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Acts 15

Acts 15 — Overview

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

, Great dissensions arise touching circumcision; , The apostles consult about it, . and send their determination by letters to the churches; , Paul and Barnabas, thinking to visit the brethren together, disagree, and travel different ways.

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