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OET (OET-RV) Then while they were still silent, Yacob responded, “Men, brothers, listen to me.
OET-LV And after which them to_keep_silent, Yakōbos/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ) answered saying:
Men, brothers, hear from_me.
SR-GNT Μετὰ δὲ τὸ σιγῆσαι αὐτοὺς, ἀπεκρίθη Ἰάκωβος λέγων, “Ἄνδρες, ἀδελφοί, ἀκούσατέ μου. ‡
(Meta de to sigaʸsai autous, apekrithaʸ Yakōbos legōn, “Andres, adelfoi, akousate mou.)
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, magenta:vocative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT And after they stopped speaking, James answered, saying,
¶ “Men, brothers, listen to me.
UST When Barnabas and Paul had finished speaking, James, the leader of the group of believers in Jerusalem, spoke to everyone. He said, “Fellow believers, listen to me.
BSB When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me!
BLB And after they were silent, James answered, saying, "Men, brothers, hear me.
AICNT After they finished speaking, James replied, “Brothers, listen to me.
OEB After they had finished speaking, James addressed the Council.
¶ ‘Friends,’ he began, ‘hear what I have to say.
WEB After they were silent, James answered, “Brothers, listen to me.
WMB After they were silent, Jacob answered, “Brothers, listen to me.
NET After they stopped speaking, James replied, “Brothers, listen to me.
LSV and after they were silent, James answered, saying, “Men, brothers, listen to me:
FBV After they had finished speaking, James spoke up, saying, “Brothers, listen to me.
TCNT When they had finished speaking, James replied, “Brothers, listen to me.
T4T When Barnabas and Paul had finished speaking, James, the leader of the group of believers there in Jerusalem, spoke to all of them. He said, “Fellow believers, listen to me.
LEB And after they had stopped speaking, James answered, saying, “Men and brothers, listen to me!
BBE And when they had come to an end, James, answering, said, My brothers, give ear to me:
MOF No MOF ACTs book available
ASV And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying,
¶ Brethren, hearken unto me:
DRA And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying: Men, brethren, hear me.
YLT and after they are silent, James answered, saying, 'Men, brethren, hearken to me;
DBY And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, listen to me:
RV And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, hearken unto me:
WBS And after they held their peace, James answered, saying, Men, brethren, hearken to me.
KJB-1769 ¶ And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
(¶ And after they had held their peace, Yames/Yacob answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me: )
KJB-1611 ¶ And after they had helde their peace, Iames answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken vnto me.
(¶ And after they had held their peace, Yames/Yacob answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me.)
BB And when they helde their peace, Iames aunswered, saying: Men and brethren, hearken vnto me.
(And when they held their peace, Yames/Yacob answered, saying: Men and brethren, hearken unto me.)
GNV And when they helde their peace, Iames answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken vnto me.
(And when they held their peace, Yames/Yacob answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me. )
CB Afterwarde whan they helde their peace, Iames answered, and sayde: Ye men and brethren, herke vnto me,
(Afterwarde when they held their peace, Yames/Yacob answered, and said: Ye/You_all men and brethren, herke unto me,)
TNT And when they helde their peace Iames answered sayinge: Men and brethren herken vnto me.
(And when they held their peace Yames/Yacob answered saying: Men and brethren herken unto me. )
WYC And aftir that thei helden pees, James answeride, and seide, Britheren, here ye me.
(And after that they helden peace, Yames/Yacob answered, and said, Britheren, here ye/you_all me.)
LUT Danach, als, sie geschwiegen hatten, antwortete Jakobus und sprach: Ihr Männer, liebe Brüder, höret mir zu!
(Danach, als, they/she/them geschwiegen hatten, antwortete Yakobus and spoke: Ihr Männer, liebe brothers, listent to_me zu!)
CLV Et postquam tacuerunt, respondit Jacobus, dicens: Viri fratres, audite me.[fn]
(And postquam tacuerunt, respondit Yacobus, dicens: Viri fratres, audite me. )
15.13 Et postquam, etc. CHRYS. Hic erat episcopus Ecclesiæ Hierosolymitanæ, etc., usque ad ubi scilicet et finem imponit operibus.
15.13 And postquam, etc. CHRYS. Hic was episcopus Ecclesiæ Hierosolymitanæ, etc., usque to where scilicet and finem imponit operibus.
UGNT μετὰ δὲ τὸ σιγῆσαι αὐτοὺς, ἀπεκρίθη Ἰάκωβος λέγων, ἄνδρες, ἀδελφοί, ἀκούσατέ μου.
(meta de to sigaʸsai autous, apekrithaʸ Yakōbos legōn, andres, adelfoi, akousate mou.)
SBL-GNT μετὰ δὲ τὸ σιγῆσαι αὐτοὺς ἀπεκρίθη Ἰάκωβος λέγων· Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί, ἀκούσατέ μου.
(meta de to sigaʸsai autous apekrithaʸ Yakōbos legōn; Andres adelfoi, akousate mou. )
TC-GNT Μετὰ δὲ τὸ σιγῆσαι αὐτούς, ἀπεκρίθη Ἰάκωβος λέγων, Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί, ἀκούσατέ μου·
(Meta de to sigaʸsai autous, apekrithaʸ Yakōbos legōn, Andres adelfoi, akousate mou; )
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ (from our SR-GNT base).
15:4-21 The first council of the church met to resolve the dispute concerning Gentiles and circumcision (15:1-2).
Circumcision in the New Testament
Circumcision (cutting off the male foreskin) was widely practiced in the ancient Near East (see Jer 9:25-26). For Jews, it had religious significance as the sign of the covenant that God had established with the people of Israel (Gen 17:9-14; Josh 5:2; John 7:22; Acts 7:8; Sirach 44:20). It was normally performed on the eighth day of a male infant’s life (Gen 17:12; Lev 12:3; Luke 1:59; Acts 7:8). The New Testament notes the circumcision of John the Baptist, Jesus, Paul, and Timothy (Luke 1:59; 2:21; Acts 16:2-3; Phil 3:5). Circumcision became a metaphor for the renewal of a person’s relationship with God (Deut 10:16; 30:6; Jer 4:4; Rom 2:28-29). In the late 40s AD, some Jewish Christians tried to require Gentile Christians to undergo circumcision (Acts 15:1, 5; see 21:20-21; Gal 2:4, 11-13), to which Paul and Barnabas objected (Acts 15:2). The ensuing church council at Jerusalem settled the matter in favor of not requiring Gentiles to be circumcised (15:19-21, 28-29).
Paul insisted that “it makes no difference whether or not a man has been circumcised” (1 Cor 7:19). “What is important is faith expressing itself in love” (Gal 5:6). In Galatians, Paul argued against vigorous Jewish opponents and insisted that everyone enters God’s family simply through faith in Jesus Christ (Gal 2:14-21). Circumcision is not required for acceptance by God (Gal 5:6). The cross of Christ is the way that sinners enter into covenant with God (Gal 2:14-21; Col 2:11-15).
Passages for Further Study
Gen 17:9-14; Lev 12:3; Josh 5:2-9; Jer 9:25-26; Luke 1:59; 2:21; John 7:22-24; Acts 7:8; 15:1-5, 19-21, 28-31; 16:2-3; 21:18-24; Rom 2:25-29; 1 Cor 7:17-19; Gal 2:3-5, 11-21; 5:6; 6:15; Phil 3:5-9; Col 2:11-23
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys
ἀπεκρίθη Ἰάκωβος λέγων
answered Jacobus saying
Together the words answered and saying mean that James responded to what everyone in the meeting had said to that point. Alternate translation: “James responded”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
ἄνδρες, ἀδελφοί
men brothers
This is an idiomatic form of address. Use a way that is natural in your language to refer to a particular group of people. Alternate translation: “My fellow believers”