But to keep them from spreading their propaganda any further, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in Jesus’ name again.”

惟恐这事越发传扬在民间，我们必须恐吓他们，叫他们不再奉这名对人讲论。”

但为避免这事越发在民间传扬，我们必须威吓他们，叫他们不可再奉这名对任何人讲论。”

但为避免这事越发在民间传扬，我们必须威吓他们，叫他们不可再奉这名对任何人讲论。”

为了避免这件事传得更广，我们必须警告他们以后不许再对任何人传讲耶稣的事。”

为了避免这件事在民间越传越广，我们应该警告他们，不许再奉这名向任何人谈道。”

不过为了避免这事在民间传扬更广，让我们威吓他们，不可再奉耶稣的名对任何人讲话。”

惟恐這事越發傳揚在民間，我們必須恐嚇他們，叫他們不再奉這名對人講論。」

但為避免這事越發在民間傳揚，我們必須威嚇他們，叫他們不可再奉這名對任何人講論。」

但為避免這事越發在民間傳揚，我們必須威嚇他們，叫他們不可再奉這名對任何人講論。」

為了避免這件事傳得更廣，我們必須警告他們以後不許再對任何人傳講耶穌的事。」

為了避免這件事在民間越傳越廣，我們應該警告他們，不許再奉這名向任何人談道。”

但是為要避免這事越發散布在民間，我們總要恐嚇他們，叫他們不可再奉這個名對人講論。』

不過為了避免這事在民間傳揚更廣，讓我們威嚇他們，不可再奉耶穌的名對任何人講話。」

惟免其廣播於民中、宜威嚇之、俾不復以斯名語人、

惟勿以此播眾、當恐喝之、俾毋以斯名訓人、

惟恐此事益播於民間、當恐喝之、俾毋再以斯名訓人、

第恐流傳益廣、當加以警誡、使勿再奉耶穌之名以訓人。』

But to stop this thing from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them to speak no longer to anyone in this name.”

We have to stop this thing. It must not spread any further among the people. We have to warn these men. They must never speak to anyone in Jesus’ name again.”

But in order that it may spread no further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name.”

But so that this does not spread any further among the people, let’s threaten them against speaking to anyone in this name again.”

But so that it will not spread any further among the people, let’s warn them not to speak any longer to any person in this name.”

But so that it spreads no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in this name.”

But that it spread no further among the people, let us threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

However, so this does not spread any further among the people, let’s threaten them against speaking to anyone in this name again.”

But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name.”

But so that this spreads no further among the people, let’s threaten them, that from now on they don’t speak to anyone in this name.”

“ We gave you strict orders never again to teach in this man’s name!” he said.“ Instead, you have filled all Jerusalem with your teaching about him, and you want to make us responsible for his death!”

And now, O Lord, hear their threats, and give us, your servants, great boldness in preaching your word.Stretch out your hand with healing power; may miraculous signs and wonders be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”

“ This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: You wrote a letter on your own authority to Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, the priest, and you sent copies to the other priests and people in Jerusalem. You wrote to Zephaniah,“ The Lord has appointed you to replace Jehoiada as the priest in charge of the house of the Lord. You are responsible to put into stocks and neck irons any crazy man who claims to be a prophet.So why have you done nothing to stop Jeremiah from Anathoth, who pretends to be a prophet among you?Jeremiah sent a letter here to Babylon, predicting that our captivity will be a long one. He said,‘ Build homes, and plan to stay. Plant gardens, and eat the food they produce.’”But when Zephaniah the priest received Shemaiah’s letter, he took it to Jeremiah and read it to him.Then the Lord gave this message to Jeremiah:“ Send an open letter to all the exiles in Babylon. Tell them,‘ This is what the Lord says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Since he has prophesied to you when I did not send him and has tricked you into believing his lies,I will punish him and his family. None of his descendants will see the good things I will do for my people, for he has incited you to rebel against me. I, the Lord, have spoken!’”

Yet I dare not boast about anything except what Christ has done through me, bringing the Gentiles to God by my message and by the way I worked among them.They were convinced by the power of miraculous signs and wonders and by the power of God’s Spirit. In this way, I have fully presented the Good News of Christ from Jerusalem all the way to Illyricum.My ambition has always been to preach the Good News where the name of Christ has never been heard, rather than where a church has already been started by someone else.I have been following the plan spoken of in the Scriptures, where it says,“ Those who have never been told about him will see, and those who have never heard of him will understand.”In fact, my visit to you has been delayed so long because I have been preaching in these places.

