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Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it, <a href="/nlt/acts/15.htm">New Living Translation</a> ‘Afterward I will return and restore the fallen house of David. I will rebuild its ruins and restore it, <a href="/esv/acts/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> “‘After this I will return, and I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen; I will rebuild its ruins, and I will restore it, <a href="/bsb/acts/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> ‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it, <a href="/blb/acts/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> After these things I will return and will rebuild the tabernacle of David which has fallen, and its ruins I will rebuild, and I will set it upright, <a href="/kjv/acts/15.htm">King James Bible</a> After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: <a href="/nkjv/acts/15.htm">New King James Version</a> ‘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; <a href="/nasb_/acts/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> ‘AFTER THESE THINGS I will return, AND I WILL REBUILD THE FALLEN TABERNACLE OF DAVID, AND I WILL REBUILD ITS RUINS, AND I WILL RESTORE IT, <a href="/nasb/acts/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216AFTER THESE THINGS I will return, AND I WILL REBUILD THE TABERNACLE OF DAVID WHICH HAS FALLEN, AND I WILL REBUILD ITS RUINS, AND I WILL RESTORE IT, <a href="/nasb77/acts/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘AFTER THESE THINGS I will return, AND I WILL REBUILD THE TABERNACLE OF DAVID WHICH HAS FALLEN, AND I WILL REBUILD ITS RUINS, AND I WILL RESTORE IT, <a href="/lsb/acts/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> ‘AFTER THESE THINGS I will return, AND I WILL REBUILD THE FALLEN BOOTH OF DAVID, AND I WILL REBUILD ITS RUINS, AND I WILL RESTORE IT, <a href="/amp/acts/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> ‘AFTER THESE THINGS I will return, AND I WILL REBUILD THE TENT OF DAVID WHICH HAS FALLEN; I WILL REBUILD ITS RUINS, AND I WILL RESTORE IT, <a href="/csb/acts/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> After these things I will return and rebuild David’s fallen tent. I will rebuild its ruins and set it up again, <a href="/hcsb/acts/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> After these things I will return and rebuild David&#8217s fallen tent. I will rebuild its ruins and set it up again, <a href="/asv/acts/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> After these things I will return, And I will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen; And I will build again the ruins thereof, And I will set it up: <a href="/cev/acts/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> "I, the Lord, will return and rebuild David's fallen house. I will build it from its ruins and set it up again. <a href="/erv/acts/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> After these things I will return, And I will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen; And I will build again the ruins thereof, And I will set it up: <a href="/gwt/acts/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 'Afterwards, I will return. I will set up David's fallen tent again. I will restore its ruined places again. I will set it up again <a href="/gnt/acts/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> 'After this I will return, says the Lord, and restore the kingdom of David. I will rebuild its ruins and make it strong again. <a href="/isv/acts/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> "After this, I will come back and set up David's fallen tent again. I will restore its ruined places and set it up again <a href="/msb/acts/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it, <a href="/net/acts/15.htm">NET Bible</a> After this I will return, and I will rebuild the fallen tent of David; I will rebuild its ruins and restore it, <a href="/nheb/acts/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> After these things I will return; and I will rebuild the tabernacle of David that has fallen, and I will rebuild its ruins, and I will restore it, <a href="/wbt/acts/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins of it; and I will set it up: <a href="/wey/acts/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "'"Afterwards I will return, and will rebuild David's fallen tent. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will set it up again; <a href="/web/acts/15.htm">World English Bible</a> ‘After these things I will return. I will again build the tabernacle of David, which has fallen. I will again build its ruins. I will set it up <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> After these things I will return, "" And I will rebuild the dwelling place of David that has fallen down, "" And I will rebuild its ruins, "" And will set it upright— <a href="/blb/acts/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> After these things I will return and will rebuild the tabernacle of David which has fallen, and its ruins I will rebuild, and I will set it upright, <a href="/ylt/acts/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> After these things I will turn back, and I will build again the tabernacle of David, that is fallen down, and its ruins I will build again, and will set it upright -- <a href="/slt/acts/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> After these will I return, and rebuild the tent of David, having fallen; and its things undermined will I rebuild, and set it upright:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> After these things I will return, and will rebuild the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and the ruins thereof I will rebuild, and I will set it up: <a href="/cpdv/acts/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> ‘After these things, I will return, and I will rebuild