Your arrows are sharp, they pierce the hearts of your enemies; nations fall down at your feet.
He will shoot his arrows at them and make them turn and run.
All nations will remember the Lord. From every part of the world they will turn to him; all races will worship him.
You have wounded me with your arrows; you have struck me down.
When he is king, the people of Judah will be safe, and the people of Israel will live in peace. He will be called ‘The Lord Our Salvation.’
God brought them out of Egypt; He fights for them like a wild ox. They devour their enemies, Crush their bones, smash their arrows.
When the people heard this, they were deeply troubled and said to Peter and the other apostles, “What shall we do, brothers?”
Many of them believed his message and were baptized, and about three thousand people were added to the group that day.
But many who heard the message believed; and the number grew to about five thousand.
But more and more people were added to the group—a crowd of men and women who believed in the Lord.
When the members of the Council heard this, they were so furious that they wanted to have the apostles put to death.
And so the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew larger and larger, and a great number of priests accepted the faith.
As the members of the Council listened to Stephen, they became furious and ground their teeth at him in anger.