Acts 15:7
And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
Cross-references
Acts 15:2 sets up the dispute that Peter addresses in 15:7 — the direct narrative lead-in to his speech.
In Acts 15:14, James summarizes Peter's own account of God first visiting the Gentiles — directly echoing the event Peter describes here.
Acts 9:15 directly parallels this: God chose Paul as a 'chosen instrument' to bring the gospel to the Gentiles, reinforcing the divine selection for Gentile mission.
Acts 10:5 records the specific command to summon Peter, the very event Peter references in 15:7 as God's choosing.
Acts 10:20 records God's command to Peter to go with Cornelius's men, the direct action behind the choosing mentioned in 15:7.
Acts 10:32-48 provides the full Cornelius narrative — Peter's speech and the Spirit's outpouring — that 15:7 summarizes as God's choice.
Acts 11:12-18 is Peter's earlier defense of Gentile inclusion; 15:7 repeats the same argument at the council.
Acts 13:2 shows the Holy Spirit setting apart Barnabas and Saul for the same Gentile mission, echoing the divine calling that Peter describes.
Galatians 2:7-9 confirms the division of labor: Peter entrusted with gospel to circumcised, Paul to uncircumcised, directly relating to Peter's statement.
In Galatians 2:9, Paul reports the Jerusalem council's agreement to send him to the Gentiles — the outcome of the same council where Peter spoke here.
In Matthew 18:17, 'Gentile' means an outsider to be avoided — contrasting with Acts 15:7 where God chooses to bring Gentiles into the church.