Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man and in high favor with his master because by him the Lord had given victory to Aram. The man, though a mighty warrior, suffered from a skin disease.
Acts 7:25 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 He supposed that his kinsfolk would understand that God through him was rescuing them, but they did not understand. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 for he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He expected his brethren to understand that God was granting them deliverance by his hand [taking it for granted that they would accept him]; but they did not understand. American Standard Version (1901) and he supposed that his brethren understood that God by his hand was giving them deliverance; but they understood not. Common English Bible He expected his own kin to understand that God was using him to rescue them, but they didn’t. Catholic Public Domain Version Now he supposed that his brothers would understand that God would grant them salvation through his hand. But they did not understand it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he thought that his brethren understood that God by his hand would save them; but they understood it not. |
Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man and in high favor with his master because by him the Lord had given victory to Aram. The man, though a mighty warrior, suffered from a skin disease.
Our ancestors, when they were in Egypt, did not consider your wonderful works; they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love but rebelled against the Most High at the Red Sea.
He looked this way and that, and seeing no one he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him.
But they understood nothing about all these things; in fact, what he said was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.
But they did not understand this saying; its meaning remained concealed from them, so that they could not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
When they arrived, they called the church together and related all that God had done with them and how he had opened a door of faith for the gentiles.
When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all that God had done with them.
After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “My brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that I should be the one through whom the gentiles would hear the message of the good news and become believers.
After greeting them, he related one by one the things that God had done among the gentiles through his ministry.
When he saw one of them being wronged, he defended the oppressed man and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian.
The next day he came to some of them as they were quarreling and tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers; why do you wrong each other?’
For I will not be so bold as to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to win obedience from the gentiles, by word and deed,
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me has not been in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I but the grace of God that is with me.
For we are God’s coworkers, working together; you are God’s field, God’s building.
As we work together with him, we entreat you also not to accept the grace of God in vain.
For this I toil and strive with all the energy that he powerfully inspires within me.
They said to him, “We have come down to bind you, so that we may give you into the hands of the Philistines.” Samson answered them, “Swear to me that you yourselves will not attack me.”
Then the people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, who has accomplished this great victory in Israel? Far from it! As the Lord lives, not one hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for he has worked with God today.” So the people ransomed Jonathan, and he did not die.
for he took his life in his hand when he attacked the Philistine, and the Lord brought about a great victory for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced; why then will you sin against an innocent person by killing David without cause?”