Also, in Judah God’s power united the people so that they would obey the king and his officials. In this way they obeyed the word of the Lord.
Acts 11:21 - Easy To Read Version The Lord was helping the believers. And a large group of people believed and started following the Lord (Jesus). Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the presence of the Lord was with them with power, so that a great number [learned] to believe (to adhere to and trust in and rely on the Lord) and turned and surrendered themselves to Him. American Standard Version (1901) And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number that believed turned unto the Lord. Common English Bible The Lord’s power was with them, and a large number came to believe and turned to the Lord. Catholic Public Domain Version And the hand of the Lord was with them. And a great number believed and were converted to the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believing, were converted to the Lord. |
Also, in Judah God’s power united the people so that they would obey the king and his officials. In this way they obeyed the word of the Lord.
Ezra \{and the group with him\} left Babylon on the first day of the first month. He arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month. The Lord God was with Ezra.
I also told those people that God had been kind to me. I told them the things the king had said to me. Then those people answered, “Let’s start to work, now!” So we began this good work.
I also need lumber for the heavy wooden beams for the gates, the walls, the walls around the temple, {\cf2\super [7]} and my house. So I need a letter from you to Asaph. Asaph is in charge of your forests.”
Who really believed the things we announced? Who really accepted the Lord’s punishment?
Look, the Lord’s power is enough to save you. He can hear you when you ask him for help.
All the people that heard about these things wondered about them. They thought, “What will this child (John) be?” They said this because the Lord (God) was with this child.
“So I think we should not bother the non-Jewish brothers who have turned to God.
The believers praised God, and all the people liked them. More and more people were being saved every day; the Lord was adding those people to the group \{of believers\}.
But many of the people that heard Peter and John believed the things they said. There were now about 5,000 men in the group of believers.
And more and more people believed in the Lord (Jesus)—many men and women were added to the group of believers.
The word of God was reaching more and more people. The group of followers in Jerusalem became larger and larger. Even a big group of Jewish priests believed and obeyed.
All the people living in Lydda and on the plain of Sharon saw him. These people turned to (believed in) the Lord \{Jesus\}.
We brought the Good News {\cf2\super [1]} to you. But we did not use only words. We brought that Good News with power. We brought it with the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [2]} and with sure knowledge that it was true. Also you know how we lived when we were with you. We lived that way to help you.