Jesus did not let him. He said,“ Go home to your own people. Tell them how much the Lord has done for you. Tell them how kind he has been to you.”

耶稣不许，却对他说：“你回家去，到你的亲属那里，将主为你所做的是何等大的事，是怎样怜悯你，都告诉他们。”

耶稣不许，却对他说：“你回家去，到你的亲友那里，将主为你所做多么大的事和他怎样怜悯你，都告诉他们。”

耶稣不许，却对他说：“你回家去，到你的亲友那里，将主为你所做多么大的事和他怎样怜悯你，都告诉他们。”

耶稣没有答应，只对他说：“回去见你的家人，将主为你所做的事和祂怜悯你的经过告诉他们吧！”

耶稣不许，却对他说：“你回家到你的亲属那里去，把主为你作了多么大的事，并他怎样怜悯你，都告诉他们。”

耶稣没有答应，却对他说：“你回家去吧，到你的亲友那里，告诉他们主为你做了什么，以及他怎样怜悯你。”

耶穌不許，卻對他說：「你回家去，到你的親屬那裏，將主為你所做的是何等大的事，是怎樣憐憫你，都告訴他們。」

耶穌不許，卻對他說：「你回家去，到你的親友那裏，將主為你所做多麼大的事和他怎樣憐憫你，都告訴他們。」

耶穌不許，卻對他說：「你回家去，到你的親友那裏，將主為你所做多麼大的事和他怎樣憐憫你，都告訴他們。」

耶穌沒有答應，只對他說：「回去見你的家人，將主為你所做的事和祂憐憫你的經過告訴他們吧！」

耶穌不許，卻對他說：“你回家到你的親屬那裡去，把主為你作了多麼大的事，並他怎樣憐憫你，都告訴他們。”

耶穌不許他，卻對他說：『往你家去，到你親屬那裏，將主為你所作多麼大的事、並怎樣地憐恤你、都傳報他們。』

耶穌沒有答應，卻對他說：「你回家去吧，到你的親友那裡，告訴他們主為你做了什麼，以及他怎樣憐憫你。」

弗許、曰、歸爾家、就爾屬、以主為爾所行之大事、及若何矜恤爾者告之、

耶穌弗許曰、歸以主視爾、矜恤爾之事、告家人、

耶穌不許、命之曰、歸爾家、至爾親屬處、以主如何行於爾矜恤爾之事告之、

不許、曰：『好自回家、與家人完聚、並以上主對爾所行及加爾之慈惠、向彼傳述可耳。』

Jesus did not let him, but said,“ Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.”

And he did not permit him but said to him,“ Go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.”

But Jesus said,“ No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been.”

Jesus did not let him but told him,“ Go home to your own people, and report to them how much the Lord has done for you and how he has had mercy on you.”

And He did not let him, but He* said to him,“ Go home to your people and report to them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on you.”

However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him,“ Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you.”

And he suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go to thy house unto thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and how he had mercy on thee.

But He would not let him; instead, He told him,“ Go back home to your own people, and report to them how much the Lord has done for you and how He has had mercy on you.”

Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.

But Jesus did not permit him to do so. Instead, he said to him,“ Go to your home and to your people and tell them what the Lord has done for you, that he had mercy on you.”

He didn’t allow him, but said to him,“ Go to your house, to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you.”

Come and hear, all you who have respect for God. Let me tell you what he has done for me.

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, give praise and honor and glory to the King of heaven. Everything he does is right. All his ways are fair. He is able to bring down those who live proudly.

“ Come. See a man who told me everything I’ve ever done. Could this be the Messiah?”

