Acts 12:24

Mace New Testament

word of God made continual progress. and after Barnabas

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
In the meantime, the word of God continued to spread throughout the country and many people started riding for the Lord.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But the word of the Lord continued to grow and to be multiplied.

Legacy Standard Bible
But the word of the Lord continued to grow and to be multiplied.

Bible in Basic English
But the word of the Lord went on increasing.

Darby Translation
But the word of God grew and spread itself.

New King James Version
But the word of God grew and multiplied.

Christian Standard Bible®
Then God's message flourished and multiplied.

World English Bible
But the word of God grew and multiplied.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But the word of God grew and multiplied.

Weymouth's New Testament
But God's Message prospered, and converts were multiplied.

King James Version (1611)
But the word of God grewe, and multiplied.

Literal Translation
But the Word of God grew and increased.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the worde of God grewe, and multiplyed.

THE MESSAGE
Meanwhile, the ministry of God's Word grew by leaps and bounds.

Amplified Bible
But the word of the Lord [the good news about salvation through Christ] continued to grow and spread [increasing in effectiveness].

American Standard Version
But the word of God grew and multiplied.

Revised Standard Version
But the word of God grew and multiplied.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And ye worde of God grewe and multiplied.

Update Bible Version
But the word of God grew and multiplied.

Webster's Bible Translation
But the word of God grew and multiplied.

Young's Literal Translation
And the word of God did grow and did multiply,

New Century Version
God's message continued to spread and reach people.

New English Translation
But the word of God kept on increasing and multiplying.

Berean Standard Bible
But the word of God continued to spread and multiply.

Contemporary English Version
God's message kept spreading.

Complete Jewish Bible
But the word of the Lord went on growing and being multiplied.

English Standard Version
But the word of God increased and multiplied.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the worde of God grewe, and multiplied.

George Lamsa Translation
But the gospel of God continued to be preached and to reach many.

Hebrew Names Version
But the word of God grew and multiplied.

International Standard Version
But the word of God continued to grow and spread.Isaiah 55:11; Acts 6:7; 19:20; Colossians 1:6;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And the gospel of Aloha was proclaimed, and was great.

Murdock Translation
And the gospel of God was proclaimed, and made progress.

New Living Translation
Meanwhile, the word of God continued to spread, and there were many new believers.

New Life Bible
The Word of God was heard by many people and went into more places.

English Revised Version
But the word of God grew and multiplied.

New Revised Standard
But the word of God continued to advance and gain adherents.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, the word of the Lord, went on growing and multiplying.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But the word of the Lord increased and multiplied.

King James Version
But the word of God grew and multiplied.

Lexham English Bible
But the word of God kept on increasing and multiplying.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the worde of God grewe and multiplied.

Easy-to-Read Version
The message of God was spreading, reaching more and more people.

New American Standard Bible
But the word of the Lord continued to grow and to be multiplied.

Good News Translation
Meanwhile the word of God continued to spread and grow.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord waxide, and was multiplied.

Contextual Overview

²⁰ Herod was then making warlike preparations against the Tyrians, and Sidonians: but they unanimously sent a deputation to court: where having gain'd Blastus the king's chamberlain, they brought matters to an accommodation: for their country was subsisted by the king's territorys. ²¹ one court-day, Herod array'd in his robes of state, and seated upon the throne, made a publick oration: ²² at which the people gave a shout, saying, it is the voice of a God, and not of a man. ²³ but at the instant an angel of the Lord smote him, because he did not glorify God: so that he became a prey to worms and died. In the mean time, the ²⁴ word of God made continual progress. and after Barnabas ²⁵ and Saul had executed their commission, they return'd to Jerusalem, and took with them John who was surnam'd Mark.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Acts 5:39, Acts 6:7, Acts 11:21, Acts 19:20, Proverbs 28:28, Isaiah 41:10-13, Isaiah 54:14-17, Isaiah 55:10, Daniel 2:24, Daniel 2:44, Matthew 16:18, Colossians 1:6, 2 Thessalonians 3:1

Reciprocal: Exodus 2:23 - the king Psalms 40:14 - driven Proverbs 22:12 - eyes Matthew 2:15 - until Acts 9:31 - were multiplied Acts 13:49 - was Acts 16:5 - increased

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But the word of God grew and multiplied. The number of those who were converted by it, and embraced and professed it, increased; otherwise the word is the same, whether the professors of it be more or fewer; and this it did, notwithstanding the persecution raised against it by Herod whilst he was living; and after his death, it still gained more ground, met with less opposition, and was more freely professed.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But the word of God grew ... - Great success attended it. The persecutions had now ceased; and notwithstanding all the attempts which had been made to crush it, stir the church increased and flourished. The liberation of Peter and the death of Herod would contribute to extend it. It was a new evidence of divine interposition in behalf of the church; it would augment the zeal of Christians; it would. humble their enemies, and would fill those with fear who had attempted to oppose and crush the church of God.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 12:24. But the word of God — The Christian doctrine preached by the apostles grew and multiplied-became more evident, and had daily accessions; for the spirit of revelation rested on those men, and God was daily adding to that word as circumstances required, in order to complete that testimony of his which we now find contained in the New Testament. As there is in the original an allusion to the vegetation of grain, (ηυξανε, it grew, as corn grows, the stalk and the ear; και επληθυνετο, it was multiplied, as the corn is in the full ear,) there is probably a reference to the parable of the SOWER and his seed; for the seed is the word of God, and the doctrine of the kingdom. It was liberally sown; it grew vigorously, and became greatly multiplied. And why? Because it was the word, the doctrine of God-there was no corruption in it; and because God watered it with the dew of heaven from on high.