“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.”
Then some of the believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and said, 'The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to keep the law of Moses' — the Jewish Christian Pharisees reassert the Judaizing position with emphasis on the law of Moses (nomos Mousēs), suggesting that Torah observance remains binding on all Christians. These are not outsiders but believers within the Jerusalem church, indicating a serious internal division.
Church Fathers on Acts 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. And the apostles and elders came together to consider of this matter. And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up and said to them, Men and brethren, you know how that of old days God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the Gospel, and believe. Acts 15:5-7 Observe…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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