Acts 15:13-19

13 When they finished, James 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.

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] —

18 things known from long ago.^[c]

19 “It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God.

Cross References

• 1. Acts 12:17; Acts 21:18; 1 Corinthians 15:7; Galatians 1:19; Galatians 2:9,12
• 2. 2 Peter 1:1
• 3. Amos 9:11,12
• 4. Isaiah 45:21

Footnotes

• [a] Greek "Simeon" , a variant of "Simon" ; that is, Peter
• [b] Amos 9:11,12 (see Septuagint)
• [c] Some manuscripts "things’—" / 18"the Lord’s work is known to him from long ago"