And there they preached the gospel.
Parallel translations
- WEB There they preached the Good News.
- BSB where they continued to preach 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 14:21And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,
- 1 Th 2:2But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.
- Acts 16:10And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.
- Acts 14:15And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
- 2 Tim 4:2Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
- Acts 11:19Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.
- Acts 8:4Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
- Acts 17:2And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of 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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