¹⁷ Peter motioned with his hand^(A) for them to be quiet and described how the Lord had brought him out of prison. “Tell James^(B) and the other brothers and sisters^(C) about this,” he said, and then he left for another place.

¹³ When they finished, James^(A) spoke up. “Brothers,” he said, “listen to me.

Paul’s Arrival at Jerusalem

¹⁷ When we arrived at Jerusalem, the brothers and sisters^(A) received us warmly.^(B)

¹⁸ The next day Paul and the rest of us went to see James,^(A) and all the elders^(B) were present.

¹⁸ Then after three years,^(A) I went up to Jerusalem^(B) to get acquainted with Cephas^[a] and stayed with him fifteen days.

¹⁹ I saw none of the other apostles—only James,^(A) the Lord’s brother.

⁹ James,^(A) Cephas^[a](B) and John, those esteemed as pillars,^(C) gave me and Barnabas^(D) the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me.^(E) They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles,^(F) and they to the circumcised. ¹⁰ All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor,^(G) the very thing I had been eager to do all along.

Paul Opposes Cephas

¹¹ When Cephas^(H) came to Antioch,^(I) I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. ¹² For before certain men came from James,^(J) he used to eat with the Gentiles.^(K) But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group.^(L)