Acts 15:13
After they stopped speaking, James replied,“Brothers, listen to me.
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- Acts 12:17 : 17 He motioned to them with his hand to be quiet and then related how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said,“Tell James and the brothers these things,” and then he left and went to another place.
- Acts 21:18 : 18 The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were there.
- Acts 22:1 : 1 Paul’s Defense“Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense that I now make to you.”
- 1 Cor 14:30-33 : 30 And if someone sitting down receives a revelation, the person who is speaking should conclude. 31 For you can all prophesy one after another, so all can learn and be encouraged. 32 Indeed, the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets, 33 for God is not characterized by disorder but by peace.As in all the churches of the saints,
- Gal 1:19 : 19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord’s brother.
- Gal 2:9 : 9 and when James, Cephas, and John, who had a reputation as pillars, recognized the grace that had been given to me, they gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, agreeing that we would go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
- Gal 2:12 : 12 Until certain people came from James, he had been eating with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he stopped doing this and separated himself because he was afraid of those who were pro-circumcision.
- Jas 1:1 : 1 ¶ Salutation From James, a slave of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes dispersed abroad. Greetings!
- Jas 1:19 : 19 Living Out the Message Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.
- Mark 15:40 : 40 There were also women, watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
- Acts 2:14 : 14 Peter’s Address on the Day of Pentecost But Peter stood up with the eleven, raised his voice, and addressed them:“You men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, know this and listen carefully to what I say.
- Acts 2:22 : 22 “Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man clearly attested to you by God with powerful deeds, wonders, and miraculous signs that God performed among you through him, just as you yourselves know–
- Acts 2:29 : 29 “Brothers, I can speak confidently to you about our forefather David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
- Acts 7:2 : 2 So he replied,“Brothers and fathers, listen to me. The God of glory appeared to our forefather Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,
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12 The whole group kept quiet and listened to Barnabas and Paul while they explained all the miraculous signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
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15 After the reading from the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent them a message, saying,“Brothers, if you have any message of exhortation for the people, speak it.”
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2 (When they heard that he was addressing them in Aramaic, they became even quieter.) Then Paul said,
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17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly.
18 The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were there.
19 When Paul had greeted them, he began to explain in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
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6 Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate about this matter.
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19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord’s brother.
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1 The Jerusalem Council Now some men came down from Judea and began to teach the brothers,“Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
2 When Paul and Barnabas had a major argument and debate with them, the church appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to meet with the apostles and elders in Jerusalem about this point of disagreement.
3 So they were sent on their way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, they were relating at length the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
4 When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all the things God had done with them.
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37 The Response to Peter’s Address Now when they heard this, they were acutely distressed and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles,“What should we do, brothers?”
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1 Peter Defends His Actions to the Jerusalem Church Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God.
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27 Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas who will tell you these things themselves in person.
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19 Living Out the Message Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.
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26 Brothers, descendants of Abraham’s family, and those Gentiles among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.
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19 But Peter and John replied,“Whether it is right before God to obey you rather than God, you decide,
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18 When they heard this, they ceased their objections and praised God, saying,“So then, God has granted the repentance that leads to life even to the Gentiles.”
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22 Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to send men chosen from among them, Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, leaders among the brothers, to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas.
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15 In those days Peter stood up among the believers(a gathering of about one hundred and twenty people) and said,
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1 ¶ Salutation From James, a slave of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes dispersed abroad. Greetings!
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21 Job’s Reputation“People listened to me and waited silently; they kept silent for my advice.
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31 Pay attention, Job– listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
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27 When they had brought them, they stood them before the council, and the high priest questioned them,
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46 for they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said,
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21 They replied,“We have received no letters from Judea about you, nor have any of the brothers come from there and reported or said anything bad about you.
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27 When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported all the things God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.
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25 we have unanimously decided to choose men to send to you along with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,
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15 “Men, why are you doing these things? We too are men, with human natures just like you! We are proclaiming the good news to you, so that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them.
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14 And because they saw the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against this.
15 But when they had ordered them to go outside the council, they began to confer with one another,
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8 I said to them,“To the extent possible we have bought back our fellow Jews who had been sold to the Gentiles. But now you yourselves want to sell your own countrymen, so that we can then buy them back!” They were utterly silent, and could find nothing to say.
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15 Job’s Friends Failed to Answer“They are dismayed and cannot answer any more; they have nothing left to say.
16 And I have waited. But because they do not speak, because they stand there and answer no more,
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13 When they had entered Jerusalem, they went to the upstairs room where they were staying. Peter and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James were there.
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8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied,“Rulers of the people and elders,
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19 Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother in their boat mending nets.
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3 So they stayed there for a considerable time, speaking out courageously for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace, granting miraculous signs and wonders to be performed through their hands.
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7 (Now the men who were traveling with him stood there speechless, because they heard the voice but saw no one.)