And all the morebelieversin the Lord,multitudesof menand women,were constantly addedto [their number],
Further, he distributedto allthe people,to allthe multitudeof Israel,bothto menand women,a cakeof breadand oneof datesand oneof raisinsto eachone.Then allthe peopledepartedeachto his house.
Now while Ezrawas prayingand makingconfession,weepingand prostratinghimself beforethe houseof God,a verylargeassembly,men,womenand children,gatheredto him from Israel;for the peopleweptbitterly.
Then Ezrathe priestbroughtthe lawbeforethe assemblyof men,womenand allwho [could] listenwith understanding,on the firstdayof the seventhmonth.
Then allwhose heartsmovedthem, both menand women,came[and] broughtbroochesand earringsand signetringsand bracelets,allarticlesof gold;so [did] everymanwhopresentedan offeringof goldto the LORD.
"They will sayof Me, 'Onlyin the LORDare righteousnessand strength.'Men will cometo Him, And allwho were angryat Him will be putto shame.
for he was a goodman,and fullof the HolySpiritand of faith.And considerablenumberswere broughtto the Lord.
So then,thosewho had receivedhis wordwere baptized;and that daythere were addedaboutthree thousandsouls.
praisingGodand havingfavorwith allthe people.And the Lordwas addingto their numberday by daythosewho were being saved.
"I persecutedthisWayto the death,bindingand puttingbothmenand womeninto prisons,
But manyof thosewho had heardthe messagebelieved;and the numberof the mencameto be aboutfivethousand.
The wordof Godkept on spreading;and the numberof the disciplescontinued to increasegreatlyin Jerusalem,and a greatmanyof the priestswere becoming obedientto the faith.
But whenthey believedPhilippreaching the good newsaboutthe kingdomof Godand the nameof JesusChrist,they were being baptized,menand womenalike.
But Saul[began] ravagingthe church,enteringhouseafterhouse,and draggingoff menand women,he would putthem in prison.
and askedfor lettersfrom him to the synagoguesat Damascus,sothat ifhe foundanybelongingto the Way,bothmenand women,he might bringthem boundto Jerusalem.
Sothe churchthroughoutallJudeaand Galileeand Samariaenjoyedpeace,being builtup; and goingon in the fearof the Lordand in the comfortof the HolySpirit,it continued to increase.
And allwho livedat Lyddaand Sharonsawhim, and they turnedto the Lord.
It becameknownalloverJoppa,and manybelievedin the Lord.
Orwhatharmonyhas Christwith Belial,orwhathas a believerin commonwith an unbeliever?
Thereis neitherJewnorGreek,thereis neitherslavenorfree man,thereis neithermalenorfemale;for you are allonein ChristJesus.
