Acts 15:13
“¶ And after they had helde their peace, Iames answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken vnto me.”
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Acts 15:13 Context
11But we beleeue that through the grace of the Lord Iesus Christ, we shal be saued euen as they. 12¶ Then all the multitude kept silence, and gaue audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them. 13¶ And after they had helde their peace, Iames answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken vnto me. 14Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visite the Gentiles to take out of them a people for his Name. 15And to this agree the words of the Prophets, as it is written,
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Other Translations for Acts 15:13
And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men [and] brethren, hearken unto me:
- King James Version
After they had stopped speaking, James answered, saying, "Brethren, listen to me.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, hearken unto me:
- American Standard Version (1901)
And when they had come to an end, James, answering, said, My brothers, give ear to me:
- Basic English Bible
And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, listen to me:
- Darby Bible
And after they held their peace, James answered, saying, Men, brethren, hearken to me.
- Webster's Bible
When they had finished speaking, James said, "Brethren, listen to me.
- Weymouth Bible
After they were silent, James answered, "Brothers, listen to me.
- World English Bible
And aftir that thei helden pees, James answeride, and seide, Britheren, here ye me.
- Wycliffe Bible
and after they are silent, James answered, saying, `Men, brethren, hearken to me;
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Acts 15:13
Ac 15:13 James answered, saying. For other references to James see 1Co 15:7 Ga 1:19 2:9 and the Epistle of James. He is also mentioned several times in the Gospels, and seems, before the death of Jesus, to have been an unbeliever. It is probable that the speech of Peter, followed by the account given by Paul and Barnabas, convinced him, and led to the views he now expresses.