But Peter began and explained at length to them in an orderly sequence, saying,

彼得就开口把这事挨次给他们讲解说：

彼得就开始把这事逐一向他们解释，说：

彼得就开始把这事逐一向他们解释，说：

彼得就把事情的经过一一向他们解释，说：

彼得就按着次序向他们讲解，说：

彼得就开始按着次序向他们讲解，说：

彼得就開口把這事挨次給他們講解說：

彼得就開始把這事逐一向他們解釋，說：

彼得就開始把這事逐一向他們解釋，說：

彼得就把事情的經過一一向他們解釋，說：

彼得就按著次序向他們講解，說：

彼得開始按着次序對他們敘陳說：

彼得就開始按著次序向他們講解，說：

彼得乃依次述其事、曰、

彼得述其事、曰、

彼得遂以此事、自始至終、按次第述之曰、

伯鐸祿即縷述其事之原委曰：

Starting from the beginning, Peter told them the whole story:

Starting from the beginning, Peter told them the whole story.

But Peter began and explained it to them in order:

Then Peter told them exactly what had happened.

Peter began to explain to them step by step,

But Peter explained it to them in order from the beginning, saying:

But Peter began, and expounded the matter unto them in order, saying,

Peter began to explain to them in an orderly sequence, saying:

But Peter rehearsed[ the matter] from the beginning, and expounded[ it] by order unto them, saying,

But Peter began and explained it to them point by point, saying,

But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,

it seemed fitting to me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you in an orderly sequence, most excellent Theophilus;

When they had arrived and gathered the church together, they began to report all the things that God had done with them and how He had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.

Then the sons of Reuben, the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh answered and spoke to the heads of the families of Israel.“ The Mighty One, God, the Lord, the Mighty One, God, the Lord! He knows, and may Israel itself know. If it was in rebellion, or if in an unfaithful act against the Lord, do not save us this day!If we have built us an altar to turn away from following the Lord, or if to offer a burnt offering or grain offering on it, or if to offer sacrifices of peace offerings on it, may the Lord Himself demand it.But truly we have done this out of concern, for a reason, saying,‘ In time to come your sons may say to our sons,“ What have you to do with the Lord, the God of Israel?For the Lord has made the Jordan a border between us and you, you sons of Reuben and sons of Gad; you have no portion in the Lord.” So your sons may make our sons stop fearing the Lord.’“ Therefore we said,‘ Let’s build an altar, not for burnt offering or for sacrifice;rather, it shall be a witness between us and you and between our generations after us, that we are to perform the service of the Lord before Him with our burnt offerings, our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings, so that your sons will not say to our sons in time to come,“ You have no portion in the Lord.” ’Therefore we said,‘ It shall also come about if they say this to us or to our generations in time to come, then we shall say,“ See the copy of the altar of the Lord which our fathers made, not for burnt offering or for sacrifice; rather, it is a witness between us and you.” ’Far be it from us that we should rebel against the Lord and turn away from following the Lord this day, by building an altar for burnt offering, for grain offering, or for sacrifice, besides the altar of the Lord our God which is before His tabernacle.”So when Phinehas the priest and the leaders of the congregation, that is, the heads of the families of Israel who were with him, heard the words which the sons of Reuben, the sons of Gad, and the sons of Manasseh spoke, it pleased them.And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said to the sons of Reuben, the sons of Gad, and to the sons of Manasseh,“ Today we know that the Lord is in our midst, because you have not committed this unfaithful act against the Lord; now you have saved the sons of Israel from the hand of the Lord.”

A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.