Acts 15:13
And after they had finished, James answered, Brethren, listen to me:
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
In Context
14Simeon has declared how God first visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
Cross References
Acts 2:14But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said to them, You men of Judaea, and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words:
Acts 2:29Brethren, let me say confidently to you of the patriarch David; that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
Acts 12:17But he, beckoning to them with his hand to hold their peace, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Tell these things to James, and to the brethren. Then he departed, and went to another place.
Acts 22:1Brethren, and fathers, hear my defence which I make to you now.
Galatians 1:19But of the other apostles I saw none, except James, the Lord's brother.
Galatians 2:12For before certain men came from James, he ate with the Gentiles: but when they had come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the 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 →