Acts 16:5

Acts 16:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
• New International Version (NIV)So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased in numbers daily.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.

Context of Acts 16:5

3Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those quarters: for they all knew that his father was a Greek. 4And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep, that were ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem. And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily. 6Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia, 7After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit allowed them not.

Acts 16:5 word by word

Αἱ μὲν οὖν ἐκκλησίαι ἐστερεοῦντο τῇ πίστει καὶ ἐπερίσσευον τῷ ἀριθμῷ καθ᾽ ἡμέραν.Read the interlinear

• soμένmen · on the other handG3303
• soοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• wereστερεόωstereoō · to strengthenG4732
• churchesἐκκλησίαekklēsia · assemblyG1577
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• increasedπερισσεύωperisseuō · to exceedG4052
• numberἀριθμόςarithmos · numberG706
• dailyἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• dailyκατάkata · according toG2596

Cross-references for Acts 16:5

• Acts 15:41And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.
• 2 Chronicles 20:20And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
• Isaiah 7:9And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.
• Romans 16:25Now to him that is able to establish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which hath been kept secret since the world began,
• 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
• Galatians 5:1Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
• Ephesians 4:13Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
• Colossians 2:6As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
• 1 Thessalonians 3:2And sent Timothy, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellow-labourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:
• 2 Thessalonians 2:16Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, who hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
• Hebrews 13:9Be not carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied in them.
• 1 Peter 5:10But the God of all grace, who hath called us to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you .
• Acts 2:47Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
• Acts 4:4But many of them who heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
• Acts 5:14And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)
• Acts 6:7And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

Commentaries on Acts 16:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5And so were the Churches established - The disputations at Antioch, relative to circumcision, had no doubt spread far and wide among other Churches, and unhinged many. The decrees of the apostles came in good time, and prevented farther mischief: the people, saved from uncertainty, became established in the faith; and the Church had a daily accession of converted souls.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Established in the faith - Confirmed in the belief of the gospel The effect of the wise and conciliatory measure was to increase and strengthen the churches.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5Paul and Silas faithfully communicated the decisions of the Jerusalem council. The wisdom of the decision was indicated as the churches were strengthened in their faith and grew larger every day (compare 2:41; 4:4; 5:14; 6:1; 9:31; 21:20).Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 16:5

• Church
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Commentaries on Acts 16

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings