Acts 15:15

15 The prophets' words agree with this; as it is written,

Acts 15:15 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 15:15

And to this agree the words of the prophets
In several of the prophecies of the Old Testament, which plainly speak of the calling of the Gentiles; though James thought it sufficient to produce only one instead of many:

as it is written;
in ( Amos 9:11 Amos 9:12 ) and this is agreeably to the Jewish way of citing Scriptures, as Surenhusius observes; so it is said F17, in twenty four places the priests are called Levites, and this is one of them, ( Ezekiel 44:15 ) where only one place is mentioned, instead of the twenty four.


FOOTNOTES:

F17 T. Bab. Yebamot, fol. 86, 2. & Beracot, fol. 4. 1, 2.

Acts 15:15 In-Context

13 When Barnabas and Paul also fell silent, James responded, “Fellow believers, listen to me.
14 Simon reported how, in his kindness, God came to the Gentiles in the first place, to raise up from them a people of God.
15 The prophets' words agree with this; as it is written,
16 After this I will return, and I will rebuild David's fallen tent; I will rebuild what has been torn down. I will restore it
17 so that the rest of humanity will seek the Lord, even all the Gentiles who belong to me. The Lord says this, the one who does these things
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