2 Samuel 12:16-23
16David therefore sought God on behalf of the child. And David afasted and went in band lay all night on the ground. 17And the elders of his house stood beside him, to raise him from the ground, but he would not, nor did he eat food with them. 18On the seventh day the child died. And the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he did not listen to us. How then can we say to him the child is dead? He may do himself some harm.” 19But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David understood that the child was dead. And David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” They said, “He is dead.” 20Then David arose from the earth cand washed and anointed himself and changed his clothes. And he went into the house of the Lord dand worshiped. He then went to his own house. And when he asked, they set food before him, and he ate. 21Then his servants said to him, “What is this thing that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive; but when the child died, you arose and ate food.” 22He said, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, e‘Who knows whether the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live?’ 23But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, fbut he will not return to me.”Acts 15:1-5
The Jerusalem Council
1 gBut some men came down from Judea and were teaching hthe brothers, “Unless you are icircumcised jaccording to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” 2And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and kdebate with them, Paul and Barnabas and lsome of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to mthe apostles and the elders about this question. 3So, nbeing sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, odescribing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and pbrought great joy to all qthe brothers. ▼▼Or brothers and sisters; also verse 22
4 sWhen they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and tthe apostles and the elders, and uthey declared all that God had done with them. 5But some believers who belonged to vthe party of the Pharisees rose up and said, w“It is necessary xto circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses.” Acts 16:3
3Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he ytook him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.1 Corinthians 4:5
5Therefore zdo not pronounce judgment before the time, aabefore the Lord comes, abwho will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. acThen each one will receive his commendation from God.Galatians 2:3-5
3But even Titus, who was with me, adwas not forced to be circumcised, though he was a Greek. 4 aeYet because of false brothers secretly brought in—who afslipped in to spy out agour freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, ahso that they might bring us into slavery— 5to them we did not yield in submission even for a moment, so that aithe truth of the gospel might be preserved for you.
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