Acts 16:5 - Easy To Read Version So the churches (groups of believers) were becoming stronger in the faith and were growing bigger every day. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So the churches were strengthened and made firm in the faith, and they increased in number day after day. American Standard Version (1901) So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily. Common English Bible So the churches were strengthened in the faith and every day their numbers flourished. Catholic Public Domain Version And certainly, the Churches were being strengthened in faith and were increasing in number every day. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the churches were confirmed in faith, and increased in number daily. |
Jehoshaphat’s army went out into the Desert of Tekoa early in the morning. As they were starting out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me people of Judah and you people from Jerusalem. Have faith in the Lord your God, and then you will stand strong. Have faith in the Lord’s prophets. You will succeed!”
Their plan will not succeed while Samaria is the capital of Ephraim (Israel) and while the ruler of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. {\cf2\super [81]} If you don’t believe this message then people should not believe you.”
The Lord was helping the believers. And a large group of people believed and started following the Lord (Jesus).
The message {\cf2\super [242]} of God was spreading and influencing more and more people. The group of believers became larger and larger.
Paul and Silas went through the countries of Syria and Cilicia, helping the churches {\cf2\super [326]} grow stronger.
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.
The church (believers) everywhere in Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had a time of peace. With the help of the Holy Spirit, {\cf2\super [196]} the group became stronger. The believers showed that they respected the Lord by the way they lived. Because of this, the group of believers grew larger and larger.
Glory to God. God is the One who can make you strong in faith. God can use the Good News {\cf2\super [163]} that I teach to make you strong. That is the Good News about Jesus Christ that I tell people. That Good News is the secret truth that God has made known. That secret truth was hidden since the beginning.
So, my dear brothers and sisters, stand strong. Don’t let anything change you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord. You know that your work in the Lord is never wasted.
We have freedom now. Christ made us free. So stand strong. Don’t change and go back into the slavery \{of law\}.
You received Christ Jesus the Lord. So continue to live following him without changing anything.
We pray this so that your hearts will be made strong. Then you will be holy {\cf2\super [11]} and without fault before our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy people.
Don’t let all kinds of strange teachings lead you into the wrong way. Your hearts should be strengthened by God’s grace (kindness), not by obeying rules about foods. Obeying those rules doesn’t help people.
Yes, you will suffer for a short time. But after that, God will make everything right. He will make you strong. He will support you and keep you from falling. He is the God that gives all grace (kindness). He called you to share in his glory in Christ. That glory will continue forever.