where they continued to preach the gospel.
Parallel translations
- WEB There they preached the Good News.
- KJV And there they preached the gospel.
- NKJV And they were preaching the gospel there.
- NASB and there they continued to preach the gospel.
- NLT And there they preached the Good News.
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Quick answer
In these new cities they kept preaching the Good News. Persecution did not silence them but relocated their witness.
Overview
This brief summary statement shows the missionaries' single-minded purpose: wherever they went, they proclaimed the gospel. Luke repeatedly punctuates Acts with such notes of unstoppable gospel advance. The Good News is the announcement that God saves sinners through the crucified and risen Jesus.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Acts 14:21They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
- 1 Th 2:2As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God.
- Acts 16:10As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
- Acts 14:15“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.
- 2 Tim 4:2Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.
- Acts 11:19Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.
- Acts 8:4Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
- Acts 17:2As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
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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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