“ The Jewish people all know how I have lived ever since I was a child. They know all about me from the beginning of my life. They know how I lived in my own country and in Jerusalem.They have known me for a long time. So if they wanted to, they could tell you how I have lived. I have lived by the rules of the Pharisees. Those rules are harder to obey than those of any other Jewish group.Today I am on trial because of the hope I have. I believe in what God promised our people of long ago.It is the promise that our 12 tribes are hoping to see come true. Because of this hope they serve God with faithful and honest hearts day and night. King Agrippa, it is also because of this hope that these Jews are bringing charges against me.Why should any of you think it is impossible for God to raise the dead?“ I believed that I should oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth. So I did everything I could to oppose his name.That’s just what I was doing in Jerusalem. On the authority of the chief priests, I put many of the Lord’s people in prison. I agreed that they should die.I often went from one synagogue to another to have them punished. I tried to force them to speak evil things against Jesus. All I wanted to do was hurt them. I even went looking for them in the cities of other lands.“ On one of these journeys I was on my way to Damascus. I had the authority and commission of the chief priests.About noon, King Agrippa, I was on the road. I saw a light coming from heaven. It was brighter than the sun. It was shining around me and my companions.We all fell to the ground. I heard a voice speak to me in the Aramaic language.‘ Saul! Saul!’ it said.‘ Why are you opposing me? It is hard for you to go against what you know is right.’“ Then I asked,‘ Who are you, Lord?’“‘ I am Jesus,’ the Lord replied.‘ I am the one you are opposing.Now get up. Stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you to serve me. And you must tell other people about me. You must tell others that you have seen me today. You must also tell them that I will show myself to you again.I will save you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to themto open their eyes. I want you to turn them from darkness to light. I want you to turn them from Satan’s power to God. I want their sins to be forgiven. They will be forgiven when they believe in me. They will have their place among God’s people.’“ So then, King Agrippa, I obeyed the vision that appeared from heaven.First I preached to people in Damascus. Then I preached in Jerusalem and in all Judea. And then I preached to the Gentiles. I told them to turn away from their sins to God. The way they live must show that they have turned away from their sins.That’s why some Jews grabbed me in the temple courtyard and tried to kill me.But God has helped me to this day. So I stand here and tell you what is true. I tell it to everyone, both small and great. I have been saying nothing different from what the prophets and Moses said would happen.They said the Messiah would suffer. He would be the first to rise from the dead. He would bring the message of God’s light. He would bring it to his own people and to the Gentiles.”While Paul was still presenting his case, Festus interrupted.“ You are out of your mind, Paul!” he shouted.“ Your great learning is driving you crazy!”“ I am not crazy, most excellent Festus,” Paul replied.“ What I am saying is true and reasonable.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.King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.”Then Agrippa spoke to Paul.“ Are you trying to talk me into becoming a Christian?” he said.“ Do you think you can do that in such a short time?”Paul replied,“ I don’t care if it takes a short time or a long time. I pray to God for you and all who are listening to me today. I pray that you may become like me, except for these chains.”

Then King Darius wrote to people of all nations, no matter what language they spoke. He said,“ May you have great success!“ I order people in every part of my kingdom to respect and honor Daniel’s God.“ He is the living God. He will live forever. His kingdom will not be destroyed. His rule will never end.He sets people free and saves them. He does miraculous signs and wonders. He does them in the heavens and on the earth. He has saved Daniel from the power of the lions.”

Here is a song of praise that was written by Hezekiah, the king of Judah. He wrote it after he was sick and had gotten well again.I said,“ I’m enjoying the best years of my life. Must I now go through the gates of death? Will the rest of my years be taken away from me?”I said,“ Lord, I’ll never see you again while I’m still alive. I’ll never see people anymore. I’ll never again be with those who live in this world.My body is like a shepherd’s tent. It has been pulled down and carried off. My life is like a piece of cloth that I’ve rolled up. You have cut it off from the loom. In a short period of time you have brought my life to an end.I waited patiently until sunrise. But like a lion you broke all my bones. In a short period of time you have brought my life to an end.I cried softly like a weak little bird. I sounded like a dove as I mourned. My eyes grew tired as I looked up toward heaven. Lord, my life is in danger. Please come and help me!“ But what can I say? You have promised to heal me. And you yourself have done it. Once I was proud and bitter. But now I will live the rest of my life free of pride.Lord, people find the will to live because you keep your promises. And my spirit also finds life in your promises. You brought me back to health. You let me live.I’m sure it was for my benefit that I suffered such great pain. You love me. You kept me from going down into the pit of death. You have put all my sins behind your back.People in the grave can’t praise you. Dead people can’t sing praise to you. Those who go down to the grave can’t hope for you to be faithful to them.It is those who are alive who praise you. And that’s what I’m doing today. Parents tell their children about how faithful you are.“ The Lord will save me. So we will sing and play music on stringed instruments. We will sing all the days of our lives in the Lord’ s temple.”

