⁴ But many of them that heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

⁴¹ They then that received his word were baptized: and there were added `unto them' in that day about three thousand souls.

¹⁰ The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh come: And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.

²⁴ Only in Jehovah, it is said of me, is righteousness and strength; even to him shall men come; and all they that were incensed against him shall be put to shame.

¹² Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his soul unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors: yet he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

²⁴ Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.

²⁴ And some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.

¹⁴ But thanks be unto God, who always leadeth us in triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest through us the savor of his knowledge in every place.

¹⁵ For we are a sweet savor of Christ unto God, in them that are saved, and in them that perish;

¹⁶ to the one a savor from death unto death; to the other a savor from life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

¹⁷ For we are not as the many, corrupting the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ.

¹² Now I would have you know, brethren, that the things `which happened' unto me have fallen out rather unto the progress of the gospel;

¹³ so that my bonds became manifest in Christ throughout the whole praetorian guard, and to all the rest;

¹⁴ and that most of the brethren in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.

¹⁵ Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:

¹⁶ the one `do it' of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel;

¹⁷ but the other proclaim Christ of faction, not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction for me in my bonds.

¹⁸ What then? only that in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and therein I rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

⁹ wherein I suffer hardship unto bonds, as a malefactor; but the word of God is not bound.

¹⁰ Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.