And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.
Parallel translations
- WEB The Lord’s word was spread abroad throughout all the region.
- BSB And the word of the Lord spread throughout that 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 19:10And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
- Acts 12:24But the word of God grew and multiplied.
- Phil 1:13–14So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;
- Acts 19:26Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:
- Acts 9:42And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.
- Acts 6:7And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
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