When the crowds saw this, they were awestruck , and gave glory to God, who had given such authority to men.
Acts 21:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When they heard it, they glorified God and said, ‘You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And upon hearing it, they adored and exalted and praised and thanked God. And they said to [Paul], You see, brother, how many thousands of believers there are among the Jews, and all of them are enthusiastic upholders of the [Mosaic] Law. American Standard Version (1901) And they, when they heard it, glorified God; and they said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of them that have believed; and they are all zealous for the law: Common English Bible Those who heard this praised God. Then they said to him, “Brother, you see how many thousands of Jews have become believers, and all of them keep the Law passionately. Catholic Public Domain Version And they, upon hearing it, magnified God and said to him: "You understand, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But they hearing it, glorified God, and said to him: Thou seest, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews that have believed: and they are all zealous for the law. |
When the crowds saw this, they were awestruck , and gave glory to God, who had given such authority to men.
Meanwhile, a crowd of many thousands came together, so that they were trampling on one another. He began to say to his disciples first, ‘Be on your guard against the leaven , of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.” ’
Truly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains by itself. But if it dies, it produces much fruit.
When they heard this they became silent. And they glorified God, saying, ‘So then, God has given repentance resulting in life even to the Gentiles.’
Some men came down from Judea and began to teach the brothers, ‘Unless you are circumcised according to the custom prescribed by Moses, you cannot be saved.’
Since we have heard that some without our authorisation went out from us and troubled you with their words and unsettled your hearts, ,
But some of the believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and said, ‘It is necessary to circumcise them and to command them to keep the law of Moses.’
So those who accepted his message were baptised, and that day about three thousand people were added to them.
He continued, ‘I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strictness of our ancestral law. I was zealous for God, just as all of you are today.
After threatening them further, they released them. They found no way to punish them because the people were all giving glory to God over what had been done.
But many of those who heard the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.
So the word of God spread, the disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly in number, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.
I can testify about them that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
I advanced in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my people, because I was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.
on that day when he comes to be glorified by his saints and to be marvelled at by all those who have believed, because our testimony among you was believed.