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| | |The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ. | | |The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ. |
| − | | | + | |"The governments rose up together against the Lord God and against Christ." |
| − | | | + | |"Kings" refers to legitimate monarchies, of which there were few to none at the time |
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| | |For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, | | |For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, |
| − | | | + | |"It's true, Herod and Pontius Pilate and the gentiles and the Israelis got together and plotted against your holy, anointed son Jesus," |
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| | |For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done. | | |For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done. |
| − | | | + | |"to do what you had already determined would happen." |
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| | |And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, | | |And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, |
| − | | | + | |"Lord, look how they threaten! Please bless your servants with such courage that they will spread your truth." |
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| | |By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus. | | |By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus. |
| − | | | + | |"Stretch out your hand to heal men, and have awesome signs and wonders performed in Jesus' holy name." |
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| | |And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness. | | |And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness. |
| − | | | + | |After they had prayed, the place where they had congregated shook and they were filled up with the Divine Guide, so they went out and spoke God's truth with courage." |
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