So God’s message continued to spread. The number of believers greatly increased in Jerusalem, and many of the Jewish priests were converted, too.

神的道兴旺起来；在耶路撒冷门徒数目加增的甚多，也有许多祭司信从了这道。

上帝的道兴旺起来；在耶路撒冷门徒数目增加得很多，也有许多祭司听从了这信仰。

神的道兴旺起来；在耶路撒冷门徒数目增加得很多，也有许多祭司听从了这信仰。

上帝的道兴旺起来，耶路撒冷的门徒大大增多，连许多祭司也皈信了。

神的道传开了；在耶路撒冷，门徒人数大大增加，有很多祭司也信从了真道。

这样，神的话语不断扩展，在耶路撒冷门徒的人数大大增多，并且有一大群祭司也听从了这信仰。

神的道興旺起來；在耶路撒冷門徒數目加增的甚多，也有許多祭司信從了這道。

上帝的道興旺起來；在耶路撒冷門徒數目增加得很多，也有許多祭司聽從了這信仰。

神的道興旺起來；在耶路撒冷門徒數目增加得很多，也有許多祭司聽從了這信仰。

上帝的道興旺起來，耶路撒冷的門徒大大增多，連許多祭司也皈信了。

神的道傳開了；在耶路撒冷，門徒人數大大增加，有很多祭司也信從了真道。

上帝之道一直興旺着；在耶路撒冷、門徒的數目加得極多；一大羣祭司也聽從了這個信仰。

這樣，神的話語不斷擴展，在耶路撒冷門徒的人數大大增多，並且有一大群祭司也聽從了這信仰。

上帝之道益興、門徒之數極盛於耶路撒冷、祭司之順服斯道者亦眾、○

上帝之道漸長、耶路撒冷門徒增廣矣、祭司多順信焉、

天主之道、漸興於耶路撒冷、門徒之數、增益甚多、祭司順信者亦眾、○

主道日昌、耶路撒冷門徒大增、即司祭之中、亦多有奉教者。

So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.

So God’s word spread. The number of believers in Jerusalem grew quickly. Also, a large number of priests began to obey Jesus’ teachings.

And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.

So the word of God spread, the disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly in number, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.

The word of God kept spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith.

Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.

And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

So the preaching about God flourished, the number of the disciples in Jerusalem multiplied greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.

And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

The word of God continued to spread, the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.

The word of God increased and the number of the disciples greatly multiplied in Jerusalem. A great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

So the message about the Lord spread widely and had a powerful effect.

Meanwhile, the word of God continued to spread, and there were many new believers.

This same Good News that came to you is going out all over the world. It is bearing fruit everywhere by changing lives, just as it changed your lives from the day you first heard and understood the truth about God’s wonderful grace.

Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority as apostles to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name.

After hearing this, they praised God. And then they said,“ You know, dear brother, how many thousands of Jews have also believed, and they all follow the law of Moses very seriously.

And because I preach this Good News, I am suffering and have been chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained.

It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going.

But now as the prophets foretold and as the eternal God has commanded, this message is made known to all Gentiles everywhere, so that they too might believe and obey him.

In this way, God qualified him as a perfect High Priest, and he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him.

King Hezekiah gave the people 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep and goats for offerings, and the officials donated 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep and goats. Meanwhile, many more priests purified themselves.

But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then.

But Elymas, the sorcerer( as his name means in Greek), interfered and urged the governor to pay no attention to what Barnabas and Saul said. He was trying to keep the governor from believing.

But there were too few priests to prepare all the burnt offerings. So their relatives the Levites helped them until the work was finished and more priests had been purified, for the Levites had been more conscientious about purifying themselves than the priests had been.

where they strengthened the believers. They encouraged them to continue in the faith, reminding them that we must suffer many hardships to enter the Kingdom of God.

I will clothe its priests with godliness; its faithful servants will sing for joy.

in flaming fire, bringing judgment on those who don’t know God and on those who refuse to obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus.

Then Simeon blessed them, and he said to Mary, the baby’s mother,“ This child is destined to cause many in Israel to fall, and many others to rise. He has been sent as a sign from God, but many will oppose him.

Many people did believe in him, however, including some of the Jewish leaders. But they wouldn’t admit it for fear that the Pharisees would expel them from the synagogue.

May your priests be clothed in godliness; may your loyal servants sing for joy.