Acts 15:13-18

Contemporary English Version

¹³After they had finished speaking, James^[a] said:

My friends, listen to me! ¹⁴Simon Peter^[b] has told how God first came to the Gentiles and made some of them his own people. ¹⁵This agrees with what the prophets wrote,

¹⁶^(A) “I, the Lord, will return
and rebuild
    David's fallen house.
I will build it from its ruins
    and set it up again.
¹⁷Then other nations
will turn to me
    and be my chosen ones.
I, the Lord, say this.
¹⁸    I promised it long ago.”

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Footnotes

15.13 James: The Lord's brother.
15.14 Simon Peter: The Greek text has “Simeon,” which is another form of the name “Simon.” The apostle Peter is meant.