Acts 12:24

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But the word of the Lord went on increasing.

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Referenced Verses

  • Acts 6:7 : 7 And the word of God was increasing in power; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem became very great, and a great number of priests were in agreement with the faith.
  • Acts 19:20 : 20 So the word of the Lord was increased very greatly and was full of power.
  • Col 1:6 : 6 Which has come to you; and which in all the world is giving fruit and increase, as it has done in you from the day when it came to your ears and you had true knowledge of the grace of God;
  • 2 Thess 3:1 : 1 For the rest, my brothers, let there be prayer for us that the word of the Lord may go forward with increasing glory, even as it does with you;
  • Acts 11:21 : 21 And the power of the Lord was with them, and a great number had faith and were turned to the Lord.
  • Prov 28:28 : 28 When evil-doers are lifted up, men take cover; but when destruction overtakes them, the upright are increased.
  • Isa 41:10-13 : 10 Have no fear, for I am with you; do not be looking about in trouble, for I am your God; I will give you strength, yes, I will be your helper; yes, my true right hand will be your support. 11 Truly, all those who are angry with you will be made low and put to shame: those desiring to do you wrong will come to nothing and never again be seen. 12 You will make search for your haters but they will not be there; those who make war against you will be as nothing and will come to destruction. 13 For I, the Lord your God, have taken your right hand in mine, saying to you, Have no fear; I will be your helper.
  • Isa 54:14-17 : 14 All your rights will be made certain to you: have no fear of evil, and destruction will not come near you. 15 See, they may be moved to war, but not by my authority: all those who come together to make an attack on you, will be broken against you. 16 See, I have made the iron-worker, blowing on the burning coals, and making the instrument of war by his work; and I have made the waster for destruction. 17 No instrument of war which is formed against you will be of any use; and every tongue which says evil against you will be judged false. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness comes from me, says the Lord.
  • Isa 55:10 : 10 For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and does not go back again, but gives water to the earth, and makes it fertile, giving seed to the planter, and bread for food;
  • Dan 2:24 : 24 For this reason Daniel went to Arioch, to whom the king had given orders for the destruction of the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, Do not put to death the wise men of Babylon: take me in before the king and I will make clear to him the sense of the dream.
  • Dan 2:44 : 44 And in the days of those kings, the God of heaven will put up a kingdom which will never come to destruction, and its power will never be given into the hands of another people, and all these kingdoms will be broken and overcome by it, but it will keep its place for ever.
  • Matt 16:18 : 18 And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock will my church be based, and the doors of hell will not overcome it.
  • Acts 5:39 : 39 But if it is of God, you will not be able to overcome them, and you are in danger of fighting against God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 19:20
    79%

    20 So the word of the Lord was increased very greatly and was full of power.

  • Acts 12:25
    75%

    25 And Barnabas and Saul came back from Jerusalem, when their work was ended, taking with them John named Mark.

  • Acts 6:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7 And the word of God was increasing in power; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem became very great, and a great number of priests were in agreement with the faith.

    8 And Stephen, full of grace and power, did great wonders and signs among the people.

  • Acts 12:23
    71%

    23 And straight away the angel of the Lord sent a disease on him, because he did not give the glory to God: and his flesh was wasted away by worms, and so he came to his end.

  • Acts 16:5
    71%

    5 So the churches were made strong in the faith and were increased in number every day.

  • Acts 13:49
    71%

    49 And the word of the Lord went through all the country.

  • Acts 11:21-24
    4 verses
    71%

    21 And the power of the Lord was with them, and a great number had faith and were turned to the Lord.

    22 And news of them came to the ears of the church at Jerusalem: and they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch:

    23 Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts:

    24 For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and a great number were joined to the Lord.

  • Acts 14:3
    70%

    3 So they kept there for a long time, taking heart in the Lord, who gave witness to the word of his grace by causing signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

  • Acts 8:4
    69%

    4 But those who had gone in flight went everywhere preaching the word.

  • Acts 9:31
    69%

    31 And so the church through all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was made strong; and, living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was increased greatly.

  • Mark 16:20
    69%

    20 And they went out, preaching everywhere, the Lord working with them, and giving witness to the word by the signs which came after. So be it.

