For they themselves report about us as to the kind of reception we had with you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,

因为他们自己已经报明我们是怎样进到你们那里，你们是怎样离弃偶像，归向神，要服侍那又真又活的神，

因为他们自己已经传讲我们是怎样进到你们那里，你们是怎样离弃偶像，归向上帝来服侍那又真又活的上帝，

因为他们自己已经传讲我们是怎样进到你们那里，你们是怎样离弃偶像，归向神来服侍那又真又活的神，

因为人们都在传讲你们如何接待我们，如何离弃偶像归向上帝，事奉又真又活的上帝，

他们都述说你们是怎样接待我们，而且怎样离弃偶像归向神，要服事这位又真又活的神，

其实他们自己在宣扬有关我们的事，说我们是怎样进到你们那里，你们是怎样离弃偶像归向神、服事又活又真的神，

因為他們自己已經報明我們是怎樣進到你們那裏，你們是怎樣離棄偶像，歸向神，要服事那又真又活的神，

因為他們自己已經傳講我們是怎樣進到你們那裏，你們是怎樣離棄偶像，歸向上帝來服侍那又真又活的上帝，

因為他們自己已經傳講我們是怎樣進到你們那裏，你們是怎樣離棄偶像，歸向神來服侍那又真又活的神，

因為人們都在傳講你們如何接待我們，如何離棄偶像歸向上帝，事奉又真又活的上帝，

他們都述說你們是怎樣接待我們，而且怎樣離棄偶像歸向神，要服事這位又真又活的神，

因為他們自己正在傳布我們的事、說我們到你們中間是怎樣受了歡迎，你們又怎樣離棄了偶像，轉向上帝、來服事一位永活而真的上帝，

其實他們自己在宣揚有關我們的事，說我們是怎樣進到你們那裡，你們是怎樣離棄偶像歸向神、服事又活又真的神，

蓋彼自言我如何入於爾中、爾如何棄像而歸上帝、以事生且真之上帝、

其言我至爾處、爾棄偶像、歸真有永生上帝以事之、

蓋彼眾自言我儕如何至爾處、爾如何棄偶像、而歸永生之真天主、

外間頗有人嘖嘖稱道吾儕如何獲爾之心、爾等如何拋棄偶像、歸依聖教、兢兢業業、奉事永生真實之天主、

for they themselves report what kind of reception you gave us. They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,

The believers themselves report the kind of welcome you gave us. They tell about how you turned away from statues of gods. And you turned to serve the living and true God.

For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,

for they keep talking about the wonderful welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve the living and true God.

for they themselves report what kind of reception we had from you: how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,

For they themselves report concerning us what manner of entering in we had unto you; and how ye turned unto God from idols, to serve a living and true God,

for they themselves report what kind of reception we had from you: how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

For people everywhere report how you welcomed us and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you, and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God,

For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all mankind, especially of believers.

You know that when you were pagans, you were led astray to the mute idols, however you were led.

However at that time, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those which by nature are not gods.But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles, to which you want to be enslaved all over again?

For this reason we also constantly thank God that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of mere men, but as what it really is, the word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.

For you yourselves know, brothers and sisters, that our reception among you was not in vain,

and saying,“ Men, why are you doing these things? We are also men, of the same nature as you, preaching the gospel to you, to turn from these useless things to a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything that is in them.

Or what agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said,“ I will dwell among them and walk among them; And I will be their God, and they shall be My people.Therefore, come out from their midst and be separate,” says the Lord.“ And do not touch what is unclean; And I will welcome you.

I issue a decree that in all the realm of my kingdom people are to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel; For He is the living God and enduring forever, And His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed, And His dominion will be forever.

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; When shall I come and appear before God?

“ The Lord of armies says this:‘ It will yet turn out that peoples will come, that is, the inhabitants of many cities.The inhabitants of one city will go to another, saying,“ Let’s go at once to plead for the favor of the Lord, and to seek the Lord of armies; I also will go.”So many peoples and mighty nations will come to seek the Lord of armies in Jerusalem, and to plead for the favor of the Lord.’The Lord of armies says this:‘ In those days ten people from all the nations will grasp the garment of a Jew, saying,“ Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.” ’ ”

For who is there of humanity who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?

rescuing you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you,to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.’

For from the rising of the sun even to its setting, My name shall be great among the nations, and in every place frankincense is going to be offered to My name, and a grain offering that is pure; for My name shall be great among the nations,” says the Lord of armies.

Incline Your ear, Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, Lord, and see; and listen to all the words of Sennacherib, who sent them to taunt the living God.

Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, since he has defied the armies of the living God.”

Then David said to the men who were standing by him,“ What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and rids Israel of the disgrace? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he has dared to defy the armies of the living God?”

And the pride of humanity will be humbled And the arrogance of people will be brought low; And the Lord alone will be exalted on that day,And the idols will completely vanish.People will go into caves of the rocks And into holes in the ground Away from the terror of the Lord And the splendor of His majesty, When He arises to terrify the earth.On that day people will throw away to the moles and the bats Their idols of silver and their idols of gold, Which they made for themselves to worship,In order to go into the clefts of the rocks and the crannies of the cliffs Before the terror of the Lord and the splendor of His majesty, When He arises to terrify the earth.

Yet the number of the sons of Israel Will be like the sand of the sea, Which cannot be measured or counted; And in the place Where it is said to them,“ You are not My people,” It will be said to them,“ You are the sons of the living God.”

My soul longed and even yearned for the courtyards of the Lord; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.

Lord, my strength and my stronghold, And my refuge in the day of distress, To You the nations will come From the ends of the earth and say,“ Our fathers have inherited nothing but falsehood, Futility, and things of no benefit.”

for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sakes.You also became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word during great affliction with the joy of the Holy Spirit,

But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God and the everlasting King. The earth quakes at His wrath, And the nations cannot endure His indignation.

Perhaps the Lord your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to taunt the living God, and will avenge the words which the Lord your God has heard. Therefore, offer a prayer for the remnant that is left.’ ”

The Lord will be terrifying to them, for He will starve all the gods of the earth; and all the coastlands of the nations will bow down to Him, everyone from his own place.

“ And it shall be that in the place where it was said to them,‘ you are not My people,’ There they shall be called sons of the living God.”

with whom the kings of the earth committed acts of sexual immorality, and those who live on the earth became drunk with the wine of her sexual immorality.”

But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels,