He therefore who supplies the Spirit to you and does miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith? | Does God give you the Spirit and work mighty deeds among you because you have kept the Law or because you believed what you have heard? |
I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. | I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he set me free from all my fears. |
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But he who looks into the perfect law of freedom and continues, not being a hearer who forgets but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does. | However, the one who looks intently at the perfect law of freedom and perseveres—not forgetting what he has heard but putting it into practice—will be blessed in everything he does. |
So we fasted and begged our God for this, and he granted our request. | Therefore, we fasted and prayed to God to grant us a safe journey, and he answered our prayer. |
But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. | About midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. |