Acts 15:8 meaning and explanation
And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us.
Acts 15:8, Berean Standard Bible
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Peter is speaking at the Jerusalem council, where the question is whether Gentile believers must be circumcised and keep the law of Moses to be saved. He reminds the assembly of his own experience with Cornelius, when Gentiles received the gospel and the Holy Spirit without any prior ritual.
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