Acts 9:31

Acts 9:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then had the churches rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

Context of Acts 9:31

29He was speaking and arguing with the Hellenists, but they were trying to kill him. 30When the brothers found out, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus. So Messiah’s community throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had shalom and was built up. Walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Ruach ha-Kodesh, it kept multiplying. 32Peter went here and there among them all. He came down as well to the kedoshim living in Lydda. 33There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years—he was paralyzed.

Acts 9:31 word by word

Ἡ μὲν οὖν ἐκκλησία καθ᾽ ὅλης τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ Γαλιλαίας καὶ Σαμαρείας εἶχεν εἰρήνην, οἰκοδομουμένη καὶ πορευομένη τῷ φόβῳ τοῦ κυρίου, καὶ τῇ παρακλήσει τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος ἐπληθύνετο.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• the churchesἐκκλησίαekklēsia · assemblyG1577
• restεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
• throughoutκατάkata · according toG2596
• allὅλοςholos · allG3650
• JudeaἸουδαίαIoudaia · JudeaG2449
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056
• SamariaΣαμάρειαSamareia · SamariaG4540
• and were edifiedοἰκοδομέωoikodomeō · to buildG3618
• walkingπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• in the fearφόβοςphobos · fearG5401
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• in the comfortπαράκλησιςparaklēsis · encouragementG3874
• of the Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• Ghostπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• were multipliedπληθύνωplēthunō · to multiplyG4129
• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303

Cross-references for Acts 9:31

• Acts 8:1Now Saul was in agreement with Stephen’s execution. On that day a great persecution arose against Messiah’s community in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the region of Judea and Samaria, except the emissaries.
• Deuteronomy 12:10But when you cross over the Jordan and settle in the land that Adonai your God enables you to inherit, and He gives you rest from all your enemies around you, you will dwell in safety.
• Joshua 21:44Then Adonai gave them rest on all sides, just as He had sworn to their fathers. Not one man of all their enemies withstood them, for Adonai gave all their enemies into their hand.
• Judges 3:30So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. Then the land had peace for 80 years.
• 1 Chronicles 22:9Behold, a son will be born to you who will be a man at rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. His name will be Solomon and I will confer shalom and quietness on Israel in his days.
• Psalms 94:13to give him rest from days of trouble —until a pit is dug for the wicked.
• Proverbs 16:7When one’s ways are pleasing to Adonai, he makes even his enemies be at peace with him.
• Isaiah 11:10It will also come about in that day that the root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek for Him, and His resting place will be glorious.
• Zechariah 9:1The burden of the word of Adonai is against the land of Hadrach and will rest upon Damascus. For the eyes of men and all the tribes of Israel are toward Adonai—
• Hebrews 4:9So there remains a Shabbat rest for the people of God.
• Romans 14:19So then let us pursue what makes for shalom and for the building up of one another.
• 1 Corinthians 3:9For we are God’s co-workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
• 1 Corinthians 14:4One who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but one who prophesies builds up the community.
• 2 Corinthians 10:8For even if I boast a little more about our authority—which the Lord gave for building you up and not for tearing you down—I will not be put to shame.
• 2 Corinthians 12:19All along you’ve been thinking that we are defending ourselves to you. It is before God that we’ve been speaking in Messiah—and all for building you up, loved ones.
• 2 Corinthians 13:10For this reason I write these things while I am absent, so that when I am present I need not proceed harshly, according to the authority which the Lord gave me—for building up and not for tearing down.

Commentaries on Acts 9:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Then had the Churches rest - Instead of ̔ , the Churches, ABC, several others, the Syriac, Coptic, Ethiopic, Armenian, and Vulgate, have ̔, the Church. Every assembly of God's people was a Church; the aggregate of these assemblies was The Church. The word, which we translate rest, and which literally signifies peace, evidently means, in this place, prosperity; and in this sense both it and the Hebrew שלום shalom are repeatedly used. But what was the cause…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31Then had the churches rest - That is, the persecutions against Christians ceased. Those persecutions had been excited by the opposition made to Stephen Acts 11:19; they had been greatly promoted by Saul Acts 8:3; and they had extended doubtless throughout the whole land of Palestine. The precise causes of this cessation of the persecution are not known. Probably they were the following: (1) It is not improbable that the great mass of Christians had been…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-31Verses 23-31 When we enter into the way of God, we must look for trials; but the Lord knows how to deliver the godly, and will, with the temptation, also make a way to escape. Though Saul's conversion was and is a proof of the truth of Christianity, yet it could not, of itself, convert one soul at enmity with the truth; for nothing can produce true faith, but that power which new-creates the heart. Believers are apt to be too suspicious of those against…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31This verse is one of several in Acts that describe how the church grew in numbers and in faithfulness (see also 2:41; 4:4; 5:14; 6:1, 7; 12:24; 21:20). The first Christians were learning an important truth: “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom.” This means that true knowledge starts with honoring and respecting God (Proverbs 1:7; 9:10; compare Job 28:28; Psalm 111:10; Ecclesiastes 12:13; see Luke 7:16). As they learned to honor God, they grew…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. Then had all the churches rest--rather, "the Church," according to the best manuscripts and versions. But this rest was owing not so much to the conversion of Saul, as probably to the Jews being engrossed with the emperor Caligula's attempt to have his own image set up in the temple of Jerusalem [Josephus, Antiquities, 18.8.1, &c.]. throughout all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria--This incidental notice of distinct churches already dotting all the…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 9:31

• Church
• Galilee
• Holy Spirit
• Syria

In the dictionaries

• Galilee
• Judea
• Samaria
• Judaea, or Judea
• Galilee, Galilean
• Judea, Judah
• Samaria, Samaritan
• Holy Ghost
• Authority
• Confound

Commentaries on Acts 9

• 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