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13 After they stopped speaking, James responded: "Brothers, listen to me!
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When they finished, James spoke up. “Brothers,” he said, “listen to me.
14 Simeon has reported how God first intervened to take from the Gentiles a people for His name.
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Simon has described to us how God first intervened to choose a people for his name from the Gentiles.
15 And the words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written:
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The words of the prophets are in agreement with this, as it is written:
16 After these things I will return and will rebuild David's tent, which has fallen down. I will rebuild its ruins and will set it up again,
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“ ‘After this I will return and rebuild David’s fallen tent. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,
17 so that those who are left of mankind may seek the Lord- even all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things,
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that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, even all the Gentiles who bear my name, says the Lord, who does these things’ —
18 which have been known from long ago.
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things known from long ago.
19 Therefore, in my judgment, we should not cause difficulties for those who turn to God from among the Gentiles,
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“It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God.
20 but instead we should write to them to abstain from things polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from eating anything that has been strangled, and from blood.
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Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals and from blood.
21 For since ancient times, Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him, and he is read aloud in the synagogues every Sabbath day."
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For the law of Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”
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