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Acts 12:24
24Everywhere that the believers went, they told people God's message. People heard the message in more and more places and many of them believed in Jesus.
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Context of Acts 12:24
22When he spoke, the people shouted, ‘This is not a man who is speaking to us. This is the voice of a god!’ 23Herod let the people praise him, instead of God. So, immediately, an angel of the Lord God caused him to become very ill. Worms ate his body and later he died. Everywhere that the believers went, they told people God's message. People heard the message in more and more places and many of them believed in Jesus. 25Barnabas and Saul had gone to Jerusalem to help the believers there. They finished their work and then they returned to Antioch. They took John Mark with them.
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Ὁ δὲ λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ ηὔξανεν καὶ ἐπληθύνετο.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Acts 12:24
- Acts 5:39But perhaps what they are doing really does come from God himself. If that is true, then you cannot stop them. You might even find that you are fighting against God!’
- Acts 6:7So more and more people heard the message from God. The number of people in Jerusalem who believed in Jesus grew more and more. Many of the Jewish priests also believed the message about Jesus.
- Acts 11:21The Lord God helped these men with his power. Very many people believed their message and they trusted in the Lord Jesus.
- Acts 19:20As a result of this, more and more people heard the good news about the Lord Jesus. The message was powerful and people's lives changed.
- Proverbs 28:28When wicked people become powerful, everyone runs away to hide. But when wicked people lose their power, righteous people do well again.
- Isaiah 41:10I am with you, so do not be afraid. I am your God, so do not be upset. I will make you strong and I will help you. My powerful right hand will keep you safe.”
- Isaiah 54:14You will have a strong foundation of righteousness. Your cruel enemies will be far away. You will have nothing to be afraid of. No trouble will come near to frighten you.
- Isaiah 55:10The rain and the snow come down from the sky, and they do not immediately return there. Instead, they give water to the earth, so that crops will grow there. Then the farmer has seeds to plant, and people have food to eat.
- Daniel 2:24So Daniel went to see Arioch, the king's officer. The king had told Arioch to kill all the wise men of Babylon. But Daniel said to him, ‘Do not kill Babylon's wise men. Take me to the king. Then I will tell the king what his dream means.’
- Matthew 16:18I tell you this. You are called Peter, which means a rock. And I will build my church on this rock. Not even the power of death will destroy my church.
- Colossians 1:6You have heard this good news, like people all over the world have heard it. It has caused good results among you since the time when you heard it first. At that time, you understood the true message about how kind God really is. As a result, God is blessing you more and more, like he blesses his people everywhere.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:1Now, friends, we ask you to pray for us. Pray that more and more people will soon hear the Lord's message. Pray that people will receive the message well and accept it as true. That is how you received it.
Commentaries on Acts 12:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24But 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, (, it grew, as corn grows, the stalk and the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24But 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…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-25Verses 20-25 Many heathen princes claimed and received Divine honours, but it was far more horrible impiety in Herod, who knew the word and worship of the living God, to accept such idolatrous honours without rebuking the blasphemy. And such men as Herod, when puffed with pride and vanity, are ripening fast for signal vengeance. God is very jealous for his own honour, and will be glorified upon those whom he is not glorified by. See what vile bodies we…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-25Herod died from a terrible illness (12:23). Meanwhile, the Christian church continued to grow and share the message of the gospel freely (28:31).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. But the word grew, &c.--that is, Not only was the royal representative ignominiously swept from the stage, while his intended victim was spared to the Church, but the cause which he and his Jewish instigators sought to crush was only furthered and glorified. How full of encouragement and consolation is all this to the Christian Church in every age!Read the comment
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Commentaries on Acts 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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