Now, Lord, consider the bad things they say they are going to do. Help us to be very bold when we speak your word.

他们恐吓我们，现在求主鉴察，一面叫你仆人大放胆量讲你的道，一面伸出你的手来医治疾病，并且使神迹奇事因着你圣仆耶稣的名行出来。”

主啊，现在求你鉴察，他们的威吓，使你仆人放胆讲你的道，

主啊，现在求你鉴察，他们的威吓，使你仆人放胆讲你的道，

主啊，你看他们这样恐吓我们，求你帮助你的奴仆们坦然无惧地传你的道。

主啊，他们恐吓我们，现在求你鉴察，也赐你仆人们大有胆量，传讲你的道。

主啊，现在求你鉴察他们的威吓，使你的奴仆们能满有胆量地传讲你的话语。

他們恐嚇我們，現在求主鑒察，一面叫你僕人大放膽量講你的道，一面伸出你的手來醫治疾病，並且使神蹟奇事因着你聖僕耶穌的名行出來。」

主啊，現在求你鑒察，他們的威嚇，使你僕人放膽講你的道，

主啊，現在求你鑒察，他們的威嚇，使你僕人放膽講你的道，

主啊，你看他們這樣恐嚇我們，求你幫助你的奴僕們坦然無懼地傳你的道。

主啊，他們恐嚇我們，現在求你鑒察，也賜你僕人們大有膽量，傳講你的道。

如今主啊，鑒察他們的恐嚇哦，使你僕人能完全放膽無懼講你的道；

主啊，現在求你鑒察他們的威嚇，使你的奴僕們能滿有膽量地傳講你的話語。

今祈主鑒彼眾之威嚇、允爾僕毅然宣爾道、

今祭司諸長恐喝我、求主鑒之、俾僕侃侃傳道、

今彼恐喝我儕、求主鑒之、賜僕毅然傳爾道、

祈主一視彼眾之威脅、使爾僕以大無畏精神、宣揚爾道；

Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.

And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness,

And now, O Lord, hear their threats, and give us, your servants, great boldness in preaching your word.

And now, Lord, consider their threats, and grant that your servants may speak your word with all boldness,

And now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant it to Your bond servants to speak Your word with all confidence,

Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word,

And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants to speak thy word with all boldness,

And now, Lord, consider their threats, and grant that Your slaves may speak Your message with complete boldness,

And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

And now, Lord, pay attention to their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your message with great courage,

Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,

The leaders saw how bold Peter and John were. They also realized that Peter and John were ordinary men with no training. This surprised the leaders. They realized that these men had been with Jesus.

So Paul and Barnabas spent a lot of time there. They spoke boldly for the Lord. He gave them the ability to do signs and wonders. In this way the Lord showed that they were telling the truth about his grace.

After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit. They were bold when they spoke God’s word.

But Barnabas took him to the apostles. He told them about Saul’s journey. He said that Saul had seen the Lord. He told how the Lord had spoken to Saul. Barnabas also said that Saul had preached without fear in Jesus’ name in Damascus.

And because I am a prisoner, most of the believers have become bolder in the Lord. They now dare even more to preach the good news without fear.

The Lord stood at my side. He gave me the strength to preach the whole message. Then all the Gentiles heard it. I was saved from the lion’s mouth.

At all times, pray by the power of the Spirit. Pray all kinds of prayers. Be watchful, so that you can pray. Always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.Pray also for me. Pray that whenever I speak, the right words will be given to me. Then I can be bold as I tell the mystery of the good news.Because of the good news, I am being held by chains as the Lord’s messenger. So pray that I will be bold as I preach the good news. That’s what I should do.

He preached boldly about God’s kingdom. He taught people about the Lord Jesus Christ. And no one could keep him from teaching and preaching about these things.

Paul entered the synagogue. There he spoke boldly for three months. He gave good reasons for believing the truth about God’s kingdom.

Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly.“ We had to speak God’s word to you first,” they said.“ But you don’t accept it. You don’t think you are good enough for eternal life. So now we are turning to the Gentiles.

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.”Once again the leaders called in Peter and John. They commanded them not to speak or teach at all in Jesus’ name.

The Spirit of the Lord has filled me with power. He helps me do what is fair. He makes me brave. Now I’m prepared to tell Jacob’s people what they’ve done wrong. I’m ready to tell Israel they’ve sinned.

Our God, please listen to us. The city that belongs to you has been destroyed. Open your eyes and see it. We aren’t asking you to answer our prayers because we are godly. Instead, we’re asking you to do it because you love us so much.

You know what happened earlier in the city of Philippi. We suffered, and people treated us very badly there. But God gave us the boldness to tell you his good news. We preached to you even when people strongly opposed us.

Son of man, do not be afraid of them or of what they say. Do not be afraid, even if thorns and bushes are all around you. Do not be afraid, even if you live among scorpions. Do not be afraid of what they say. Do not be terrified by them. They always refuse to obey me.

So I tell you today that I am not guilty if any of you don’t believe.I haven’t let anyone keep me from telling you everything God wants you to do.

The Lord told me,“ Shout out loud. Do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Tell my people that they have refused to obey me. Tell the family of Jacob how much they have sinned.

I’ll weep until the Lord looks down from heaven. I’ll cry until he notices my tears.

Lord, look down from heaven. Look down from your holy and glorious throne. Where is your great love for us? Where is your power? Why don’t you show us your tender love and concern?

Lord, think about what has happened to us. Look at the shame our enemies have brought on us.

The leaders warned them again. Then they let them go. They couldn’t decide how to punish Peter and John. They knew that all the people were praising God for what had happened.

God gave us his Spirit. And the Spirit doesn’t make us weak and fearful. Instead, the Spirit gives us power and love. He helps us control ourselves.So don’t be ashamed of the message about our Lord. And don’t be ashamed of me, his prisoner. Instead, join with me as I suffer for the good news. God’s power will help us do that.

The king is familiar with these things. So I can speak openly to him. I am certain he knows everything that has been going on. After all, it was not done in secret.

Listen, Lord. Hear us. Open your eyes, Lord. Look at the trouble we’re in. Listen to what Sennacherib is saying. You are the living God. And he dares to make fun of you!“ Lord, it’s true that the kings of Assyria have completely destroyed many nations and their lands.They have thrown the statues of the gods of those nations into the fire. And they have destroyed them. That’s because they weren’t really gods at all. They were nothing but statues made out of wood and stone. They were made by human hands.Lord our God, save us from the power of Sennacherib. Then all the kingdoms of the earth will know that you are the only God.”