Acts 12:24

12:24 But the word of God ¹  kept on increasing ²  and multiplying.

Acts 19:20

19:20 In this way the word of the Lord ³  continued to grow in power ⁴  and to prevail. ⁵ 

Acts 6:7

6:7 The word of God continued to spread, ⁶  the number of disciples in Jerusalem ⁷  increased greatly, and a large group ⁸  of priests became obedient to the faith.

[12:24]  ¹ sn A metonymy for the number of adherents to God’s word.

[12:24]  ² tn Or “spreading.”

[19:20]  ³ sn The word of the Lord is a technical expression in OT literature, often referring to a divine prophetic utterance (e.g., Gen 15:1, Isa 1:10, Jonah 1:1). In the NT it occurs 15 times: 3 times as ῥῆμα τοῦ κυρίου (rJhma tou kuriou; Luke 22:61, Acts 11:16, 1 Pet 1:25) and 12 times as λόγος τοῦ κυρίου (logo" tou kuriou; here and in Acts 8:25; 13:44, 48, 49; 15:35, 36; 16:32; 19:10; 1 Thess 1:8, 4:15; 2 Thess 3:1). As in the OT, this phrase focuses on the prophetic nature and divine origin of what has been said.

[19:20]  ⁴ tn The imperfect verb ηὔξανεν (huxanen) has been translated as a progressive imperfect, as has the following verb ἴσχυεν (iscuen).

[19:20]  ⁵ sn The word of the Lord…to prevail. Luke portrays the impact of Christianity in terms of the Lord’s transforming power in the lives of individuals.

[6:7]  ⁵ tn Grk “kept on spreading”; the verb has been translated as a progressive imperfect.

[6:7]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[6:7]  ⁷ tn Grk “a great multitude.”