# Acts 15:9

> He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.

— Acts 15:9, 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

- Ephesians 3:6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ephesians/3/6
- Romans 3:22 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/romans/3/22
- Galatians 5:6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/galatians/5/6
- Acts 10:28 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/10/28
- Acts 11:12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/11/12
- 1 Corinthians 1:2 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/1/2
- Galatians 3:28 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/galatians/3/28
- Colossians 3:11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/colossians/3/11

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/15/9
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/15
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).