4. When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all the things God had done with them.
5. But some from the religious party of the Pharisees who had believed stood up and said, “It is necessary to circumcise the Gentiles and to order them to observe the law of Moses.”
6. Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate about this matter.
7. After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that some time ago God chose me to preach to the Gentiles so they would hear the message of the gospel and believe.