that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his saints.

Devout men buried Stephen, and lamented greatly over him.

He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.

And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky.

And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.

What! You enjoin righteousness upon people while you forget (to practise it) yourselves, whereas you read the Book?

Will you bid others to piety, and forget yourselves while you recite the Book?

Command ye mankind to piety and forget yourselves, the while ye read the Book!

Enjoin you Al Birr (piety and righteousness and each and every act of obedience to Allah) on the people and you forget (to practise it) yourselves, while you recite the Scripture the Taurat (Torah) !

Do you command people to virtuous conduct, and forget yourselves, even though you read the Scripture?

How is it that you enjoin others to follow the Right Way, but forget it yourselves, though you read the Scriptures?

Enjoin ye righteousness upon mankind while ye yourselves forget (to practise it)? And ye are readers of the Scripture!

Will you bid others to piety and forget yourselves, while you recite the Book?

Would you order righteousness on others and forget it yourselves?

Do you order righteousness of the people and forget yourselves while you recite the Scripture?

Would you order people to do good deeds and forget to do them yourselves even though you read the Book?

Do you admonish others to do good and forget this yourselves? Yet you read the Book.

Do ye enjoin right conduct on the people, and forget (To practise it) yourselves, and yet ye study the Scripture?

What! do you enjoin men to be good and neglect your own souls while you read the Book have you then no sense?

the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment

The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished

Then you spoke in vision to your saints, and said, I have bestowed strength on the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the people.

So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who met him.

Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.

lt lt For the Chief Musician upon an eight stringed lyre. A Psalm of David. gt gt Help, Yahweh for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.

Some of them were persuaded, and joined Paul and Silas, of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and not a few of the chief women.

Help, LORD for the godly man ceaseth for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.

Pious Western sermons about the need to form a unified, democratically elected government sound utterly irrelevant, given the extent of social and political fragmentation.

The righteous perishes, and no man lays it to heart and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil.

The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.

But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to repay their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents for that is good and acceptable before God.

Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.

Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.