Now the names of the twelve apostles were: First, Simon, also called Peter, Andrew, his brother, James and John, sons of Zebedee,
Acts 21:18 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) The next day Paul went with us to visit James [the Lord’s half-brother and a leader in the Jerusalem church], with all of the elders [of the Jerusalem church] being present. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition On the next day Paul went in with us to [see] James, and all the elders of the church were present [also]. American Standard Version (1901) And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present. Common English Bible On the next day Paul and the rest of us went to see James. All of the elders were present. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, on the following day, Paul entered with us to James. And all the elders were assembled. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the day following, Paul went in with us unto James; and all the ancients were assembled. |
Now the names of the twelve apostles were: First, Simon, also called Peter, Andrew, his brother, James and John, sons of Zebedee,
So, they sent [what was donated] to the elders [of the Judean churches] by Barnabas and Saul.
[Upon entering the house] he held up his hand to quiet them, and then went on to explain how the Lord had rescued him from jail. He said to them, “[Go] tell all this to James [the Lord’s half-brother] and to [the rest of] the brothers.” Then he left [them] and went elsewhere.
Then, after they finished speaking, James [the Lord’s half-brother, See 12:17] spoke up and said, “Brothers, listen to me.
After Paul and Barnabas had a heated debate and argued with these men [over this issue], the brothers [of the Antioch church] decided that Paul and Barnabas, along with certain others, should go up to Jerusalem and discuss the question with the apostles and elders there.
This is what they wrote [in the letter]: “[This is] from your brothers, the apostles and elders [of the Jerusalem church]: Greetings to [our] Gentile brothers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia.
So, the apostles and elders [of the Jerusalem church] met together to discuss this problem.
And from Miletus Paul sent to Ephesus, requesting that the elders of the church [there] come to him.
[I know] you can verify that it has not been over twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
But [on this trip] I did not see any of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother. [Note: This “James” was not one of the original twelve apostles. See Matt. 10:2-4].
Also, when they perceived that this [special] favor [of preaching to Gentiles] was granted to me, James, Cephas [i.e., Peter] and John, the highly regarded pillars [i.e., leaders of the church] extended to me and Barnabas their right hands [signifying an agreement] to share [in the preaching of the Gospel], with us going to the Gentiles and they going to the circumcised ones [i.e., Jews].
[This letter is from] James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, [who sends] greetings to the twelve tribes which are scattered throughout the world. [Note: This refers to Christians, probably of Jewish descent].