“ But the word of God grew and multiplied. ”
But 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 flou...
(12) But the (s) word of God grew and multiplied. (12) Tyrants build up the Church by destroying it. (s) Those that heard the word of God.
Fate of the Soldiers and of Herod. For the soldiers, cf. Acts 5:21 ff. Here they are led away to be put to death. The story of Herod's glorification and end is told by Josephus in a similar way...
word . Greek. logos. App-121. grew . increased. multiplied . Greek. plethuno. See Matthew 24:12 .
24. And the word of God. When the tyrant was once taken out of the way the Church was suddenly delivered, as it were, out of the jaws of the wolf. Therefore, though the faithful be accounted...
But the word of God grew and multiplied. But 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 r...
Grew and multiplied.— The expressions here used relate properly to vegetables, and may be intended to signify, that the growth of the gospel, that is, its prevalency in the minds and lives of some,...
But the word of God grew and multiplied. But the word of God grew and multiplied - q.d., 'Not only was the royal persecutor ignominiously swept from the stage, while his intended victim was s...
Imprisonment of Peter. Death of Herod 1-19. Persecution of the Church at Jerusalem by Herod. Martyrdom of James the son of Zebedee. Peter's imprisonment and miraculous release. The Church was pers...
But the word of God grew and multiplied. — The words describe a continuous expansion. The death of the chief persecutor left free scope for the activity of the preachers of the gospel, of which the...
Acts 12:23-24 Chapter 8 THE DEFEAT OF PRIDE. Acts 12:1-3 ; Acts 12:23-24 THE chapter at which we have now arrived is very important from a chronological point of view, as it brings the sa...
beyond Their Faith Acts 12:13-25 Mark's mother was evidently a woman of property, as her house was large enough to receive the many who felt that prayer was the key to open Peter's prison. Rhod...
Again persecution broke out in Jerusalem, and the first of the apostolic band suffered martyrdom at the hands of Herod. A revealing sentence concerning Herod is that which declares that when "he saw...
But the word of God grew and multiplied. (25) And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark. What a sweet rel...
But the word of God grew and multiplied. The number of those who were converted by it, and embraced and professed it, increased; otherwise the word is the same, whether the professors of it be more...
But the word of God grew and multiplied. Ver. 24. But the word of God ] The Church is invincible; and truth may be oppressed a while, but not utterly suppressed. The Israelites never increased so...
But the word of God grew and multiplied Became more successful; and in every place where it was preached, the number of disciples was considerably multiplied, and their faith greatly established. S...
For a brief time again our eyes are turned toward Jerusalem and Peter, though Peter's work is no longer taking the prominent place it did at the beginning. Being the apostle to the Jews, he manifestl...
The Death of Herod. 20 And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, havi...
Grew; the word of God is compared here to seed, as in our Saviour's parable, Matthew 13:19 . Multiplied; the number of believers multiplied through the word, which was sown, as seed is scatter...
Jerusalem Finally Rejects the Apostles, Kingship Ceases in Israel, And The Word Of God Goes On Multiplying (12:1-24). The new centre for world evangelisation having been set up (unknowingly at the...
CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 12:20 . For And Herod read And , or but, he—i.e. , Herod. Highly displeased .—θυμομαχῶν, in a hostile state of mind , in modern phrase, “contemplating hostilities” (Pl...
Acts 12:1 . About that time, when the word of the Lord prevailed so remarkably in Antioch and the northern provinces, and when Paul and Barnabas had brought alms to Jerusalem, as in Acts 12:25 ,...
And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark. John Mark 1. Two names are here, one Jewish, the other Roman; the latter adopted a...
EXPOSITION Acts 12:1 Put for stretched, A.V.; afflict for vex, A.V. The phrase, About that time, as in Acts 19:23 , points to what had just before been related (Meyer). The inter...
The judgment of God upon Herod:
2 Thessalonians 3:1 ; Acts 11:21 ; Acts 19:20 ; Acts 5:39 ; Acts 6:7 ; Colossians 1:6 ; Daniel 2:24 ; Daniel 2:44 ; Isaiah 41:10-13 ; Isaiah 54:14-17 ; Isaiah 55:10 ; Matthew 16:18 ; Pro...
Herod's Duplicity and Death Acts 12:18-25 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We come now to our final message concerning Peter's third imprisonment. We are about to present the other side of the message. We h...