Act 15:7-9 | NASB1995 | STEP | After there had been much debate , Peter stood up and said to them, “ Brethren , you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the word of the gospel and believe .

Acts 15:7-9

7 After there had been much ^adebate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brethren, you know that ^{▼▼ Lit from days of old}in the early days ^cGod made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the word of ^dthe gospel and believe. 8 “And God, ^ewho knows the heart, testified to them ^fgiving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us; 9 and ^gHe made no distinction between us and them, ^hcleansing their hearts by faith.