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And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. |
Then the word of God spared, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith. |
And the word of God kept on spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith. |
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So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith. |
And the message of God kept on spreading, and the number of disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem; and [besides] a lartge number of the priests were obedient to the faith [in Jesus as the Messiah, through Whom is obtained eternal salvation in the kingdom of God]. |
And the word of God kept on increasing, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem kept on multiplying greatly. And a large number of the priests were becoming obedient to the Faith. |
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So the Word of God gained more and more ground. The number of disciples in Jerusalem greatly increased, while a considerable proportion of the priesthood accepted the faith. |
So God’s message continued to spread, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem continued to grow rapidly; a large number even of priests continued to surrender to (literally, obey) the faith. |
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- 6. Do What They Need; Poverty in the Body of Christ - Neil Girrard Something which should be obvious (but often isn’t) is that vicarious giving (charity, random acts of kindness, etc.) has robbed us of our need and responsibility to give to the poor what they need.