Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, Acts

Excerpt: ...and as they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, they told the whole story of the conversion of the Gentiles and inspired all the brethren with great joy. 015:004 Upon their arrival in Jerusalem they were cordially received by the Church, the Apostles, and the Elders; and they reported in detail all that God, working with them, had done. 015:005 But certain men who had belonged to the sect of the Pharisees but were now believers, stood up in the assembly, and said, "Yes, Gentile believers ought to be circumcised and be ordered to keep the Law of Moses." 015:006 Then the Apostles and Elders met to consider the matter; 015:007 and after there had been a long discussion Peter rose to his feet. "It is within your own knowledge," he said, "that God originally made choice among you that from my lips the Gentiles were to hear the Message of the Good News, and believe. 015:008 And God, who knows all hearts, gave His testimony in their favour by bestowing the Holy Spirit on them just as He did on us; 015:009 and He made no difference between us and them, in that He cleansed their hearts by their faith. 015:010 Now, therefore, why try an experiment upon God, by laying on the necks of these disciples a yoke which neither our forefathers nor we have been able to bear? 015:011 On the contrary, we believe that it is by the grace of the Lord Jesus that we, as well as they, shall be saved." 015:012 Then the whole assembly remained silent while they listened to the statement made by Paul and Barnabas as to all the signs and marvels that God had done among the Gentiles through their instrumentality. 015:013 When they had finished speaking, James said, "Brethren, listen to me. 015:014 Symeon has related how God first looked graciously on the Gentiles to take from among them a People to be called by His name. 015:015 And this is in harmony with the language of the Prophets, which says: 015:016 ""Afterwards I will return, and will rebuild David's fallen tent. Its...