18 On the following day Paul went in with us to (A)James, and all (B)the elders were present.

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18 The next day Paul and the rest of us went to see James,(A) and all the elders(B) were present.

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19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James (A)the Lord's brother.

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19 I saw none of the other apostles—only James,(A) the Lord’s brother.

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and when James and Cephas and John, (A)who seemed to be (B)pillars, perceived the (C)grace that was given to me, they (D)gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

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James,(A) Cephas[a](B) and John, those esteemed as pillars,(C) gave me and Barnabas(D) the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me.(E) They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles,(F) and they to the circumcised.

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 2:9 That is, Peter; also in verses 11 and 14

13 After they finished speaking, (A)James replied, “Brothers, listen to me.

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13 When they finished, James(A) spoke up. “Brothers,” he said, “listen to me.

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30 (A)And they did so, sending it to (B)the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

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30 This they did, sending their gift to the elders(A) by Barnabas(B) and Saul.(C)

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Greeting

(A)James, a servant[a] of God and (B)of the Lord Jesus Christ,

To (C)the twelve tribes in (D)the Dispersion:

Greetings.

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  1. James 1:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface

James,(A) a servant of God(B) and of the Lord Jesus Christ,

To the twelve tribes(C) scattered(D) among the nations:

Greetings.(E)

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Paul Speaks to the Ephesian Elders

17 Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called (A)the elders of the church to come to him.

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17 From Miletus,(A) Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders(B) of the church.

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23 with the following letter: (A)“The brothers, both (B)the apostles and the elders, to the brothers[a] who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, (C)greetings.

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  1. Acts 15:23 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 32, 33, 36

23 With them they sent the following letter:

The apostles and elders, your brothers,

To the Gentile believers in Antioch,(A) Syria(B) and Cilicia:(C)

Greetings.(D)

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(A)The (B)apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter.

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The apostles and elders met to consider this question.

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And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and (A)debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and (B)some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to (C)the apostles and the elders about this question.

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This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem(A) to see the apostles and elders(B) about this question.

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17 But (A)motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Tell these things to (B)James and to (C)the brothers.”[a] Then he departed and went to another place.

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  1. Acts 12:17 Or brothers and sisters

17 Peter motioned with his hand(A) for them to be quiet and described how the Lord had brought him out of prison. “Tell James(B) and the other brothers and sisters(C) about this,” he said, and then he left for another place.

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(A)The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, (B)who is called Peter, and (C)Andrew his brother; (D)James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

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These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;

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