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Acts 15:12–13

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¶ Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
¶ And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
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From verse 12

  1. Acts 14:27Rank 1 from verse 12
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    27And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

  2. Acts 15:4Rank 2 from verse 12
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    4And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.

  3. Acts 21:19Rank 3 from verse 12
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    19And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.

  4. John 4:48Rank 4 from verse 12
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    48Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

From verse 13

  1. Acts 12:17Rank 1 from verse 13
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    17But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.

  2. Galatians 2:12Rank 2 from verse 13
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    12For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.

  3. Galatians 2:9Rank 3 from verse 13
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    9And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.

  4. James 1:1Rank 4 from verse 13
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    1JAMES, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

  5. 1 Corinthians 14:30–33Rank 5 from verse 13
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    30If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.

    31For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.

    32And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.

    33For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

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Acts 15:12

COMBINED MEANING

multitude

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1. A great number or large gathered body of persons, creatures, or forces; a crowd, company, or host. 2. A great number, amount, fullness, or abundance of years, words, deeds, mercies, sins, possessions, waters, or other stated things.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

silence

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Absence or cessation of sound or speech; quietness, stillness, restraint from speaking, or the condition of being made unable or unwilling to answer.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

gave

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1. Bestowed, delivered, or granted. 2. Caused or appointed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

audience

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Sense 1: The hearing of listeners; those within hearing. Sense 2: To give audience: to listen attentively.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828 · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

wonders

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Sense 1: Marvellous signs, extraordinary works, or things that cause amazement. Sense 2: Marvels.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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wrought

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Worked, laboured, acted, made, formed, fashioned, performed, produced, or brought about.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Acts 15:13

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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held

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1. Kept or possessed. 2. Maintained. 3. Restrained. 4. Regarded or accounted.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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peace

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Freedom from war, strife, disturbance, or inward trouble; quietness, reconciliation, safety, or well-being.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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answered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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brethren

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1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hearken

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1. To listen attentively or give heed. 2. To give regard, consent, or act in response.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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15:12¶ Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

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15:13¶ And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:

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15:14Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

15:15And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,

15:16After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

15:17That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.

15:18Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.

15:19Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

15:20But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

15:21For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

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