Acts 15:14

Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

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Interpretation

We see from the words "purifying their hearts by faith," and the address of St. Peter, that justification by faith, and sanctification by the Holy Ghost, cannot be separated; and that both are the gift of God.

Read with

This thought runs through Acts 15:13-17.

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Glossary

Simeon Person: Hearing. (1. ) The second son of Jacob by Leah ( Gen. 29:33 ). He was associated with Levi in the terrible act of vengeance against Hamor and the Shechemites (34:25, 26).