  • Acts 13:44
    69%

    44 And on the Sabbath after, almost all the town came together to give hearing to the word of God.

  • Acts 12:12
    68%

    12 And when he became clear about this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John named Mark, where a number of them had come together for prayer.

  • Acts 14:21
    68%

    21 And having made a number of disciples through the preaching of the good news in that town, they went back to Lystra and Iconium and Antioch,

  • Acts 15:35-37
    3 verses
    68%

    35 But Paul and Barnabas kept on in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of God, with a number of others.

    36 And after some days, Paul said to Barnabas, Let us go back and see the brothers in every town where we have given the word of God, and see how they are.

    37 And Barnabas had a desire to take with them John, named Mark.

  • Gal 1:24
    68%

    24 And they gave glory to God in me.

  • Acts 5:12-14
    3 verses
    67%

    12 Now a number of signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the Apostles; and they were all together in Solomon's covered way.

    13 The others, in fear, kept back from joining them: but the people made much of them;

    14 And a great number of men and women had faith, and were joined to the Lord;

  • Acts 15:12
    67%

    12 And all the people were quiet while Barnabas and Paul gave an account of the signs and wonders which God had done among the Gentiles by them.

  • Acts 19:10-11
    2 verses
    66%

    10 And this went on for two years, so that all those who were living in Asia had knowledge of the word of the Lord, Greeks as well as Jews.

    11 And God did special works of power by the hands of Paul:

  • 1 Cor 3:6
    66%

    6 I did the planting, Apollos did the watering, but God gave the increase.

  • Acts 14:24-28
    5 verses
    66%

    24 And they went through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.

    25 And, after preaching the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia;

    26 And from there they went by ship to Antioch, where they had been handed over to the grace of God for the work which they had not done.

    27 And when they came there, and had got the church together, they gave them an account of all the things which God had done through them, and how he had made open a door of faith to the Gentiles.

    28 And they were with the disciples there for a long time.

  • Acts 11:1
    66%

    1 Now the Apostles and the brothers who were in Judaea had news that the word of God had been given to the Gentiles.

  • Acts 2:47
    66%

    47 Giving praise to God, and having the approval of all the people; and every day the number of those who had salvation was increased by the Lord.

  • Mark 2:2
    66%

    2 And a great number had come together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he gave them teaching.

  • Acts 13:2
    66%

    2 And while they were doing the Lord's work, and going without food, the Holy Spirit said, Let Barnabas and Saul be given to me for the special work for which they have been marked out by me.

  • 1 Thess 2:13
    66%

    13 And for this cause we still give praise to God, that, when the word came to your ears through us, you took it, not as the word of man, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which has living power in you who have faith.

  • Acts 13:5
    66%

    5 And at Salamis they were preaching the word of God in the Synagogues of the Jews: and John was with them, helping them.

  • 1 Pet 1:25
    65%

    25 But the word of the Lord is eternal. And this is the word of the good news which was given to you.

  • Acts 8:14
    65%

    14 Now when the Apostles at Jerusalem had news that the people of Samaria had taken the word of God into their hearts, they sent to them Peter and John;

  • Acts 8:25
    65%

    25 So they, having given their witness and made clear the word of the Lord, went back to Jerusalem, giving the good news on their way in a number of the small towns of Samaria.

  • Luke 9:6
    65%

    6 And they went away, journeying through all the towns, preaching the good news and making people free from diseases in all places.

  • Acts 4:4
    65%

    4 But a number of those who gave hearing to the word had faith; and they were now about five thousand.

  • Acts 19:7
    65%

    7 And there were about twelve of these men.

  • 2 Cor 4:12
    65%

    12 So then, death is working in us, but life in you.

  • Luke 8:11
    65%

    11 Now this is the point of the story: The seed is the word of God.

  • Phil 1:14
    65%

    14 And most of the brothers in the Lord, taking heart because of my chains, are all the stronger to give the word of God without fear.

  • Exod 1:12
    65%

    12 But the more cruel they were to them, the more their number increased, till all the land was full of them. And the children of Israel were hated by the Egyptians.