And the handof the Lordwas with them, and a largenumberwho believedturnedto the Lord.
The handof Godwas alsoon Judahto givethem oneheartto dowhatthe kingand the princescommandedby the wordof the LORD.
For on the firstof the firstmonthhe beganto goup from Babylon;and on the firstof the fifthmonthhe cameto Jerusalem,because the goodhandof his God[was] upon him.
According to the goodhandof our Godupon us they broughtus a manof insightof the sonsof Mahli,the sonof Levi,the sonof Israel,namely Sherebiah,and his sonsand brothers,18men;
I toldthem howthe handof my Godhad been favorableto me and alsoabout the king'swordswhichhe had spokento me. Then they said,"Let us ariseand build."So they puttheir handsto the good[work].
and a letterto Asaphthe keeperof the king'sforest,that he may giveme timberto makebeamsfor the gatesof the fortresswhichis by the temple,for the wallof the cityand for the houseto whichI will go."And the kinggranted[them] to me because the goodhandof my God[was] on me.
Whohas believedour message?And to whomhas the armof the LORDbeen revealed?
Behold,the LORD'Shandis not soshortThat it cannotsave;Noris His earsodullThat it cannothear.
Allwho heardthem keptthem in mind,saying,"Whatthenwill thischild[turn out to] be?" For the handof the Lordwas certainlywith him.
for he was a goodman,and fullof the HolySpiritand of faith.And considerablenumberswere broughtto the Lord.
"Thereforeit is my judgmentthat we do not troublethosewho are turningto Godfrom amongthe Gentiles,
praisingGodand havingfavorwith allthe people.And the Lordwas addingto their numberday by daythosewho were being saved.
But manyof thosewho had heardthe messagebelieved;and the numberof the mencameto be aboutfivethousand.
And all the morebelieversin the Lord,multitudesof menand women,were constantly addedto [their number],
The wordof Godkept on spreading;and the numberof the disciplescontinued to increasegreatlyin Jerusalem,and a greatmanyof the priestswere becoming obedientto the faith.
And allwho livedat Lyddaand Sharonsawhim, and they turnedto the Lord.
for our gospeldid not cometo you in wordonly,but alsoin powerand in the HolySpiritand with fullconviction;justas you knowwhat kind of menwe provedto be amongyou for your sake.
