Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Sanhedrin who was himself looking forward to the kingdom of God, came and boldly went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’s body.
Acts 17:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Consequently, many of them believed, including a number of the prominent Greek women as well as men. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Many of them therefore became believers, together with not a few prominent Greeks, women as well as men. American Standard Version (1901) Many of them therefore believed; also of the Greek women of honorable estate, and of men, not a few. Common English Bible Many came to believe, including a number of reputable Greek women and many Greek men. Catholic Public Domain Version And indeed, many believed among them, as well as not a few among the honorable Gentile men and women. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And many indeed of them believed, and of honourable women that were Gentiles, and of men not a few. |
Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Sanhedrin who was himself looking forward to the kingdom of God, came and boldly went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’s body.
If anyone wants to do his will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own.
Paul and Barnabas boldly replied, ‘It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you reject it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles.
But the Jews incited the prominent God-fearing women and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and expelled them from their district.
In Iconium they entered the Jewish synagogue, as usual, and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed.
praising God and enjoying the favour of all the people. Every day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.
Brothers and sisters, consider your calling: Not many were wise from a human perspective, not many powerful, not many of noble birth.
for what makes everything visible is light. Therefore it is said: Get up, sleeper, and rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.
but let the rich boast in his humiliation because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.