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andκαὶhe made no distinctionοὐθὲν διέκρινενbetweenμεταξὺusἡμῶνandτε καὶthem,αὐτῶνpurifyingκαθαρίσαςtheirαὐτῶνheartsτὰς καρδίαςby faith.τῇ πίστει
Acts 15:9
Study it in the app“and he made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 15:9, word by word
- he made no distinctionδιέκρινενdiekrinen
make distinction
To make a difference between people.
Where else “diekrinen” appears- betweenμεταξὺmetaxy
between
In the middle of two places or people.
Where else “metaxy” appears- purifyingκαθαρίσαςkatharisas
purify
To cleanse the heart from sin.
Where else “katharisas” appears- heartsκαρδίαςkardias
heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardias” appears- by faithπίστειpistei
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistei” appears
The context
8And God, who knows hearts, testified to them, giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did also to us,
9 · This verse (above)
10Now then, why are you putting God to the test by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?
To study Acts 15 in a group
1. What it says
What disagreement arose in Antioch, and whom did they send to Jerusalem to deal with it? (vv. 1-2)
2. What it means
How did the apostles and elders reach a decision? Who spoke, and what weighed in it? (vv. 6-22)
3. How I live it
They listened to everyone before deciding (vv. 7, 12). How can you listen better to someone you disagree with?