Leave your old, foolish ways, and you will have life. Follow the way of understanding.”
Acts 2:40 - Easy To Read Version Peter warned them with many other words; he begged them, “Save yourselves from the evil of the people that live now!” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And [Peter] solemnly and earnestly witnessed (testified) and admonished (exhorted) with much more continuous speaking and warned (reproved, advised, encouraged) them, saying, Be saved from this crooked (perverse, wicked, unjust) generation. American Standard Version (1901) And with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation. Common English Bible With many other words he testified to them and encouraged them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.” Catholic Public Domain Version And then, with very many other words, he testified and he exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this depraved generation." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And with very many other words did he testify and exhort them, saying: Save yourselves from this perverse generation. |
Leave your old, foolish ways, and you will have life. Follow the way of understanding.”
Come out of the city of Babylon, my people.\par Run to save your lives.\par Run from the Lord’s great anger.\par
You snakes! You are evil people! How can you say anything good? The mouth speaks the things that are in the heart.
Evil and sinful people are the kind of people that want a miracle {\cf2\super [217]} for a sign (proof). But those people will have no sign—only the sign of Jonah. {\cf2\super [218]} ” Then Jesus left that place and went away.
Jesus answered, “You people have no faith. Your lives are all wrong. How long must I stay with you? How long must I continue to be patient with you? Bring the boy here.”
“You are snakes! You are from a family of poisonous snakes! You will not escape God. You will all be judged guilty and go to hell!
I have five brothers. Lazarus could warn my brothers so that they will not come to this place of pain.’
So be ready all the time. Pray that you will be strong enough to continue safely through all these things that will happen. And pray that you will be able to stand before the Son of Man. {\cf2\super [336]} ”
There are many other things that Jesus did. If every one of these things were written down, I think the whole world would not be big enough for all the books that would be written.
Jesus told us to go and speak to the people. He told us to tell them that he is the One that God chose to be the Judge of all people that are living and all people that have died.
Judas and Silas were also prophets. {\cf2\super [321]} They said many things to help the brothers (believers) and make them stronger.
Paul went upstairs again. He divided the bread and ate. Paul spoke to them a long time. When he finished talking, it was early morning. Then Paul left.
He said many things to strengthen the followers \{of Jesus\} in the different places on his way through Macedonia. Then Paul went to Greece (Achaia).
I told all people—Jewish people and Greek (non-Jewish) people—to change their hearts and turn to God. I told them all to believe in our Lord Jesus.
I don’t care about my own life. The most important thing is that I finish my work. I want to finish the work that the Lord Jesus gave me to do—to tell people the Good News about God’s grace (kindness).
There was a young man named Eutychus sitting in the window. Paul continued talking, and Eutychus became very, very sleepy. Finally, Eutychus went to sleep and fell out of the window. He fell to the ground from the third floor. When the people \{went and\} lifted him up, he was dead.
Paul and the Jews chose a day for a meeting. On that day many more of these Jews met with Paul at his house. Paul spoke to them all day long. Paul explained the kingdom of God to them. Paul tried to persuade them to believe the things about Jesus. He used the law of Moses and the writings of the prophets {\cf2\super [527]} to do this.
One of the believers was named Joseph. The apostles {\cf2\super [82]} called him Barnabas. (This name means “A person that helps others.”) He was a Levite {\cf2\super [83]} born in Cyprus.
“So come away from those people\par and separate yourselves from them,\par says the Lord.\par Touch nothing that is not clean,\par and I will accept you.”\par \i (Isaiah 52:11)\i0 \par
Again, I warn every man: If you allow yourselves to be circumcised, then you must follow all the law \{of Moses\}.
For the Lord I tell you this. I warn you: Don’t continue living like those people who don’t believe. Their thoughts are worth nothing.
And you are not really his children. Your sins would make him dirty. You are crooked liars.
Then you will be innocent and without anything wrong in you. You will be God’s children without fault. But you are living with evil people all around you who have become very bad. Among those people you shine like lights in the dark world.
You know that we treated each one of you like a father treats his own children.
Be careful in your life and in your teaching. Continue to live and teach rightly. Then you will save yourself and those people who listen to your teaching.
Silas will bring this letter to you. I know that he is a faithful brother \{in Christ\}. I wrote this short letter to encourage you. I wanted to tell you that this is the true grace (kindness) of God. Stand strong in that grace.