And after there had been much (A)debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, (B)that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear (C)the word of (D)the gospel and believe. And God, (E)who knows the heart, (F)bore witness to them, (G)by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, and (H)he made no distinction between us and them, (I)having cleansed their hearts (J)by faith.

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