David also gave a share of bread, a raisin cake and some date bread, to every man and woman of Israel. Then all the people went home.
Acts 5:14 - Easy To Read Version And more and more people believed in the Lord (Jesus)—many men and women were added to the group of believers. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.) Amplified Bible - Classic Edition More and more there were being added to the Lord those who believed [those who acknowledged Jesus as their Savior and devoted themselves to Him joined and gathered with them], crowds both of men and of women, American Standard Version (1901) and believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women: Common English Bible Indeed, more and more believers in the Lord, large numbers of both men and women, were added to the church. Catholic Public Domain Version Now the multitude of men and women who believed in the Lord was ever increasing, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the multitude of men and women who believed in the Lord, was more increased: |
David also gave a share of bread, a raisin cake and some date bread, to every man and woman of Israel. Then all the people went home.
Ezra was praying and confessing. He was crying and bowing down in front of God’s temple. While Ezra was doing that, a large group of the people of Israel—men, women, and children—gathered around him. Those people were also crying very hard.
So Ezra the priest brought the Law before those people that had met together. This was on the first day of the month. {\cf2\super [43]} It was the seventh month of the year. At that meeting were men and women, and anyone old enough to listen and understand.
All the men and women who wanted to give brought gold jewelry of all kinds. They brought pins, [372] earrings, rings, and other jewelry. They all gave their jewelry to the Lord. This was a special offering to the Lord.
Then those people who accepted (believed) what Peter said were baptized. {\cf2\super [44]} On that day about 3,000 people were added to the group of believers.
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\}.
I persecuted {\cf2\super [436]} the people that followed the Way \{of Jesus\}. Some of them were killed because of me. I arrested men and women. I put them in jail.
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.
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.
But Philip told the people the Good News {\cf2\super [159]} about the kingdom of God and the power of Jesus Christ. Men and women believed Philip. They were baptized. {\cf2\super [160]}
Saul asked him to write letters to the Jews of the synagogues {\cf2\super [185]} in the city of Damascus. Saul wanted the high priest to give him the authority to find people in Damascus who were followers of the Way \{of Jesus\}. If he found any believers there, men or women, he would arrest them and bring them back to Jerusalem.
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.
All the people living in Lydda and on the plain of Sharon saw him. These people turned to (believed in) the Lord \{Jesus\}.
People everywhere in Joppa learned about this. Many of these people believed in the Lord (Jesus).
How can Christ and Belial (the devil) have any agreement? What can a believer have together with a non-believer?