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Act 15:5 — But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command [them] to keep the law of Moses.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

rose up certain		or, rose up, said they, certain
the sect		Act 21:20; Act 26:5,6; Phl 3:5-8
That it		Act 15:1,24; Gal 5:1-3

Correlating Passages

the sect

	Act 21:20	And when they heard [it], they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:
	Act 26:5	Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
	Act 26:6	And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers:
	Phl 3:5	Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, [of] the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;
	Phl 3:6	Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
	Phl 3:7	But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
	Phl 3:8	Yea doubtless, and I count all things [but] loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them [but] dung, that I may win Christ,

That it

	Act 15:1	And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, [and said], Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
	Act 15:24	Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, [Ye must] be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no [such] commandment:
	Gal 5:1	Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
	Gal 5:2	Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
	Gal 5:3	For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

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