Acts 15:5 meaning and explanation

But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”

Acts 15:5, Berean Standard Bible

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These speakers are Jewish Christians who formerly belonged to the Pharisees, addressing the gathered apostles and elders in Jerusalem around AD 49. They do not deny that Gentiles have believed; they insist that full membership in God's people requires circumcision and keeping the Mosaic law.

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