Acts 16:5
So the churches were being strengthened in the faith and were increasing in number every day.
So the churches were being strengthened in the faith and were increasing in number every day.
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7 The word of God continued to spread, the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.
4 As they went through the towns, they passed on the decrees that had been decided on by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the Gentile believers to obey.
31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace and thus was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the church increased in numbers.
46 Every day they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts, breaking bread from house to house, sharing their food with glad and humble hearts,
47 praising God and having the good will of all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number every day those who were being saved.
20 In this way the word of the Lord continued to grow in power and to prevail.
14 More and more believers in the Lord were added to their number, crowds of both men and women.
24 But the word of God kept on increasing and multiplying.
41 He passed through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
21 Paul and Barnabas Return to Antioch in Syria After they had proclaimed the good news in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, to Iconium, and to Antioch.
22 They strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying,“We must enter the kingdom of God through many persecutions.”
23 When they had appointed elders for them in the various churches, with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the protection of the Lord in whom they had believed.
20 They went out and proclaimed everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through the accompanying signs.]]
3 So they were sent on their way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, they were relating at length the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
4 When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all the things God had done with them.
26 From there they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had now completed.
27 When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported all the things God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.
41 So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand people were added.
42 The Fellowship of the Early Believers They were devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
6 Paul’s Vision of the Macedonian Man They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message in the province of Asia.
42 And every day both in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus was the Christ.
23 After he spent some time there, Paul left and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
21 The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.
22 A report about them came to the attention of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
2 and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia.
4 Philip Preaches in Samaria Now those who had been forced to scatter went around proclaiming the good news of the word.
35 But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and proclaiming(along with many others) the word of the Lord.
36 Paul and Barnabas Part Company After some days Paul said to Barnabas,“Let’s return and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord to see how they are doing.”
3 So they stayed there for a considerable time, speaking out courageously for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace, granting miraculous signs and wonders to be performed through their hands.
1 Paul and Barnabas at Iconium The same thing happened in Iconium when Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a large group of both Jews and Greeks believed.
3 Thanksgiving We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith flourishes more and more and the love of each one of you all for one another is ever greater.
4 As a result we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions you are enduring.
5 The apostles said to the Lord,“Increase our faith!”
5 because of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now.
4 But many of those who had listened to the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.
6 Paul and Barnabas learned about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding region.
7 There they continued to proclaim the good news.
7 So in all our distress and affliction, we were reassured about you, brothers and sisters, through your faith.
8 For from you the message of the Lord has echoed forth not just in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place reports of your faith in God have spread, so that we do not need to say anything.
14 and most of the brothers and sisters, having confidence in the Lord because of my imprisonment, now more than ever dare to speak the word fearlessly.
5 in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction(surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you).
6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, when you received the message with joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, despite great affliction.
6 Then they departed and went throughout the villages, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere.
25 Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that had been kept secret for long ages,
12 and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of that district of Macedonia, a Roman colony. We stayed in this city for some days.
7 rooted and built up in him and firm in your faith just as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
6 just as the testimony about Christ has been confirmed among you–
12 The Apostles Perform Miraculous Signs and Wonders Now many miraculous signs and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By common consent they were all meeting together in Solomon’s Portico.
2 The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.
10 This went on for two years, so that all who lived in the province of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.