And the word of the Lord spread throughout that region.
Parallel translations
- WEB The Lord’s word was spread abroad throughout all the region.
- KJV And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.
- ESV And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region.
- NKJV And the word of the Lord was being spread throughout all the region.
- NASB And the word of the Lord was being spread through the whole region.
- NLT So the Lord’s message spread throughout that region.
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Quick answer
The word of the Lord spreads throughout the whole region. The gospel advances beyond the city.
Overview
This summary notes the gospel's expansion across the surrounding district, carried no doubt by the new believers. The spreading word fulfills the missionary purpose for which Paul and Barnabas were sent. Despite mounting opposition, the Lord's word continues its unstoppable course.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Acts 19:10This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.
- Acts 12:24But the word of God continued to spread and multiply.
- Phil 1:13–14As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.
- Acts 19:26And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
- Acts 9:42This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
- Acts 6:7So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.
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Acts is the risen Christ continuing his work by the Spirit through the church, as the apostles preach that there is salvation in no other name under heaven.
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