13 And after they had stopped speaking, James answered, saying, “Men and brothers, listen to me!
14 Simeon has described how God first concerned himself to take from among the Gentiles a people for his name.
15 And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written:
16 ‘After these things I will return and build up again the tent of David that has fallen, and the parts of it that had been torn down I will build up again and will restore it,
17 so that the rest of humanity may seek the Lord, even all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who makes these things
18 known from of old.’
19 Therefore I conclude we should not cause difficulty for those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,