Acts 15:13
11 On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”
12 The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me!
14 Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own.
15 The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written:
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me!
- KJV
- And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
- WEB
- After they were silent, James answered, “Brothers, listen to me.
- ASV
- And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, hearken unto me:
- DARBY
- And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, listen to me:
- BLB
- And after they were silent, James answered, saying, “Men, brothers, hear me.
- ÅB
- Og da de hadde holdt opp å tale, tok Jakob til orde og sa: Brødre! Hør på meg:
- OTB
- Da de var ferdige, talte Jakob: "Brødre, hør på meg.
- B1930
- Og da de hadde holdt op å tale, tok Jakob til orde og sa: Brødre! Hør på mig:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 12:17
Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
Read in contextJames 1:1
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.
Read in contextGalatians 2:12
For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.
Read in contextGalatians 2:9
And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
Read in context1 Corinthians 14:30–33
And if a revelation comes to someone who is seated, the first speaker should stop.
Read in contextJames 1:19
My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
Read in contextActs 7:2
And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
Read in contextActs 2:29
Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
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