# Acts 15:11

> On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”

— Acts 15:11, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Jerusalem** (Judea · today Jerusalem) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/jerusalem

## When

- c. AD 49 (counted from the text)
- Date source: The Council of Jerusalem, fourteen years after the conversion by the count of Galatians 2:1.

## Who ruled

- **Claudius**, emperor of Rome, AD 41-54 · Source: Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII

## What happened

- **The Council of Jerusalem** (AD 49)
  The question is whether a Gentile has to become a Jew to follow Jesus. The answer is no, and it defines Christianity as a separate religion.

## See also

- Romans 3:24 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/romans/3/24
- Titus 3:4-7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/titus/3/4
- Ephesians 2:5-9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ephesians/2/5
- Titus 2:11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/titus/2/11
- Galatians 2:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/galatians/2/16
- Romans 6:23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/romans/6/23
- 2 Corinthians 13:14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-corinthians/13/14
- Romans 5:15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/romans/5/15

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/15/11
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/15
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).