Acts 15:16-17
“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: That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord.”
King James Version
James citing Amos 9:11-12 at the Jerusalem Council to justify Gentile inclusion without circumcision.
Fulfillment References
Amos 9:11-12 Romans 15:9-12 Galatians 3:14
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalAt the Jerusalem Council James cites Amos 9:11-12 — God will 'build again the tabernacle of David... that the residue of men might seek after the Lord.' The raising of David's fallen tent is fulfilled in the risen Lord Jesus, the Son of David, through whom Gentiles ('the residue of men') are brought in. The one God's plan to gather all nations stands in Christ.
JewishAmos 9:11-12 promises the restoration of the Davidic kingdom and dominion over the nations; read nationally of Israel's future.
CatholicJames reads Amos of the Church — the rebuilt house of David in Christ, drawing in the Gentiles; foundational for the council's decision.
ProtestantThe 'tabernacle of David' rebuilt in Christ and His Church, the gathering of the Gentiles fulfilling Amos 9 (via the LXX).
AcademicJames cites Amos 9:11-12 in its Septuagint form ('that the residue of men might seek'), which differs from the Hebrew — a key text-critical observation in Acts.
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