the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down. And I will rebuild its ruins, and I will raise it up, <a href="/nabre/acts/15.htm">New American Bible</a> ‘After this I shall return and rebuild the fallen hut of David; from its ruins I shall rebuild it and raise it up again, <a href="/nrsvce/acts/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> ‘After this I will return, and I will rebuild the dwelling of David, which has fallen; from its ruins I will rebuild it, and I will set it up,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> After this I will return, and I will set up again the tabernacle of David which has fallen down; and I will repair what has fallen from it, and I will set it up: <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> 'After these things I shall return and I shall raise the tabernacle of David, which had fallen. And I shall build that which had fallen from it and I shall raise it up,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> After this I will return, and build again the tabernacle of David which has fallen down; and I will build again its ruins, and I will set it up; <a href="/godbey/acts/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> After these things I will return, and will build again the throne of David, which has fallen down; and will build again the ruins of the same, and will set it up again: <a href="/haweis/acts/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> ?After this will I return, and build again the tabernacle of David, that is fallen; and re-edify what hath been dug up from the foundation, and will set it upright again: <a href="/mace/acts/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a> "after this I will return and build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down: <a href="/wey/acts/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "'"Afterwards I will return, and will rebuild David's fallen tent. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will set it up again; <a href="/worrell/acts/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> 'After these things I will return; and I will build again the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down; and the ruins thereof will I build again; and I will set it up; <a href="/worsley/acts/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> as it is written, "After this will I return, and rebuild the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will repair its ruins, and set it up again. <a href="/parallel/acts/15-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=4967" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/15.htm">The Council at Jerusalem</a> …15The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written: 16<a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: Meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">‘After</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: tauta (DPro-ANP) -- This; he, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/greek/390.htm" title="390: anastrepsō (V-FIA-1S) -- From ana and strepho; to overturn; also to return; by implication, to busy oneself, i.e. Remain, live.">I will return</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/456.htm" title="456: anoikodomēsō (V-FIA-1S) -- From ana and oikodomeo; to rebuild.">rebuild</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4098.htm" title="4098: peptōkuian (V-RPA-AFS) -- A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall.">the fallen</a> <a href="/greek/4633.htm" title="4633: skēnēn (N-AFS) -- A tent, booth, tabernacle, abode, dwelling, mansion, habitation. Apparently akin to skeuos and skia; a tent or cloth hut.">tent</a> <a href="/greek/1138.htm" title="1138: Dauid (N-GMS) -- David, King of Israel. Of Hebrew origin; Dabid, the Israelite king.">of David.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēs (PPro-GF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Its</a> <a href="/greek/2679.htm" title="2679: kateskammena (V-RPM/P-ANP) -- To dig down under, demolish, undermine. From kata and skapto; to undermine, i.e. destroy.">ruins</a> <a href="/greek/456.htm" title="456: anoikodomēsō (V-FIA-1S) -- From ana and oikodomeo; to rebuild.">I will rebuild,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/461.htm" title="461: anorthōsō (V-FIA-1S) -- To make upright (straight) again, rear again, restore. From ana and a derivative of the base of orthos; to straighten up.">I will restore it,</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēn (PPro-AF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> 17so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/amos/9-11.htm">Amos 9:11</a> “In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old, <a href="/isaiah/16-5.htm">Isaiah 16:5</a> in loving devotion a throne will be established in the tent of David. A judge seeking justice and hastening righteousness will sit on it in faithfulness. <a href="/jeremiah/12-15.htm">Jeremiah 12:15</a> But after I have uprooted them, I will once again have compassion on them and return each one to his inheritance and to his land. <a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">Isaiah 9:7</a> Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this. <a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3-5</a> Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David. / Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples. / Surely you will summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has bestowed glory on you.” <a href="/hosea/3-5.htm">Hosea 3:5</a> Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days. <a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a> Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son. <a href="/isaiah/11-10.htm">Isaiah 11:10</a> On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious. <a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a> He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.” <a href="/isaiah/60-3.htm">Isaiah 60:3</a> Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. <a href="/romans/15-12.htm">Romans 15:12</a> And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.” <a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a> He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!” <a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a> This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: <a href="/revelation/3-7.htm">Revelation 3:7</a> To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open. <a href="/revelation/5-5.htm">Revelation 5:5</a> Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:this.