11. But we believe that we are saved through the grace (the undeserved favor and mercy) of the Lord Jesus, just as they [are].
12. Then the whole assembly remained silent, and they listened [attentively] as Barnabas and Paul rehearsed what signs and wonders God had performed through them among the Gentiles.
13. When they had finished talking, James replied, Brethren, listen to me.
14. Simeon [Peter] has rehearsed how God first visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people [to bear and honor] His name.
15. And with this the predictions of the prophets agree, as it is written,