‘Cry out loudly, don’t hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Tell my people their transgression and the house of Jacob their sins.
Acts 4:29 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised And now, Lord, consider their threats, and grant that your servants may speak your word with all boldness, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And now, Lord, observe their threats and grant to Your bond servants [full freedom] to declare Your message fearlessly, American Standard Version (1901) And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants to speak thy word with all boldness, Common English Bible Now, Lord, take note of their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with complete confidence. Catholic Public Domain Version And now, O Lord, look upon their threats, and grant to your servants that they may speak your word with all confidence, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And now, Lord, behold their threatenings, and grant unto thy servants, that with all confidence they may speak thy word, |
‘Cry out loudly, don’t hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Tell my people their transgression and the house of Jacob their sins.
Look down from heaven and see from your lofty home #– #holy and beautiful. Where is your zeal and your might? Your yearning and your compassion are withheld from me.
‘But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them and do not be afraid of their words, even though briars and thorns are beside you and you live among scorpions. Don’t be afraid of their words or discouraged by the look on their faces, for they are a rebellious house.
Listen closely, my God, and hear. Open your eyes and see our desolations and the city that bears your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before you based on our righteous acts, but based on your abundant compassion.
As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the Lord, with justice and courage, to proclaim to Jacob his rebellion and to Israel his sin.
Paul and Barnabas boldly replied, ‘It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you reject it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles.
So they stayed there a long time and spoke boldly for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace by enabling them to do signs and wonders.
Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly over a period of three months, arguing and persuading them about the kingdom of God.
For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak boldly to him. For I am convinced that none of these things has escaped his notice, since this was not done in a corner.
proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance.
When they observed the boldness of Peter and John and realised that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed and recognised that they had been with Jesus.
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.
When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God boldly.
Barnabas, however, took him and brought him to the apostles and explained to them how Saul had seen the Lord on the road and that the Lord had talked to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.
Saul was coming and going with them in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
Therefore the person who speaks in a tongue should pray that he can interpret.
Most of the brothers have gained confidence in the Lord from my imprisonment and dare even more to speak the word , fearlessly.
On the contrary, after we had previously suffered and were treated outrageously in Philippi, as you know, we were emboldened by our God to speak the gospel of God to you in spite of great opposition.
But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that I might fully preach the word and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.