¹⁷ He motioned to them with his hand to be silent and described for them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he added, “Tell this to James and to the brothers and sisters.” Then he left and went to another place.^(A)

¹³ After they finished speaking, James replied, “My brothers,^[a] listen to me.^(A)

¹⁹ “Therefore I have reached the decision that we should not trouble those gentiles who are turning to God,

¹⁸ The next day Paul went with us to visit James, and all the elders were present.^(A)