Hechos 15:13

13 Cuando terminaron, Santiago se puso de pie y dijo: «Hermanos, escúchenme.

Hechos 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 ) .

Hechos 15:13 In-Context

11 Nosotros creemos que todos somos salvos de la misma manera, por la gracia no merecida que proviene del Señor Jesús».

12 Todos escucharon en silencio mientras Bernabé y Pablo les contaron de las señales milagrosas y maravillas que Dios había hecho por medio de ellos entre los gentiles.

13 Cuando terminaron, Santiago se puso de pie y dijo: «Hermanos, escúchenme.

14 Pedro
les ha contado de cuando Dios visitó por primera vez a los gentiles para tomar de entre ellos un pueblo para sí mismo.

15 Y la conversión de los gentiles es precisamente lo que los profetas predijeron. Como está escrito: