13 After they finished speaking, James said, “Brothers, listen to me.
14 Simon has told us how God showed his love for those people. For the first time he is accepting from among them a people to be his own.
15 The words of the prophets agree with this too:
16 ‘After these things I will return.The kingdom of David is like a fallen tent.But I will rebuild its ruins,and I will set it up.
17 Then those people who are left alive may ask the Lord for help,and the other nations that belong to me,says the Lord,who will make it happen.
18 And these things have been known for a long time.’
19 “So I think we should not bother the other people who are turning to God.