Acts 2:5 - Plain English Version5 There were some Jewish people from a lot of different countries that were staying in Jerusalem at that time. Those people really respected God. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 17695 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition5 Now there were then residing in Jerusalem Jews, devout and God-fearing men from every country under heaven. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)5 Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible5 There were pious Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version5 Now there were Jews staying in Jerusalem, pious men from every nation that is under heaven. Ver Capítulo |
If you stay strong, God will do that for you. You have to always remember the good news that you heard about Jesus, so that you keep on trusting him and know that he will save you. You see, God got his workers to tell people everywhere that Jesus died to save us. It is really good news. And I, Paul, am one of God’s workers now. My job is to tell people that good news.
But the Jewish leaders made trouble for Paul and Barnabas. There were some important women in that town that were not Jews, but they respected God. And there were some important men there too. The Jewish leaders told them bad things about Paul and Barnabas, so those important people made big trouble for Paul and Barnabas. They made so much trouble that Paul and Barnabas had to leave that town.
So Philip got up, and he started to go along that road, and he saw a man from Ethiopia country sitting in a trailer, and horses were pulling the trailer along that road. He was the sort of man that couldn’t have any kids. He worked for an important woman called Candace. She was the big boss over Ethiopia. That man was one of her important workers. He looked after all her money. But he had a break from that work and went to Jerusalem to show respect to God, and then he started to go back home along that road.