Acts 15:13-17

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James’ Judgment

¹³When they had finished speaking, ^[a]James replied, “Brothers, listen to me. ¹⁴^[b]Simeon (Simon Peter) has described how God first concerned Himself about taking from among the Gentiles a people for His name [to honor Him and be identified with Him]. ¹⁵The words of the Prophets agree with this, just as it is written [in Scripture],

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‘After these things I will return,
And I will rebuild the tent of David which has fallen;
I will rebuild its ruins,
And I will restore it,
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So that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord,
And all the Gentiles upon whom My name has been invoked,’

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Footnotes

Acts 15:13 Jesus’ half brother, James, was leader of the church in Jerusalem.
Acts 15:14 This Greek transliteration of Peter’s Hebrew name is also used in 2 Pet 1:1.