The smallest family will become a thousand people, and the tiniest group will become a mighty nation. At the right time, I, the Lord, will make it happen.”

至小的族要加增千倍；微弱的国必成为强盛。我耶和华要按定期速成这事。

稀少的要成为大族，弱小的要变为强国。我—耶和华到了时候必速速成就这事。

稀少的要成为大族，弱小的要变为强国。我—耶和华到了时候必速速成就这事。

最小的家族要变成千人的大家族，最弱的一国要成为强国。时候一到，我耶和华必迅速成就这些事。”

最小的要成为一族，微弱的要成为强盛的国，我耶和华必按着定期速速作成这事。

至小的必成为族群，至弱的必成为强国。时候一到，我耶和华必速速成就这事。

至小的族要加增千倍；微弱的國必成為強盛。我－耶和華要按定期速成這事。

稀少的要成為大族，弱小的要變為強國。我－耶和華到了時候必速速成就這事。

稀少的要成為大族，弱小的要變為強國。我－耶和華到了時候必速速成就這事。

最小的家族要變成千人的大家族，最弱的一國要成為強國。時候一到，我耶和華必迅速成就這些事。」

最小的要成為一族，微弱的要成為強盛的國，我耶和華必按著定期速速作成這事。

至小的必成為族系，蕞爾微小的必成為強盛之國；我永恆主必按照定期迅速作成這事。

至小的必成為族群，至弱的必成為強國。時候一到，我耶和華必速速成就這事。

今藐小者、必成千倍、今微弱者、必成強邦、屆期、我耶和華必速成之、

今也、藐然一身、後必千倍、今也微弱、後成強國、屆期、我耶和華必速行焉。

丁稀之家、必增千倍、微弱之族、必成強國、屆期、我耶和華必速成之、

The least of you will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation. I am the Lord; in its time I will do this swiftly.”

The smallest family among you will become a tribe. The smallest tribe will become a mighty nation. I am the Lord. When it is the right time, I will act quickly.”

The least one shall become a clan, and the smallest one a mighty nation; I am the Lord; in its time I will hasten it.

The least will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; I will accomplish it quickly in its time.

The smallest one will become a thousand, And the least one a mighty nation. I, the Lord, will bring it about quickly in its time.”

A little one shall become a thousand, And a small one a strong nation. I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time.”

The little one shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation; I, Jehovah, will hasten it in its time.

The least will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation. I am Yahweh; I will accomplish it quickly in its time.

A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time.

The least of you will multiply into a thousand; the smallest of you will become a large nation. When the right time comes, I the LORD will quickly do this!”

The little one will become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation. I, Yahweh, will do this quickly in its time.”

This vision is for a future time. It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled. If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed.

Here is another illustration Jesus used:“ The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field.It is the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of garden plants; it grows into a tree, and birds come and make nests in its branches.”

Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.

After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands.

Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don’t you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?

They even mock God and say,“ Hurry up and do something! We want to see what you can do. Let the Holy One of Israel carry out his plan, for we want to know what it is.”

Yet more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord— crowds of both men and women.

Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day— about 3,000 in all.

Who has ever seen anything as strange as this? Who ever heard of such a thing? Has a nation ever been born in a single day? Has a country ever come forth in a mere moment? But by the time Jerusalem’s birth pains begin, her children will be born.

But you must not forget this one thing, dear friends: A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day.

“ During the reigns of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed or conquered. It will crush all these kingdoms into nothingness, and it will stand forever.

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.