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

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.

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.

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

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 then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls.

Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the gospel,so that my imprisonment in the cause of Christ has become well known throughout the praetorian guard and to everyone else,and that most of the brothers and sisters, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, have far more courage to speak the word of God without fear.Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from goodwill;the latter do it out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel;the former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition rather than from pure motives, thinking that they are causing me distress in my imprisonment.What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in this I rejoice. But not only that, I also will rejoice,

for which I suffer hardship even to imprisonment as a criminal; but the word of God is not imprisoned.For this reason I endure all things for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory.

They will say of Me,‘ Only in the Lord are righteousness and strength.’ People will come to Him, And all who were angry at Him will be put to shame.

The scepter will not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes, And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.

Some were being persuaded by the things said by Paul, but others would not believe.

Truly, truly I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, And He will divide the plunder with the strong, Because He poured out His life unto death, And was counted with wrongdoers; Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, And interceded for the wrongdoers.

But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us reveals the fragrance of the knowledge of Him in every place.For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing:to the one an aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?For we are not like the many, peddling the word of God, but as from sincerity, but as from God, we speak in Christ in the sight of God.