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Source language
Original Greek   
μετὰ δὲ τὸ σιγῆσαι αὐτοὺς ἀπεκρίθη Ἰάκωβος λέγων· Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί, ἀκούσατέ μου.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
meta de to sigesai autous apekrithe Iakobos legon* Andres adelphoi, akousate mou.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et postquam tacuerunt respondit Iacobus dicens viri fratres audite me

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brothers, listen to me:
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
Authorized (King James) Version   
And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
New King James Version   
And after they had become silent, James answered, saying, “Men and brethren, listen to me:
21st Century King James Version   
And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, “Men and brethren, hearken unto me.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, hearken unto me:
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
And after they had ceased, Yaqob arose and he said, “Men, brothers, hear me.”
Darby Bible Translation   
And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, listen to me:
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying: Men, brethren, hear me.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, hearken unto me:
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
After they finished speaking, James replied, “Brothers, listen to me.
God's Word   
After they finished speaking, James responded, "Brothers, listen to me.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
After they stopped speaking, James responded: "Brothers, listen to me!
International Standard Version   
After Paul and Barnabas had finished speaking, James responded, "Brothers, listen to me:
NET Bible   
After they stopped speaking, James replied, "Brothers, listen to me.
New American Standard Bible   
After they had stopped speaking, James answered, saying, "Brethren, listen to me.
New International Version   
When they finished, James spoke up. "Brothers," he said, "listen to me.
New Living Translation   
When they had finished, James stood and said, "Brothers, listen to me.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And after they held their peace, James answered, saying, Men, brethren, hearken to me.
Weymouth New Testament   
When they had finished speaking, James said, "Brethren, listen to me.
The World English Bible   
After they were silent, James answered, "Brothers, listen to me.
EasyEnglish Bible   
When they had finished their report, James spoke to the group. He said, ‘Listen to me, my friends.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
and after they are silent, James answered, saying, `Men, brethren, hearken to me;
New Life Version   
When they finished speaking, James said, “Brothers, listen to me.
Revised Geneva Translation   
And after their silence, James answered, saying, “Men, brothers, hear me.
The Voice Bible   
When they finished, James spoke. James: My brothers, hear me.
Living Bible   
When they had finished, James took the floor. “Brothers,” he said, “listen to me.
New Catholic Bible   
After they had finished speaking, James responded, “Brethren, listen to me.
Legacy Standard Bible   
Now after they had stopped speaking, James answered, saying, “Brothers, listen to me.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And after they had become silent, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
Christian Standard Bible   
After they stopped speaking, James responded, “Brothers, listen to me.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
When they had finished talking, James replied, Brethren, listen to me.
New Century Version   
After they finished speaking, James said, “Brothers, listen to me.
The Message   
There was dead silence. No one said a word. With the room quiet, Barnabas and Paul reported matter-of-factly on the miracles and wonders God had done among the other nations through their ministry. The silence deepened; you could hear a pin drop. James broke the silence. “Friends, listen. Simeon has told us the story of how God at the very outset made sure that racial outsiders were included. This is in perfect agreement with the words of the prophets: After this, I’m coming back; I’ll rebuild David’s ruined house; I’ll put all the pieces together again; I’ll make it look like new So outsiders who seek will find, so they’ll have a place to come to, All the pagan peoples included in what I’m doing. “God said it and now he’s doing it. It’s no afterthought; he’s always known he would do this.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
After they finished speaking, James responded, “Gentlemen, brothers, listen to me.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
When · they finished speaking, James replied, saying, “My brothers, listen to me.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
After they finished speaking, James replied, “My brothers, listen to me.
New Matthew Bible   
And afterward, while they held their peace, James spoke, saying, Men and brethren, listen to me.
Good News Translation®   
When they had finished speaking, James spoke up: “Listen to me, my friends!
Wycliffe Bible   
And after that they held peace, James answered, and said, Brethren, hear ye me [James answered, saying, Men brethren, hear me].
New Testament for Everyone   
After they had finished, James replied. “My dear brothers,” he said, “listen to me.
Contemporary English Version   
After they had finished speaking, James said: My friends, listen to me!
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
After they finished speaking, James replied, “Brethren, listen to me.
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Silence again followed their words and then James made this reply: “Men and brothers, listen to me. Symeon has shown how in the first place God chose a people from among the nations who should bear his name. This is in full agreement with what the prophets wrote, as in this scripture: ‘After this I will return and will rebuild the tabernacle of David which has fallen down. I will rebuild its ruins, and I will set it up, so that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, even all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord who does all these things. ‘Known to God from eternity are all his works.’
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
After they finished speaking, James replied, “My brothers, listen to me.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
After they finished speaking, James replied, ‘My brothers, listen to me.
Common English Bible © 2011   
When Barnabas and Paul also fell silent, James responded, “Fellow believers, listen to me.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
When they had finished speaking, James replied, “Brothers, listen to me.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
After they finished speaking, James replied, “Brothers, listen to me.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
After they had fallen silent, James responded, “My brothers, listen to me.
New American Standard Bible   
After they stopped speaking, James responded, saying, “Brothers, listen to me.
The Expanded Bible   
After they finished speaking, James said, “[L Men,] Brothers, listen to me.
Tree of Life Version   
After they finished speaking, Jacob answered, “Brothers, listen to me.
Revised Standard Version   
After they finished speaking, James replied, “Brethren, listen to me.
New International Reader's Version   
When they finished, James spoke up. “Brothers,” he said, “listen to me.
BRG Bible   
And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
Complete Jewish Bible   
Ya‘akov broke the silence to reply. “Brothers,” he said, “hear what I have to say.
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
When they had finished talking, James said, `Men and brothers, listen to me.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
After they finished speaking, James replied, ‘My brothers, listen to me.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And after Rav Sha’ul and Bar-Nabba fell silent, Moshiach’s Shliach Ya’akov [see p.848] responded, saying, "Anashim, Achim b’Moshiach, listen to me.
Names of God Bible   
After they finished speaking, James responded, “Brothers, listen to me.
Modern English Version   
After they had become silent, James answered, “Brothers, listen to me.
Easy-to-Read Version   
When they finished speaking, James said, “My brothers, listen to me.
International Children’s Bible   
After they finished speaking, James spoke. He said, “Brothers, listen to me.
Lexham English Bible   
And after they had stopped speaking, James answered, saying, “Men and brothers, listen to me!
New International Version - UK   
When they finished, James spoke up. ‘Brothers,’ he said, ‘listen to me.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
And after they were silent, James responded, saying, “Men, brothers, listen-to me.