Act 15:7-9 | ESV | STEP | And after there had been much debate , Peter stood up and said to them , Brothers , you know that in the early days God made a choice among you , that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe .

‏ Acts 15:7-9

7 And after there had been much ^adebate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, ^bthat by my mouth the Gentiles should hear ^cthe word of ^dthe gospel and believe. 8 And God, ^ewho knows the heart, ^fbore witness to them, ^gby giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, 9 and ^hhe made no distinction between us and them, ⁱhaving cleansed their hearts ^jby faith.