When the captain of the Temple guard and the leading priests heard this, they were perplexed, wondering where it would all end.

“ But you caused the Nazirites to sin by making them drink wine, and you commanded the prophets,‘ Shut up!’

“ Don’t say such things,” the people respond.“ Don’t prophesy like that. Such disasters will never come our way!”Should you talk that way, O family of Israel? Will the Lord’s Spirit have patience with such behavior? If you would do what is right, you would find my words comforting.

But if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God!”The others accepted his advice. They called in the apostles and had them flogged. Then they ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus, and they let them go.

This made the Lord very angry, and he sent a prophet to ask,“ Why do you turn to gods who could not even save their own people from you?”But the king interrupted him and said,“ Since when have I made you the king’s counselor? Be quiet now before I have you killed!” So the prophet stopped with this warning:“ I know that God has determined to destroy you because you have done this and have refused to accept my counsel.”

Now Pashhur son of Immer, the priest in charge of the Temple of the Lord, heard what Jeremiah was prophesying.So he arrested Jeremiah the prophet and had him whipped and put in stocks at the Benjamin Gate of the Lord’s Temple.The next day, when Pashhur finally released him, Jeremiah said,“ Pashhur, the Lord has changed your name. From now on you are to be called‘ The Man Who Lives in Terror.’

Then Amaziah sent orders to Amos:“ Get out of here, you prophet! Go on back to the land of Judah, and earn your living by prophesying there!Don’t bother us with your prophecies here in Bethel. This is the king’s sanctuary and the national place of worship!”But Amos replied,“ I’m not a professional prophet, and I was never trained to be one. I’m just a shepherd, and I take care of sycamore fig trees.But the Lord called me away from my flock and told me,‘ Go and prophesy to my people in Israel.’Now then, listen to this message from the Lord:“ You say,‘ Don’t prophesy against Israel. Stop preaching against my people.’But this is what the Lord says:‘ Your wife will become a prostitute in this city, and your sons and daughters will be killed. Your land will be divided up, and you yourself will die in a foreign land. And the people of Israel will certainly become captives in exile, far from their homeland.’”

And now the word of the Lord is ringing out from you to people everywhere, even beyond Macedonia and Achaia, for wherever we go we find people telling us about your faith in God. We don’t need to tell them about it,

Now go and write down these words. Write them in a book. They will stand until the end of time as a witnessthat these people are stubborn rebels who refuse to pay attention to the Lord’s instructions.They tell the seers,“ Stop seeing visions!” They tell the prophets,“ Don’t tell us what is right. Tell us nice things. Tell us lies.Forget all this gloom. Get off your narrow path. Stop telling us about your‘ Holy One of Israel.’”

Then the leading priests and Pharisees called the high council together.“ What are we going to do?” they asked each other.“ This man certainly performs many miraculous signs.If we allow him to go on like this, soon everyone will believe in him. Then the Roman army will come and destroy both our Temple and our nation.”

So we request that you seal the tomb until the third day. This will prevent his disciples from coming and stealing his body and then telling everyone he was raised from the dead! If that happens, we’ll be worse off than we were at first.”

So these officials went to the king and said,“ Sir, this man must die! That kind of talk will undermine the morale of the few fighting men we have left, as well as that of all the people. This man is a traitor!”

But not everyone welcomes the Good News, for Isaiah the prophet said,“ Lord, who has believed our message?”So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ.But I ask, have the people of Israel actually heard the message? Yes, they have:“ The message has gone throughout the earth, and the words to all the world.”

The council then threatened them further, but they finally let them go because they didn’t know how to punish them without starting a riot. For everyone was praising God

As you watched, a rock was cut from a mountain, but not by human hands. It struck the feet of iron and clay, smashing them to bits.The whole statue was crushed into small pieces of iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold. Then the wind blew them away without a trace, like chaff on a threshing floor. But the rock that knocked the statue down became a great mountain that covered the whole earth.

For some of the Jews killed the prophets, and some even killed the Lord Jesus. Now they have persecuted us, too. They fail to please God and work against all humanityas they try to keep us from preaching the Good News of salvation to the Gentiles. By doing this, they continue to pile up their sins. But the anger of God has caught up with them at last.

Why are the nations so angry? Why do they waste their time with futile plans?The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the Lord and against his anointed one.“ Let us break their chains,” they cry,“ and free ourselves from slavery to God.”But the one who rules in heaven laughs. The Lord scoffs at them.