I, King Nebuchadnezzar, am writing this letter. I am sending it to people who live all over the world. I’m sending it to people of every nation no matter what language they speak. May you have great success!I am pleased to tell you what has happened. The Most High God has done miraculous signs and wonders for me.His signs are great. His wonders are mighty. His kingdom will last forever. His rule will never end.

“ Brothers and fathers,” Paul began,“ listen to me now. I want to give you reasons for my actions.”When they heard that he was speaking to them in Aramaic, they became very quiet. Then Paul said,“ I am a Jew. I was born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but I grew up here in Jerusalem. I studied with Gamaliel. I was well trained by him in the law given to our people long ago. I wanted to serve God as much as any of you do today.I hurt the followers of the Way of Jesus. I sent many of them to their death. I arrested men and women. I threw them into prison.The high priest and the whole Council can be witnesses of this themselves. I even had some official letters they had written to their friends in Damascus. So I went there to bring these people as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.“ I had almost reached Damascus. About noon a bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.I fell to the ground and heard a voice speak to me.‘ Saul! Saul!’ it said.‘ Why are you opposing me?’“‘ Who are you, Lord?’ I asked.“‘ I am Jesus of Nazareth,’ he replied.‘ I am the one you are opposing.’The light was seen by my companions. But they didn’t understand the voice of the one speaking to me.“‘ What should I do, Lord?’ I asked.“‘ Get up,’ the Lord said.‘ Go into Damascus. There you will be told everything you have been given to do.’The brightness of the light had blinded me. So my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.“ A man named Ananias came to see me. He was a godly Jew who obeyed the law. All the Jews living there respected him very much.He stood beside me and said,‘ Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ At that very moment I was able to see him.“ Then he said,‘ The God of our people has chosen you. He wanted to tell you his plans for you. You have seen the Blameless One. You have heard words from his mouth.Now you will tell everyone about what you have seen and heard.So what are you waiting for? Get up and call on his name. Be baptized. Have your sins washed away.’“ I returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple. Then it seemed to me that I was dreaming.I saw the Lord speaking to me.‘ Quick!’ he said.‘ Leave Jerusalem at once. The people here will not accept what you tell them about me.’“‘ Lord,’ I replied,‘ these people know what I used to do. I went from one synagogue to another and put believers in prison. I also beat them.Stephen was a man who told other people about you. I stood there when he was killed. I had agreed that he should die. I even guarded the coats of those who were killing him.’“ Then the Lord said to me,‘ Go. I will send you far away to people who are not Jews.’ ”

From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.He said,“ When I was in trouble, I called out to the Lord. And he answered me. When I was deep in the place of the dead, I called out for help. And you listened to my cry.You threw me deep into the Mediterranean Sea. I was deep down in its waters. They were all around me. All your rolling waves were sweeping over me.I said,‘ I have been driven away from you. But I will look again toward your holy temple in Jerusalem.’I had almost drowned in the waves. The deep waters were all around me. Seaweed was wrapped around my head.I sank down to the bottom of the mountains. I thought I had died and gone down into the grave forever. But you are the Lord my God. You brought my life up from the very edge of the pit of death.“ When my life was nearly over, I remembered you, Lord. My prayer rose up to you. It reached you in your holy temple in heaven.“ Some people worship the worthless statues of their gods. They turn away from God’s love for them.But I will sacrifice a thank offering to you. And I will shout with thankful praise. I will do what I have promised. I will say,‘ Lord, you are the one who saves.’ ”The Lord gave the fish a command. And it spit Jonah up onto dry land.