When the Gentiles heard this, they were very glad and thanked the Lord for his message; and all who were chosen for eternal life became believers.

外邦人听见这话，就欢喜了，赞美神的道；凡预定得永生的人都信了。

外邦人听见这话很欢喜，赞美主的道，凡被指定得永生的人都信了。

外邦人听见这话很欢喜，赞美主的道，凡被指定得永生的人都信了。

外族人听后，非常欢喜，颂赞主的道。凡被选定得永生的人都信了主。

外族人听见了就欢喜，赞美主的道，凡指定得永生的都信了。

外邦人听了这话就感到欢喜，不住地荣耀主的福音，凡是被预定进入永恒生命的人都信了。

外邦人聽見這話，就歡喜了，讚美神的道；凡預定得永生的人都信了。

外邦人聽見這話很歡喜，讚美主的道，凡被指定得永生的人都信了。

外邦人聽見這話很歡喜，讚美主的道，凡被指定得永生的人都信了。

外族人聽後，非常歡喜，頌讚主的道。凡被選定得永生的人都信了主。

外族人聽見了就歡喜，讚美主的道，凡指定得永生的都信了。

外國人聽了，就歡喜，將榮耀歸於主的道；凡被定得永生的都信了。

外邦人聽了這話就感到歡喜，不住地榮耀主的福音，凡是被預定進入永恆生命的人都信了。

異邦人聞之則喜、榮上帝道、凡預定得永生者信焉、

異邦人聞此則喜、讚美主道、定命得永生者皆信之、

異邦人聞此甚喜、讚美主道、凡預定得永生者、皆信焉、

異邦人聞此、無不竊喜、頌揚主道；凡受命能得永生者、翕然起信、

When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord; and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.

When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad. They honored the word of the Lord. All who were appointed for eternal life believed.

And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and honored the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed to eternal life believed.

When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord; and all who had been appointed to eternal life believed.

Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. And as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.

And as the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the message of the Lord, and all who had been appointed to eternal life believed.

And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

When the Gentiles heard this, they began to rejoice and praise the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed for eternal life believed.

As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And having called them, he gave them right standing with himself. And having given them right standing, he gave them his glory.

So this is the situation: Most of the people of Israel have not found the favor of God they are looking for so earnestly. A few have— the ones God has chosen— but the hearts of the rest were hardened.

I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock with one shepherd.

But you don’t believe me because you are not my sheep.My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

He also came so that the Gentiles might give glory to God for his mercies to them. That is what the psalmist meant when he wrote:“ For this, I will praise you among the Gentiles; I will sing praises to your name.”And in another place it is written,“ Rejoice with his people, you Gentiles.”And yet again,“ Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles. Praise him, all you people of the earth.”And in another place Isaiah said,“ The heir to David’s throne will come, and he will rule over the Gentiles. They will place their hope on him.”

Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.

And not only for that nation, but to bring together and unite all the children of God scattered around the world.

As for us, we can’t help but thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters loved by the Lord. We are always thankful that God chose you to be among the first to experience salvation— a salvation that came through the Spirit who makes you holy and through your belief in the truth.He called you to salvation when we told you the Good News; now you can share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead.( It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!)For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus.So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus.God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say,‘ Go,’ and they go, or‘ Come,’ and they come. And if I say to my slaves,‘ Do this,’ they do it.”

So a time was set, and on that day a large number of people came to Paul’s lodging. He explained and testified about the Kingdom of God and tried to persuade them about Jesus from the Scriptures. Using the law of Moses and the books of the prophets, he spoke to them from morning until evening.

Paul went by land to Assos, where he had arranged for us to join him, while we traveled by ship.

I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power

You know that Stephanas and his household were the first of the harvest of believers in Greece, and they are spending their lives in service to God’s people. I urge you, dear brothers and sisters,

“ I asked,‘ What should I do, Lord?’“ And the Lord told me,‘ Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told everything you are to do.’

but the angel reassured them.“ Don’t be afraid!” he said.“ I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.The Savior— yes, the Messiah, the Lord— has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!

Then the eleven disciples left for Galilee, going to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go.

Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God.

I bow before your holy Temple as I worship. I praise your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness; for your promises are backed by all the honor of your name.

all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.

Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we ask you to pray for us. Pray that the Lord’s message will spread rapidly and be honored wherever it goes, just as when it came to you.

And there was great joy throughout the church that day as they read this encouraging message.

So there was great joy in that city.

Paul and Barnabas disagreed with them, arguing vehemently. Finally, the church decided to send Paul and Barnabas to Jerusalem, accompanied by some local believers, to talk to the apostles and elders about this question.

Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day— about 3,000 in all.

As Paul and Barnabas left the synagogue that day, the people begged them to speak about these things again the next week.