But motioning to them with his hand to keep silent, he declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, " Go, tell these things to James and to the brethren. " And he departed and went to another place.

1. Peter now has to calm and quiet them so he can speak.

2. Peter is now trying to figure out the next move. Where do we go from here?

3. First, tell James and the brethren.

1. The can not be James, the brother of John. He was killed in verse 2 of this chapter.

4. There are two possible James intended here. 1) James the Less, also known as James the son of Alphaeus; or 2) James, the brother of Jesus, who later was a leader in the Jerusalem church and wrote the book of James.

5. My Opinion : It was James the Lord's brother. He was by now, becoming a leader in Jerusalem as the apostles were making trips to other churches.

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