of your condition, I couldn’t relax. Worried about you, I left and came on to Macedonia province looking for Titus and a reassuring word on you. And I got it, thank God!
Acts 15:12 - There was dead silence. No one said a word. With the room quiet, Barnabas and Paul reported matter-of-factly on the miracles and wonders God had done among the other nations through their ministry. The silence deepened; you could hear a pin drop.