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The Lord`s word was spread abroad throughout all the region.
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New Believers as Missionaries
Commentators highlight that the gospel spread not just through Paul and Barnabas, but through the new Gentile converts themselves. This verse shows a powerful model of evangelism where new believers are immediately active in sharing their faith, causing the message to multiply rapidly throughout their own communities.
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Was spread abroad (διεφερετο). Imperfect passive of διαφερω, to carry in different directions (δια). By the recent converts as wel…
19th Century
Anglican
Throughout all the region.—This clearly involves a considerable period of active working. It was not in Antioch only, but in the …
Baptist
But when the Jews saw the multitude, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and bl…
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Many of the Gentiles responded with thanks for the apostles’ ministry and with openness to their message. “All who were appointed [GK 5435] for ete…
16th Century
Protestant
The word of the Lord was spread abroad. Luke does in this place declare the progress of the gospel; in this, it appears how true the parab…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region . ] That is, of Pisi…
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Presbyterian
The Jews opposed the doctrine the apostles preached; and when they could find no objection, they blasphemed Christ and his gospel. Commonly, those …
