Apostelgeschichte 15:13

13 Nachdem sie aber ausgeredet hatten, antwortete Jakobus und sprach: Brüder, höret mich!

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 Jesus in derselben Weise errettet zu werden wie auch jene.

12 Die ganze Menge aber schwieg und hörte Barnabas und Paulus zu, welche erzählten, wie viele Zeichen und Wunder Gott unter den Nationen durch sie getan habe.

13 Nachdem sie aber ausgeredet hatten, antwortete Jakobus und sprach: Brüder, höret mich!

14 Simon hat erzählt, wie Gott zuerst die Nationen heimgesucht hat, um aus ihnen ein Volk zu nehmen für seinen Namen.

15 Und hiermit stimmen die Worte der Propheten überein, wie geschrieben steht: