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Acts 15:13

Contemporary English Version 1995

After they had finished speaking, James said: My friends, listen to me!

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Peter motioned for them to keep quiet. Then he told how the Lord had led him out of jail. He also said, “Tell James and the others what has happened.” After that, he left and went somewhere else.

From James, a servant of God and of our Lord Jesus Christ. Greetings to the twelve tribes scattered all over the world.

He used to eat with Gentile followers of the Lord, until James sent some Jewish followers. Peter was afraid of the Jews and soon stopped eating with Gentiles.

James, Peter, and John realized that God had given me the message about his gift of undeserved grace. And these men are supposed to be the backbone of the church. They even gave Barnabas and me a friendly handshake. This was to show that we would work with Gentiles and that they would work with Jews.

My dear friends, you should be quick to listen and slow to speak or to get angry.

The only other apostle I saw was James, the Lord's brother.

“My friends and leaders of our nation, listen as I explain what happened!”

Paul went with us to see James the next day, and all the church leaders were present.

Stephen answered: Friends, listen to me. Our glorious God appeared to our ancestor Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he had moved to Haran.

My friends, it is right for me to speak to you about our ancestor David. He died and was buried, and his tomb is still here.

Now, listen to what I have to say about Jesus from Nazareth. God proved he sent Jesus to you by having him work miracles, wonders, and signs. All of you know this.

Peter stood with the eleven apostles and spoke in a loud and clear voice to the crowd: Friends and everyone else living in Jerusalem, listen carefully to what I have to say!

Some women were looking on from a distance. They and many others had come with Jesus to Jerusalem. But even before this they had been his followers and had helped him while he was in Galilee. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of the younger James and of Joseph were two of these women. Salome was also one of them.

Simon Peter has told how God first came to the Gentiles and made some of them his own people.




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