8. “And Elohim, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Set-apart Spirit, as also to us,
9. and made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by belief.
10. “Now then, why do you try Elohim by putting a yoke on the neck of the taught ones which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
11. “But through the favour of the Master יהושע Messiah we trust to be saved, in the same way as they.”
12. And all the crowd was silent and were listening to Barnaḇah and Sha’ul declaring how many miracles and wonders Elohim did among the gentiles, through them.
13. And after they were silent, Ya‛aqoḇ answered, saying, “Men, brothers, listen to me: