¹² and as they afflict it, so it multiplieth, and so it breaketh forth, and they are vexed because of the sons of Israel;

⁹ and he saith unto his people, `Lo, the people of the sons of Israel `is' more numerous and mighty than we;

²⁸ And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

²⁸ saying, `Did not we strictly command you not to teach in this name? and lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and ye intend to bring upon us the blood of this man.'

²⁹ And Peter and the apostles answering, said, `To obey God it behoveth, rather than men;

³⁰ and the God of our fathers did raise up Jesus, whom ye slew, having hanged upon a tree;

³¹ this one God, a Prince and a Saviour, hath exalted with His right hand, to give reformation to Israel, and forgiveness of sins;

³² and we are His witnesses of these sayings, and the Holy Spirit also, whom God gave to those obeying him.'

³³ And they having heard, were cut `to the heart', and were taking counsel to slay them,

² being grieved because of their teaching the people, and preaching in Jesus the rising again out of the dead --

³ and they laid hands upon them, and did put them in custody unto the morrow, for it was evening already;

⁴ and many of those hearing the word did believe, and the number of the men became, as it were, five thousand.

¹⁹ the Pharisees, therefore, said among themselves, `Ye see that ye do not gain anything, lo, the world did go after him.'

⁴ Fury `is' fierce, and anger `is' overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?

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

²⁴ And He maketh His people very fruitful, And maketh it mightier than its adversaries.

² For provocation slayeth the perverse, And envy putteth to death the simple,

⁶ for whom the Lord doth love He doth chasten, and He scourgeth every son whom He receiveth;'

⁷ if chastening ye endure, as to sons God beareth Himself to you, for who is a son whom a father doth not chasten?

⁸ and if ye are apart from chastening, of which all have become partakers, then bastards are ye, and not sons.

⁹ Then, indeed, fathers of our flesh we have had, chastising `us', and we were reverencing `them'; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of the spirits, and live?

¹⁰ for they, indeed, for a few days, according to what seemed good to them, were chastening, but He for profit, to be partakers of His separation;

¹¹ and all chastening for the present, indeed, doth not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow, yet afterward the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it -- it doth yield.