Acts 15:13
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And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying: Men, brethren, hear me.

Acts 12:17
But he, beckoning to them with his hand to hold their peace, told how the Lord had brought him out of prison. And he said: Tell these things to James and to the brethren. And going out, he went into another place.

Acts 15:14
Simon hath related how God first visited to take to the Gentiles, a people to his name.

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And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying: Men, brethren, hear me.

after.

1 Corinthians 14:30-33 But if any thing be revealed to another sitting, let the first hold his peace. . . .

James 1:19 You know, my dearest brethren. And let every man be swift to hear, but slow to speak and slow to anger.

James.

Acts 12:17 But he, beckoning to them with his hand to hold their peace, told how the Lord had brought him out of prison. And he said: Tell these things to James and to the brethren. And going out, he went into another place.

Acts 21:18 And the day following, Paul went in with us unto James: and all the ancients were assembled.

Mark 15:40 And there were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalen and Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joseph and Salome,

Galatians 1:19 But other of the apostles I saw none, saving James the brother of the Lord.

Galatians 2:9,12 And when they had known the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship: that we should go unto the Gentiles, and they unto the circumcision: . . .

James 1:1 James, the servant of God and of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

Men.

Acts 2:14,22,29 But Peter standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke to them: Ye men of Judea, and all you that dwell in Jerusalem, be this known to you and with your ears receive my words. . . .

Acts 7:2 Who said: Ye men, brethren and fathers, hear. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charan.

Acts 22:1 Men, brethren and fathers, hear ye the account which I now give unto you.

Context
The Council at Jerusalem
12And all the multitude held their peace: and they heard Barnabas and Paul telling what great signs and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them. 13And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying: Men, brethren, hear me. 14Simon hath related how God first visited to take to the Gentiles, a people to his name.…
Lexicon
When
Μετὰ (Meta)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.

they
αὐτοὺς (autous)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

had finished speaking,
σιγῆσαι (sigēsai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 4601: Intrans: I am silent, keep silence; trans: I keep secret; pass: I am kept secret. From sige; to keep silent.

James
Ἰάκωβος (Iakōbos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2385: The same as Iakob Graecized; Jacobus, the name of three Israelites.

declared,
ἀπεκρίθη (apekrithē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.

“Brothers,
ἀδελφοί (adelphoi)
Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 80: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.

listen to
ἀκούσατέ (akousate)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

me!
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.


Additional Translations
When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me!

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

And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brothers, listen to me:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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