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The Council at Jerusalem

Some individuals who had come from Judea to Antioch were teaching the brothers: “Unless you are circumcised, according to the law of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

Because of this, there was trouble, and Paul and Barnabas had heated disputes with them. For Paul told the people to stay as they were when they believed. Finally, those who had come from Jerusalem suggested that Paul, Barnabas, and some others go to Jerusalem to discuss the matter with the apostles and elders.

They were sent on their way by the Church. As they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria, they reported how the non-Jews had turned to God, and there was great joy among all the brothers and sisters.

When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, the apostles, and the elders, to whom they shared everything God had done through them.

Some believers, however, who belonged to the party of the Pharisees, stood up and said that non-Jewish men must be circumcised and instructed to keep the law of Moses.

So the apostles and elders gathered together to discuss this matter.