“Cry aloud; do not hold back; lift up your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their transgression, to the house of Jacob their sins.
Acts 4:29 - English Standard Version 2016 And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to 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 aloud; do not hold back; lift up your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their transgression, to the house of Jacob their sins.
Look down from heaven and see, from your holy and beautiful habitation. Where are your zeal and your might? The stirring of your inner parts and your compassion are held back from me.
And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions. Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.
O my God, incline your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see our desolations, and the city that is called by your name. For we do not present our pleas before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercy.
But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the Lord, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.
And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.
So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God.
For the king knows about these things, and to him I speak boldly. For I am persuaded that none of these things has escaped his notice, for this has not been done in a corner.
proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance.
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.
And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people, for all were praising God for what had happened.
And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.
But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and declared to them how on the road he had seen the Lord, who spoke to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.
So he went in and out among them at Jerusalem, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord.
Therefore, one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret.
And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict.
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.