Acts 15:13
And after they were quiet, James answered, saying, Men, brothers, hear me.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
In Context
14Simeon described how God first came to help, to take from the Gentiles a people for his name.
Cross References
Acts 2:14But Peter having stood up with the eleven, raised his voice and spoke out to them, saying, Jewish men, and all who dwell at Jerusalem, be this known to you, and listen to my sayings.
Acts 2:29Men, brothers, being permitted to speak to you with openness about the patriarch David, that he both perished and was buried, and his sepulcher is with us to this day.
Acts 12:17But after motioning to them with the hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord brought him out of the prison. And he said, Report these things to James, and to the brothers. And having departed, he went to a different pl
Acts 22:1Men, brothers, and fathers, hear now my defense to you.
Galatians 1:19But I did not see another of the apostles except James the Lord's brother.
Galatians 2:12For before certain men came from James he ate together with the Gentiles, but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing men of circumcision.
Matthew Henry on Acts 15:7-22
The Council at Jerusalem. 6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter. 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. 8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; 9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by… Read the whole commentary →