Acts 15:13
After they had finished speaking, James spoke up, saying, “Brothers, listen to me.
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In The King James Version
And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
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Acts 2:14Then Peter stood up with the eleven disciples and spoke in a loud voice: “Fellow Jews and everyone living here in Jerusalem: pay attention to me and I'll explain all this to you!
Acts 2:29My brothers and sisters, let me tell you plainly that our ancestor David died and was buried, and his tomb is here with us to this day.
Acts 12:17Peter held up his hand for them to be quiet, and then explained to them how the Lord had led him out of the prison. “Let James and the brothers know about this,” he told them, and then left to go somewhere else.
Acts 22:1“Brothers and fathers,” he said, “Please listen as I give my defense before you.”
Galatians 1:19I didn't see any other apostles except James, the Lord's brother.
Galatians 2:12Before some of James' friends arrived, Peter used to eat with the foreigners. But when these people came he stopped doing this and stayed away from the foreigners. He was afraid of being criticized by those who insisted that men had to be circumcised.
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 →