¹² But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.

⁹ And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:

²⁸ And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, `even' to them that are called according to `his' purpose.

²⁸ saying, We strictly charged you not to teach in this name: and behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.

²⁹ But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

³⁰ The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew, hanging him on a tree.

³¹ Him did God exalt with his right hand `to be' a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.

³² And we are witnesses of these things; and `so is' the Holy Spirit, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

³³ But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and minded to slay them.

² being sore troubled because they taught the people, and proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

³ And they laid hands on them, and put them in ward unto the morrow: for it was now eventide.

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

¹⁹ The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Behold how ye prevail nothing: lo, the world is gone after him.

⁴ Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?

³⁰ There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against Jehovah.

²⁴ And he increased his people greatly, And made them stronger than their adversaries.

² For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.

⁶ For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

⁷ It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom `his' father chasteneth not?

⁸ But if ye are without chastening, whereof all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

⁹ Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

¹⁰ For they indeed for a few days chastened `us' as seemed good to them; but he for `our' profit, that `we' may be partakers of his holiness.

¹¹ All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have been exercised thereby, `even the fruit' of righteousness.