Act 12:17 | HCSB | STEP | Motioning to them with his hand to be silent , he explained to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison . “Report these things to James and the brothers ,” he said . Then he departed and went to a different place .

Acts 12:17

17 Motioning to them with his hand ^a to be silent, he explained to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Report these things to James ^{▼▼This was James, the Lord’s brother; Mk 6:3. This was not James the apostle; Ac 12:2.
,} ^c and the ^{▼▼brother(s): The Greek word adelphoi can be used as a reference to males only or to groups that include males and females. It is the context of each usage that determines the proper meaning.}brothers,” he said. Then he departed and went to a different place.