Original sentence: He supports them all in being against the requirement (Peter had cited his earlier revelation from God regarding Gentiles), and suggests prohibitions about eating blood as well as meat sacrificed to idols and fornication.James is the last named figure to speak, after Peter, Paul and Barnabas; he delivers what he calls his "judgment" ( NIV)— the original sense is closer to "opinion".James plays a prominent role in the formulation of the council's decision (Acts 15:13ff).The Gospel of John and the early portions of the Acts of the Apostles contain no mention of him.The later chapters of the Acts of the Apostles, however, provide evidence that James was an important figure in the Christian community of Jerusalem.This becomes the ruling of the Council, agreed upon by all the apostles and elders, and sent to the other churches by letter.When the Christians of Antioch are concerned over whether Gentile Christians need be circumcised to be saved, and they send Paul and Barnabas to confer with the Jerusalem church
Edited sentence: He supported them all in being against the requirement (Peter had cited his earlier revelation from God regarding Gentiles), and suggested prohibitions about eating blood as well as meat sacrificed to idols and fornication.However, the later chapters of the Acts of the Apostles provide evidence that James was an important figure in the Christian community of Jerusalem.James played a prominent role in the formulation of the council's decision (Acts 15:13ff).James was the last named figure to speak, after Peter, Paul and Barnabas; he delivered what he calls his "judgment" ( NIV)— the original sense is closer to "opinion".There is mention of him in the Gospel of John and the early portions of the Acts of the Apostles.This became the ruling of the Council, agreed upon by all the apostles and elders, and sent to the other churches by letter.When the Christians of Antioch were concerned over whether Gentile Christians need be circumcised to be saved, they sent Paul and Barnabas to confer with the Jerusalem church