But many of those who heard the message believed, and the number of the men came to about 5,000.

但听道之人有许多信的，男丁数目约到五千。

但听道的人有许多信了，男人的数目约有五千。

但听道的人有许多信了，男人的数目约有五千。

但有许多听道的人信了，男人的数目约有五千人。

然而有许多听道的人信了，男人的数目，约有五千。

然而听了这话语的人中，有许多人相信了；男人的数目约有五千。

但聽道之人有許多信的，男丁數目約到五千。

但聽道的人有許多信了，男人的數目約有五千。

但聽道的人有許多信了，男人的數目約有五千。

但有許多聽道的人信了，男人的數目約有五千人。

然而有許多聽道的人信了，男人的數目，約有五千。

但聽道的人有許多信的；人數添到五千。

然而聽了這話語的人中，有許多人相信了；男人的數目約有五千。

然聽道者多信之、人數約五千焉、○

然聽道信從者、數約五千人、○

然聽道者多信之、數約五千人、

然聞道而信者益眾、數約五千。

But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew to about five thousand.

But many who heard the message believed. The number of men who believed grew to about 5,000.

But many of those who had heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.

But many of the people who heard their message believed it, so the number of men who believed now totaled about 5,000.

But many of those who heard the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.

But many of those who had heard the message believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

But many of them that heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

But many of those who had listened to the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.

But many of those who heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about 3,000 people were added to them.

Now I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has actually resulted in the advance of the gospel,so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard, and to everyone else, that my imprisonment is in the cause of Christ.Most of the brothers in the Lord have gained confidence from my imprisonment and dare even more to speak the message fearlessly.To be sure, some preach Christ out of envy and strife, but others out of good will.These do so out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel;the others proclaim Christ out of rivalry, not sincerely, seeking to cause me anxiety in my imprisonment.What does it matter? Just that in every way, whether out of false motives or true, Christ is proclaimed. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice

I suffer for it to the point of being bound like a criminal, but God’s message is not bound.This is why I endure all things for the elect: so that they also may obtain salvation, which is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.

It will be said to Me: Righteousness and strength is only in the Lord.” All who are enraged against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.

The scepter will not depart from Judah or the staff from between his feet until He whose right it is comes and the obedience of the peoples belongs to Him.

Some were persuaded by what he said, but others did not believe.

“ I assure you: Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains by itself. But if it dies, it produces a large crop.

Therefore I will give Him the many as a portion, and He will receive the mighty as spoil, because He submitted Himself to death, and was counted among the rebels; yet He bore the sin of many and interceded for the rebels.

But thanks be to God, who always puts us on display in Christ and through us spreads the aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.For to God we are the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.To some we are an aroma of death leading to death, but to others, an aroma of life leading to life. And who is competent for this?For we are not like the many who market God’s message for profit. On the contrary, we speak with sincerity in Christ, as from God and before God.