<a href="/amos/9-11.htm">Amos 9:11,12</a> In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old: … build again the tabernacle.<a href="/2_samuel/7-11.htm">2 Samuel 7:11-16</a> And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house… <a href="/1_kings/12-16.htm">1 Kings 12:16</a> So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.<a href="/psalms/89-35.htm">Psalm 89:35-49</a> Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/13-20.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/acts/7-49.htm">Build</a> <a href="/acts/4-11.htm">Building</a> <a href="/acts/13-29.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/acts/13-36.htm">David</a> <a href="/acts/13-23.htm">David's</a> <a href="/acts/9-35.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/acts/10-25.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/acts/15-9.htm">Making</a> <a href="/acts/13-50.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/john/2-20.htm">Rebuild</a> <a href="/acts/9-12.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/haggai/1-4.htm">Ruins</a> <a href="/acts/7-46.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/acts/7-46.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/john/8-44.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/acts/14-15.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/acts/14-10.htm">Upright</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/19-8.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/acts/20-32.htm">Build</a> <a href="/acts/21-37.htm">Building</a> <a href="/acts/28-17.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/romans/1-3.htm">David</a> <a href="/romans/1-3.htm">David's</a> <a href="/acts/17-26.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/acts/20-9.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/acts/15-18.htm">Making</a> <a href="/acts/16-3.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/galatians/2-18.htm">Rebuild</a> <a href="/galatians/6-1.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-33.htm">Ruins</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/acts/18-3.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/romans/6-12.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/acts/15-19.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/acts/22-14.htm">Upright</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 15</div>1. <a href="/acts/15-1.htm">Great dissensions arise regarding circumcision.</a> 5. <a href="/acts/15-5.htm">The apostles consult about it,</a> 22. <a href="/acts/15-22.htm">and send their determination by letters to the churches.</a> 36. <a href="/acts/15-36.htm">Paul and Barnabas, thinking to visit the brothers together, </a> 39. <a href="/acts/15-39.htm">disagree, and travel different ways.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>After this This phrase indicates a future event following a specific period or action. In the context of <a href="/acts/15.htm">Acts 15</a>, it refers to the time after the inclusion of the Gentiles into the early Christian church. This aligns with the prophetic timeline where God’s plan unfolds progressively, first through Israel and then extending to the Gentiles.I will return This suggests a divine intervention or a coming back to a previous state. It can be seen as a reference to God's promise to restore His people. Theologically, it echoes the hope of Christ’s return, a central tenet in Christian eschatology, where Jesus will come back to fulfill God's promises.and rebuild the fallen tent of David The "fallen tent of David" symbolizes the restoration of the Davidic kingdom, which had experienced decline and division. This imagery is drawn from <a href="/amos/9-11.htm">Amos 9:11</a>, where God promises to restore the house of David. It signifies the re-establishment of a kingdom under God's rule, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, the descendant of David, who establishes an eternal kingdom.Its ruins I will rebuild This emphasizes the complete restoration from a state of disrepair. Historically, the Davidic line had been disrupted, and the nation of Israel had faced exile and destruction. The rebuilding signifies not just physical restoration but also spiritual renewal, pointing to the establishment of the church as the new Israel, where both Jews and Gentiles are united in Christ.and I will restore it Restoration here implies bringing back to a former or better state. It reflects God’s covenant faithfulness and His commitment to His promises. This restoration is not merely political or national but spiritual, as seen in the New Testament where the church becomes the new community of God’s people, fulfilling the promises made to David through the Messiah, Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/james.htm">James</a> The leader of the Jerusalem church who speaks during the Jerusalem Council, quoting from the prophet Amos to support the inclusion of Gentiles in the church. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem_council.htm">Jerusalem Council</a> A pivotal meeting of early church leaders to discuss the requirements for Gentile believers, particularly concerning the necessity of following Jewish law. 3. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The reference to the "tent of David" symbolizes the restoration of the Davidic kingdom, which is fulfilled in Jesus Christ. 