James, the Lord's brother

¹³And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, hearken unto me:

¹³When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me!

¹³And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, listen to me:

¹³And when they helde their peace, Iames answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken vnto me.

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

¹³After they were silent, James answered, “Brothers, listen to me.

¹³and after they are silent, James answered, saying, `Men, brethren, hearken to me;

¹⁴Symeon hath rehearsed how first God visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

¹⁴Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own.

¹⁴Simon has related how God first visited to take out of [the] nations a people for his name.

¹⁴Simeon hath declared, howe God first did visite the Gentiles, to take of them a people vnto his Name.

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

¹⁴Simeon has reported how God first visited the nations, to take out of them a people for his name.

¹⁴Simeon did declare how at first God did look after to take out of the nations a people for His name,

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

¹⁵The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written:

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

¹⁵And to this agree the woordes of the Prophets, as it is written,

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

¹⁵This agrees with the words of the prophets. As it is written,

¹⁵and to this agree the words of the prophets, as it hath been written:

¹⁶After these things I will return, And I will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen; And I will build again the ruins thereof, And I will set it up:

¹⁶‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,

¹⁶After these things I will return, and will rebuild the tabernacle of David which is fallen, and will rebuild its ruins, and will set it up,

¹⁶After this I will returne, and will builde againe the tabernacle of Dauid, which is fallen downe, and the ruines thereof will I build againe, and I will set it vp,

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:

¹⁶‘After these things I will return. I will again build the tabernacle of David, which has fallen. I will again build its ruins. I will set it up,

¹⁶After these things I will turn back, and I will build again the tabernacle of David, that is fallen down, and its ruins I will build again, and will set it upright--

¹⁷That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, And all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called,

¹⁷so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things

¹⁷so that the residue of men may seek out the Lord, and all the nations on whom my name is invoked, saith [the] Lord, who does these things

¹⁷That the residue of men might seeke after the Lord, and all the Gentiles vpon whom my Name is called, saith the Lord which doeth all these things.

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.

¹⁷That the rest of men may seek after the Lord; all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who does all these things.

¹⁷that the residue of men may seek after the Lord, and all the nations, upon whom My name hath been called, saith the Lord, who is doing all these things.

¹⁸Saith the Lord, who maketh these things known from of old.

¹⁸that have been known for ages.’

¹⁸known from eternity.

¹⁸From the beginning of the worlde, God knoweth all his workes.

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

¹⁸All of God’s works are known to him from eternity.’

¹⁸`Known from the ages to God are all His works;

¹⁹Wherefore my judgment is, that we trouble not them that from among the Gentiles turn to God;

¹⁹It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not cause trouble for the Gentiles who are turning to God.

¹⁹Wherefore I judge, not to trouble those who from the nations turn to God;

¹⁹Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them of the Gentiles that are turned to God,

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

¹⁹“Therefore my judgment is that we don’t trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,

¹⁹wherefore I judge: not to trouble those who from the nations do turn back to God,

²⁰but that we write unto them, that they abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.

²⁰Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood.

²⁰but to write to them to abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.

²⁰But that we send vnto them, that they abstaine themselues from filthinesse of idoles, and fornication, and that that is strangled, and from blood.

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

²⁰but that we write to them that they abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from what is strangled, and from blood.

²⁰but to write to them to abstain from the pollutions of the idols, and the whoredom, and the strangled thing; and the blood;

²¹For Moses from generations of old hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.

²¹For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”

²¹For Moses, from generations of old, has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.

²¹For Moses of olde time hath in euery citie them that preache him, seeing he is read in the Synagogues euery Sabbath day.

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

²¹For Moses from generations of old has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”

²¹for Moses from former generations in every city hath those preaching him--in the synagogues every sabbath being read.'

¹⁹But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother.

¹⁹But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.

¹⁹but I saw none other of the apostles, but James the brother of the Lord.

¹⁹And none other of the Apostles sawe I, saue Iames the Lords brother.

¹⁹But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother.

¹⁹But of the other apostles I saw no one, except James, the Lord’s brother.

¹⁹and other of the apostles I did not see, except James, the brother of the Lord.

¹James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting.

¹James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.

¹James, bondman of God and of [the] Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which [are] in the dispersion, greeting.

¹Iames a seruant of God, and of the Lord Iesus Christ, to the twelue Tribes, which are scattered abroade, salutation.

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

¹James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings.

¹James, of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ a servant, to the Twelve Tribes who are in the dispersion: Hail!

1. And now Cæsar, upon hearing the death of Festus, sent Albinus into Judea, as procurator. But the king deprived Joseph of the high priesthood, and bestowed the succession to that dignity on the son of Ananus, who was also himself called Ananus. Now the report goes that this eldest Ananus proved a most fortunate man; for he had five sons who had all performed the office of a high priest to God, and who had himself enjoyed that dignity a long time formerly, which had never happened to any other of our high priests. But this younger Ananus, who, as we have told you already, took the high priesthood, was a bold man in his temper, and very insolent; he was also of the sect of the Sadducees, 23 who are very rigid in judging offenders, above all the rest of the Jews, as we have already observed; when, therefore, Ananus was of this disposition, he thought he had now a proper opportunity [to exercise his authority]. Festus was now dead, and Albinus was but upon the road; so he assembled the sanhedrim of judges, and brought before them the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ, whose name was James, and some others, [or, some of his companions]; and when he had formed an accusation against them as breakers of the law, he delivered them to be stoned: but as for those who seemed the most equitable of the citizens, and such as were the most uneasy at the breach of the laws, they disliked what was done; they also sent to the king [Agrippa], desiring him to send to Ananus that he should act so no more, for that what he had already done was not to be justified; nay, some of them went also to meet Albinus, as he was upon his journey from Alexandria, and informed him that it was not lawful for Ananus to assemble a sanhedrim without his consent. 24 Whereupon Albinus complied with what they said, and wrote in anger to Ananus, and threatened that he would bring him to punishment for what he had done; on which king Agrippa took the high priesthood from him, when he had ruled but three months, and made Jesus, the son of Damneus, high priest.