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Acts 15:13-21
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Acts 15:13-21
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13 After they finished speaking, (A)James replied, “Brothers, listen to me. 14 (B)Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take from them (C)a people for his name. 15 And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written,
16 (D)“‘After this I will return,
and I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen;
I will rebuild its ruins,
and I will restore it,
17 that the remnant[a] of mankind (E)may seek the Lord,
and all the Gentiles (F)who are called by my name,
says the Lord, who makes these things 18 (G)known from of old.’
19 Therefore (H)my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who (I)turn to God, 20 but should write to them (J)to abstain from (K)the things polluted by idols, and from (L)sexual immorality, and from (M)what has been strangled, and from (N)blood. 21 For from ancient generations Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him, (O)for he is read every Sabbath in the synagogues.”
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Acts 15:13-21
New International Version
Acts 15:13-21
New International Version
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:
16 “‘After this I will return
and rebuild David’s fallen tent.
Its ruins I will rebuild,
and I will restore it,
17 that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord,
even all the Gentiles who bear my name,
says the Lord, who does these things’[b](C)—
18 things known from long ago.[c](D)
19 “It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God. 20 Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols,(E) from sexual immorality,(F) from the meat of strangled animals and from blood.(G) 21 For the law of Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”(H)
Footnotes
- Acts 15:14 Greek Simeon, a variant of Simon; that is, Peter
- Acts 15:17 Amos 9:11,12 (see Septuagint)
- Acts 15:18 Some manuscripts things’— / 18 the Lord’s work is known to him from long ago
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