4. <a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a> An Old Testament prophet whose words are quoted by James to affirm God's plan to include the Gentiles in His redemptive work. 5. <a href="/topical/g/gentiles.htm">Gentiles</a> Non-Jewish people who are being welcomed into the early Christian community, signifying the expansion of God's covenant.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a> God's promise to restore the "tent of David" shows His faithfulness to His covenant with Israel and His plan to include all nations. <a href="/topical/t/the_inclusivity_of_the_gospel.htm">The Inclusivity of the Gospel</a> The restoration of David's tent signifies the opening of God's kingdom to all people, regardless of ethnic background. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy_in_the_new_testament.htm">The Role of Prophecy in the New Testament</a> The use of Old Testament prophecy in the New Testament highlights the continuity of God's redemptive plan. <a href="/topical/u/unity_in_diversity.htm">Unity in Diversity</a> The early church's decision to include Gentiles without requiring them to follow Jewish law demonstrates the unity and diversity within the body of Christ. <a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_renewal.htm">Restoration and Renewal</a> Just as God promised to rebuild the ruins of David's tent, He is in the business of restoring and renewing lives today.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 15</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_tabernacle_of_david.htm">What does the tabernacle of David refer to?</a> <a href="/q/key_themes_in_zechariah's_prophecies.htm">What are the key themes in Zechariah's prophecies?</a> <a href="/q/key_themes_in_ezra.htm">What are the key themes in the Book of Ezra?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_3_biblical_tabernacles.htm">What are the three biblical tabernacles?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) After this I will return.--It is a fact not without interest that the prophet from whom these words are taken (<a href="/context/amos/9-11.htm" title="In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:">Amos 9:11-12</a>) had been already quoted by Stephen (<a href="/acts/7-42.htm" title="Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O you house of Israel, have you offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?">Acts 7:42</a>). Those who then listened to him had, we may believe, been led to turn to the writings of Amos, and to find in them meanings which had hitherto been latent. The fact that the inference drawn from the passage mainly turns on a clause in which the LXX. version, which St. James quotes, differs from the Hebrew, shows, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that the discussion must have been conducted in Greek, and not in Hebrew. At first this may appear strange in a council held at Jerusalem, but the trial of Stephen presents a precedent (see Note on <a href="/acts/7-1.htm" title="Then said the high priest, Are these things so?">Acts 7:1</a>); and it is obvious that in a debate which chiefly affected the interests of Greeks, and at which many of them, and of the Hellenistic Jews, were likely to be present, the use of that language, both in the debate and the decree in which it resulted, was almost a matter of necessity. Both languages were probably equally familiar to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. (See Note on <a href="/acts/22-2.htm" title="(And when they heard that he spoke in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he said,)">Acts 22:2</a>.) The quotation suggests, perhaps implies, a fuller interpretation than is given in the summary of St. James's speech. It assumes that the "tabernacle of David," which to human eyes had been lying as in ruins, was being rebuilt by Christ, the Son of David, that He was doing the work which, in the prophecy, Jehovah claimed as His.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - These things for this, A.V.; I will for will, A.V.; fallen for fallen down, A.V. <a href="/commentaries/acts/15-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>‘After Μετὰ (Meta) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. [this] ταῦτα (tauta) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. I will return ἀναστρέψω (anastrepsō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_390.htm">Strong's 390: </a> From ana and strepho; to overturn; also to return; by implication, to busy oneself, i.e. Remain, live. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. rebuild ἀνοικοδομήσω (anoikodomēsō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_456.htm">Strong's 456: </a> From ana and oikodomeo; to rebuild. David’s Δαυὶδ (Dauid) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1138.htm">Strong's 1138: </a> David, King of Israel. Of Hebrew origin; Dabid, the Israelite king. fallen πεπτωκυῖαν (peptōkuian) Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4098.htm">Strong's 4098: </a> A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall. tent. σκηνὴν (skēnēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4633.htm">Strong's 4633: </a> A tent, booth, tabernacle, abode, dwelling, mansion, habitation. Apparently akin to skeuos and skia; a tent or cloth hut. Its αὐτῆς (autēs) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. ruins κατεσκαμμένα (kateskammena) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2679.htm">Strong's 2679: </a> To dig down under, demolish, undermine. From kata and skapto; to undermine, i.e. destroy. I will rebuild, ἀνοικοδομήσω (anoikodomēsō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_456.htm">Strong's 456: </a> From ana and oikodomeo; to rebuild. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. I will restore it, ἀνορθώσω (anorthōsō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_461.htm">Strong's 461: </a> To make upright (straight) again, rear again, restore. 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