But Peter began, and expounded the matter unto them in order, saying,

彼得就开口把这事挨次给他们讲解说：

彼得就开始把这事逐一向他们解释，说：

彼得就开始把这事逐一向他们解释，说：

彼得就把事情的经过一一向他们解释，说：

彼得就按着次序向他们讲解，说：

彼得就开始按着次序向他们讲解，说：

彼得就開口把這事挨次給他們講解說：

彼得就開始把這事逐一向他們解釋，說：

彼得就開始把這事逐一向他們解釋，說：

彼得就把事情的經過一一向他們解釋，說：

彼得就按著次序向他們講解，說：

彼得開始按着次序對他們敘陳說：

彼得就開始按著次序向他們講解，說：

彼得乃依次述其事、曰、

彼得述其事、曰、

彼得遂以此事、自始至終、按次第述之曰、

伯鐸祿即縷述其事之原委曰：

Starting from the beginning, Peter told them the whole story:

Starting from the beginning, Peter told them the whole story.

But Peter began and explained it to them in order:

Then Peter told them exactly what had happened.

Peter began to explain to them step by step,

But Peter began and explained at length to them in an orderly sequence, saying,

But Peter explained it to them in order from the beginning, saying:

Peter began to explain to them in an orderly sequence, saying:

But Peter rehearsed[ the matter] from the beginning, and expounded[ it] by order unto them, saying,

But Peter began and explained it to them point by point, saying,

But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,

it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus;

And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith unto the Gentiles.

Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half- tribe of Manasseh answered, and spake unto the heads of the thousands of Israel,The Mighty One, God, Jehovah, the Mighty One, God, Jehovah, he knoweth; and Israel he shall know: if it be in rebellion, or if in trespass against Jehovah( save thou us not this day),that we have built us an altar to turn away from following Jehovah; or if to offer thereon burnt- offering or meal- offering, or if to offer sacrifices of peace- offerings thereon, let Jehovah himself require it;and if we have not rather out of carefulness done this, and of purpose, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with Jehovah, the God of Israel?for Jehovah hath made the Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no portion in Jehovah: so might your children make our children cease from fearing Jehovah.Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt- offering, nor for sacrifice:but it shall be a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us, that we may do the service of Jehovah before him with our burnt- offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace- offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no portion in Jehovah.Therefore said we, It shall be, when they so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we shall say, Behold the pattern of the altar of Jehovah, which our fathers made, not for burnt- offering, nor for sacrifice; but it is a witness between us and you.Far be it from us that we should rebel against Jehovah, and turn away this day from following Jehovah, to build an altar for burnt- offering, for meal- offering, or for sacrifice, besides the altar of Jehovah our God that is before his tabernacle.And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation, even the heads of the thousands of Israel that were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them well.And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we know that Jehovah is in the midst of us, because ye have not committed this trespass against Jehovah: now have ye delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of Jehovah.

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.