13 And after they had [a]become silent, (A)James answered, saying, “Men and brethren, listen to me: 14 (B)Simon has declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take out of them a people for His name. 15 And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written:

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  1. Acts 15:13 stopped speaking

13 When they finished, James(A) spoke up. “Brothers,” he said, “listen to me. 14 Simon[a] has described to us how God first intervened to choose a people for his name from the Gentiles.(B) 15 The words of the prophets are in agreement with this, as it is written:

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  1. Acts 15:14 Greek Simeon, a variant of Simon; that is, Peter