Acts 15:11-17

¹¹But our leader, Jesus, is good to everybody in the same way. We believe in him, and he saves us.”

¹²Then everyone stopped talking and listened to Barnabas and Paul. They told everyone that God gave them power to do great things for the people that are not Jews.

¹³They finished talking, then a man called James stood up and said, “My friends, listen to me.

¹⁴Peter just told us about the first time God showed everyone that he loves those people that are not Jews, and that he picked some of them to be his own people.

¹⁵A long time ago God’s men told that same message. They wrote,

¹⁶‘God said, “I will come back later and I will fix up David’s family again. They are like a tent that broke and fell down. But I will fix them up and make them strong again.

¹⁷And some people from other countries will ask me for help. They are my people too. I am God. I promised to do that a long time ago, so I will do it.” ’ That’s in God’s book.”