When they had finished, James stood and said,“ Brothers, listen to me.

他们住了声，雅各就说：“诸位弟兄，请听我的话。

他们讲完了，雅各回答说：“诸位弟兄，请听我说。

他们讲完了，雅各回答说：“诸位弟兄，请听我说。

他们报告完了，雅各站起来说：“弟兄们，请听我说。

他们讲完了，雅各说：“弟兄们，请听我说！

他们讲完以后，雅各就回应说：“各位弟兄，请听我说。

他們住了聲，雅各就說：「諸位弟兄，請聽我的話。

他們講完了，雅各回答說：「諸位弟兄，請聽我說。

他們講完了，雅各回答說：「諸位弟兄，請聽我說。

他們報告完了，雅各站起來說：「弟兄們，請聽我說。

他們講完了，雅各說：“弟兄們，請聽我說！

大家都默不出聲了，然後雅各就應時說：『同人弟兄們，請聽我！

他們講完以後，雅各就回應說：「各位弟兄，請聽我說。

言竟、雅各曰、兄弟其聽之、

言竟、雅各曰、兄弟聽我、

言畢、雅各曰、兄弟聽我、

言竟、雅各伯應曰：

When they finished, James spoke up.“ Brothers,” he said,“ listen to me.

When they finished, James spoke up.“ Brothers,” he said,“ listen to me.

After they finished speaking, James replied,“ Brothers, listen to me.

After they stopped speaking, James responded,“ Brothers, listen to me.

After they stopped speaking, James responded, saying,“ Brothers, listen to me.

And after they had become silent, James answered, saying,“ Men and brethren, listen to me:

And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, hearken unto me:

After they stopped speaking, James responded:“ Brothers, listen to me!

And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men[ and] brethren, hearken unto me:

After they stopped speaking, James replied,“ Brothers, listen to me.

After they were silent, James answered,“ Brothers, listen to me.

He motioned for them to quiet down and told them how the Lord had led him out of prison.“ Tell James and the other brothers what happened,” he said. And then he went to another place.

“ People of Israel, listen! God publicly endorsed Jesus the Nazarene by doing powerful miracles, wonders, and signs through him, as you well know.

Then Peter stepped forward with the eleven other apostles and shouted to the crowd,“ Listen carefully, all of you, fellow Jews and residents of Jerusalem! Make no mistake about this.

The next day Paul went with us to meet with James, and all the elders of the Jerusalem church were present.

This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am writing to the“ twelve tribes”— Jewish believers scattered abroad. Greetings!

Some women were there, watching from a distance, including Mary Magdalene, Mary( the mother of James the younger and of Joseph), and Salome.

But if someone is prophesying and another person receives a revelation from the Lord, the one who is speaking must stop.In this way, all who prophesy will have a turn to speak, one after the other, so that everyone will learn and be encouraged.Remember that people who prophesy are in control of their spirit and can take turns.For God is not a God of disorder but of peace, as in all the meetings of God’s holy people.

The only other apostle I met at that time was James, the Lord’s brother.

This was Stephen’s reply:“ Brothers and fathers, listen to me. Our glorious God appeared to our ancestor Abraham in Mesopotamia before he settled in Haran.

In fact, James, Peter, and John, who were known as pillars of the church, recognized the gift God had given me, and they accepted Barnabas and me as their co workers. They encouraged us to keep preaching to the Gentiles, while they continued their work with the Jews.

“ Brothers and esteemed fathers,” Paul said,“ listen to me as I offer my defense.”

Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.

“ Dear brothers, think about this! You can be sure that the patriarch David wasn’t referring to himself, for he died and was buried, and his tomb is still here among us.

When he first arrived, he ate with the Gentile believers, who were not circumcised. But afterward, when some friends of James came, Peter wouldn’t eat with the Gentiles anymore. He was afraid of criticism from these people who insisted on the necessity of circumcision.