Apostelgeschichte 15:13

13 Darnach, als sie geschwiegen hatten, antwortete Jakobus und sprach: Ihr Männer, liebe Brüder, höret mir zu!

Apostelgeschichte 15:13 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 15:13

And after they had held their peace
Meaning not the multitude, but Paul and Barnabas; when they had finished their account, and had done speaking:

James answered;
or rose up, as the Syriac version reads, he stood up and began to speak. This was James the son of Alphaeus, one of the twelve apostles, sometimes called the brother of the Lord; for the other James, the son of Zebedee and brother of John, was dead, being killed by Herod, ( Acts 12:2 ) but this was the brother of Jude, and the same that wrote the epistle that bears his name: whether he was now bishop or pastor of the church at Jerusalem, is not certain; nor whether he was president in this council; the speeches made in it do not appear to be directed to him: he began his oration thus,

saying, men and brethren, hearken to me;
the titles he uses, and the manner of desiring audience, were what were common with the Jews; see ( Acts 2:14 Acts 2:22 Acts 2:29 ) ( 7:2 ) .

Apostelgeschichte 15:13 In-Context

11 Sondern wir glauben, durch die Gnade des HERRN Jesu Christi selig zu werden, gleicherweise wie auch sie.

12 Da schwieg die ganze Menge still und hörte zu Paulus und Barnabas, die da erzählten, wie große Zeichen und Wunder Gott durch sie getan hatte unter den Heiden.

13 Darnach, als sie geschwiegen hatten, antwortete Jakobus und sprach: Ihr Männer, liebe Brüder, höret mir zu!

14 Simon hat erzählt, wie aufs erste Gott heimgesucht hat und angenommen ein Volk aus den Heiden zu seinem Namen.

15 Und damit stimmen der Propheten Reden, wie geschrieben steht: