Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

and after they are silent, James answered, saying, 'Men, brethren, hearken to me;

New American Standard Bible

After they had stopped speaking, James answered, saying, “Brethren, listen to me.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

After Paul and Barnabas had finished speaking, James responded, "Brothers, listen to me:

A Conservative Version

And after they were quiet, James answered, saying, Men, brothers, hear me.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

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

An Understandable Version

Then, after they finished speaking, James [the Lord's half-brother, See 12:17] spoke up and said, "Brothers, listen to me.

Anderson New Testament

And after they were silent, James answered and said: Brethren, hear me;

Bible in Basic English

And when they had come to an end, James, answering, said, My brothers, give ear to me:

Common New Testament

After they finished speaking, James replied, "Brethren, listen to me.

Daniel Mace New Testament

After they had done speaking, James assum'd the discourse, and said, my brethren, give me your attention.

Darby Translation

And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, listen to me:

Godbey New Testament

And after they became silent, James responded, saying, Men, brethren, hear me.

Goodspeed New Testament

When they finished James made this response: "Brothers, listen to me.

John Wesley New Testament

And when they held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, hearken to me.

Julia Smith Translation

And after they were silent, James answered, saying, Men, brethren, hear me:

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And after they had stopped speaking, James answered, saying, "Men [and] brothers, listen to me!

Modern King James verseion

And after they were silent, James answered, saying, Men, brothers, listen to me.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And when they held their peace, James answered, saying, "Men and brethren hearken unto me;

Moffatt New Testament

When they had finished speaking, James spoke. "Brothers," he said, "listen to me.

Montgomery New Testament

When they had finished speaking, James said:

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

And after they had done speaking, James answered, saying, Brethren, hearken to me.

Sawyer New Testament

And after they were silent, James answered, saying, Men and brothers, hear me.

The Emphasized Bible

And, after they held their peace, James answered, saying - Brethren! hearken unto me.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Now when they ceased speaking, James replied, saying, Men and brethren, hear me:

Twentieth Century New Testament

After they had finished speaking, James addressed the Council. "Brothers," he began, "hear what I have to say.

Webster

And after they held their peace, James answered, saying, Men, brethren, hearken to me.

Weymouth New Testament

When they had finished speaking, James said, "Brethren, listen to me.

Williams New Testament

When they finished, James responded as follows: "Brothers, listen to me.

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

And, after they were silent, James answered, saying, "Brethren, hear me.

Worsley New Testament

And after they had done speaking, James rose up and said, Brethren, hearken unto me.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

μετά 
meta 
with, after, among, hereafter , afterward , against, not tr,
Usage: 346

σιγάω 
Sigao 
Usage: 9


Usage: 0

σιγάω 
Sigao 
Usage: 9

Ἰάκωβος 
Iakobos 
Usage: 41

ἀποκρίνομαι 
Apokrinomai 
Usage: 231

λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

Men
ἀνήρ 
Aner 
man, husband, sir, fellow, not tr
Usage: 198

and brethren
G80
ἀδελφός 
Adelphos 
Usage: 302

ἀκούω 
Akouo 
Usage: 313

Context Readings

The Jerusalem Council

12 And all the multitude did keep silence, and were hearkening to Barnabas and Paul, declaring as many signs and wonders as God did among the nations through them; 13 and after they are silent, James answered, saying, 'Men, brethren, hearken to me; 14 Simeon did declare how at first God did look after to take out of the nations a people for His name,


Cross References

Acts 12:17

and having beckoned to them with the hand to be silent, he declared to them how the Lord brought him out of the prison, and he said, 'Declare to James and to the brethren these things;' and having gone forth, he went on to another place.

Mark 15:40

And there were also women afar off beholding, among whom was also Mary the Magdalene, and Mary of James the less, and of Joses, and Salome,

Acts 2:14

and Peter having stood up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and declared to them, 'Men, Jews! and all those dwelling in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and harken to my sayings,

Acts 2:22

'Men, Israelites! hear these words, Jesus the Nazarene, a man approved of God among you by mighty works, and wonders, and signs, that God did through him in the midst of you, according as also ye yourselves have known;

Acts 2:29

'Men, brethren! it is permitted to speak with freedom unto you concerning the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is among us unto this day;

Acts 7:2

and he said, 'Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken: The God of the glory did appear to our father Abraham, being in Mesopotamia, before his dwelling in Haran,

Acts 21:18

and on the morrow Paul was going in with us unto James, all the elders also came,

Acts 22:1

Men, brethren, and fathers, hear my defence now unto you;' --

1 Corinthians 14:30-33

and if to another sitting anything may be revealed, let the first be silent;

Galatians 1:19

and other of the apostles I did not see, except James, the brother of the Lord.

Galatians 2:9

and having known the grace that was given to me, James, and Cephas, and John, who were esteemed to be pillars, a right hand of fellowship they did give to me, and to Barnabas, that we to the nations, and they to the circumcision may go,

Galatians 2:12

for before the coming of certain from James, with the nations he was eating, and when they came, he was withdrawing and separating himself, fearing those of the circumcision,

James 1:1

James, of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ a servant, to the Twelve Tribes who are in the dispersion: Hail!

James 1:19

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

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