Acts 9:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

Then, &c.. The church indeed therefore.

churches. App-186.

rest. peace. Greek. eirene.

throughout. Greek. kata. App-104.

and were edified. being edified. Greek. oikodomec. Compare Acts 4:11; Acts 7:47; Acts 7:49.

walking. going. Figure of speech Hendiadys. App-6. Read, "being edified and walking in the fear of the Lord were replenished with".

comfort. Greek. paraklesis. See note on Acts 4:36.

the Holy Ghost. App-101.

were. was. The texts put this verse in the singular. "The church... was".

multiplied. See note on Acts 6:1.

Acts 9:31

31 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea 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.