Acts 8:4

Philip Preaches in Samaria

8:4 Now those who had been forced to scatter went around proclaiming the good news of the word.

Acts 12:24

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

Acts 13:49

13:49 So the word of the Lord was spreading ³  through the entire region.

Acts 14:25

14:25 and when they had spoken the word ⁴  in Perga, ⁵  they went down to Attalia. ⁶ 

Acts 19:20

19:20 In this way the word of the Lord ⁷  continued to grow in power ⁸  and to prevail. ⁹ 

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

[12:24]  ² tn Or “spreading.”

[13:49]  ¹ tn BDAG 239 s.v. διαφέρω 1 has “spread” for διαφέρετο (diafereto) in connection with a teaching. This is the first summary since Acts 9:31.

[14:25]  ¹ tn Or “message.”

[14:25]  ² sn Perga was a city in Pamphylia near the southern coast of Asia Minor.

[14:25]  ³ sn Attalia was a seaport in the province of Pamphylia on the southern coast of Asia Minor, about 12 mi (20 km) southwest of Perga.

[19:20]  ¹ 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]  ² tn The imperfect verb ηὔξανεν (huxanen) has been translated as a progressive imperfect, as has the following verb ἴσχυεν (iscuen).

[19:20]  ³ 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.