Acts 21:20

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Summary

And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:

They glorified

How

John 12:24

And they

General references

Galatians 1:24

Bible References

They glorified

So they threatened Peter and John even more and then let them go. They couldn't find any way to punish them, because all the people were praising God for what had happened,

When they heard this, they calmed down, and praised God by saying, "So God has given repentance that leads to life even to gentiles."

"All who fear the LORD, praise him! All the seed of Jacob, glorify him! All the seed of Israel, fear him!

May his fame be eternal as long as the sun may his name endure, and may they be blessed through him, and may all nations call him blessed.

Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done awesome deeds! His right hand and powerful arm have brought him victory.

"For just as the rain and snow come down from heaven, and do not return there without watering the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, yielding seed for the sower and bread for eating,

Am I to open the womb and not deliver?" asks the LORD. "And when I bring to delivery, am I to close the womb?" asks your God.

So he told them this parable:

so that with one mind and one voice you might glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah.

So they kept glorifying God for what had happened to me.

when he comes to be glorified by his saints and to be regarded with wonder on that day by all who have believed including you, because you believed our testimony.

Then I heard what sounded like the voice of a large crowd, like the sound of raging waters, and like the sound of powerful thunderclaps, saying, "Hallelujah! The Lord our God, the Almighty, is reigning.

How

So those who welcomed his message were baptized. That day about 3,000 people were added to their number.

But many of those who heard their message believed, and the men grew to number about 5,000.

So the word of God continued to spread, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem continued to grow rapidly. Even a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.

He presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom from heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.

Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone. But if it dies, it produces a lot of grain.

And they

Then some men came down from Judea and started to teach the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the Law of Moses, you can't be saved."

"I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia but raised in this city and educated at the feet of Gamaliel in the strict ways of our ancestral Law. I am as zealous for God as all of you are today.

For I can testify on their behalf that they have a zeal for God, but it is not in keeping with full knowledge.

I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries, because I was far more zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.

General references

So they kept glorifying God for what had happened to me.