Acts 15:6 ¶ The emissaries and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter. cr 7 When there had been much discussion, Peter rose up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that a good while ago God made a choice among you that by my mouth the nations should hear the word of the Good News and believe. cr 8 God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us. cr 9 He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith. cr