And the hand of the Lord was [present] to give them one heart to come, to do according to the commands of the king and of the princes, by the word of the Lord.

For in the first [day] of the first month he began the going up from Babylon, and in the first day of the fifth month, they came to Jerusalem, for the good hand of his God was upon him.

And they came to us, as the good hand of our God was upon us, even a man of understanding of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, and at the commencement came his sons and his brothers, eighteen [men].

and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the garden which belongs to the king, that he may give me timber to cover the gates, and for the wall of the city, and for the house into which I shall enter. And the king gave to me, according as the good hand of God [was upon me].

And I told them of the hand of God which was good upon me, also about the words of the king which he spoke to me. And I said, Let us arise and build. And their hands were strengthened for the good [work].

O Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?

Has the hand of the Lord no power to save? Or has He made His ear heavy, so that He should not hear?

And all those who heard them kept them in their hearts, saying, "What kind of child will this be?" And the hand of the Lord was with him.

for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a considerable crowd was added to the Lord.

praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to the church daily those who were being saved.

However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

And more than ever, believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,

And the word of God was growing, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was being multiplied exceedingly, and a great many of the priests were obeying the faith.

I planted, Apollos watered, but God gives the increase.

So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.

For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, just as you know what kind [of men] we were among you for your sake.

And all who were dwelling at Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

Therefore I judge that we must not cause trouble for those who are turning to God from [among] the Gentiles;

to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the authority of Satan to God, [in order for] them to receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.'

but to those first in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, proclaiming that they must repent and turn to God, and do works worthy of repentance.

For they themselves report about us what kind of entrance we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,

and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, Jesus, who delivers us from the coming wrath.