Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
But the [influence of the] message of God grew and [the number of disciples] multiplied.
New American Standard Bible
But
King James Version
But the word of God grew and multiplied.
Holman Bible
Then God’s message flourished and multiplied.
International Standard Version
But the word of God continued to grow and spread.
A Conservative Version
But the word of God grew and multiplied.
American Standard Version
But the word of God grew and multiplied.
Amplified
But the word of the Lord [the good news about salvation through Christ] continued to grow and spread [increasing in effectiveness].
Anderson New Testament
But the word of the Lord increased and multiplied.
Bible in Basic English
But the word of the Lord went on increasing.
Common New Testament
But the word of God continued to grow and to be multiplied.
Daniel Mace New Testament
word of God made continual progress. and after Barnabas
Darby Translation
But the word of God grew and spread itself.
Godbey New Testament
And the word of the Lord increased and multiplied.
Goodspeed New Testament
But the Lord's message continued to grow and spread.
John Wesley New Testament
But the word of God grew and multiplied.
Julia Smith Translation
And the word of God increased and multiplied.
King James 2000
But the word of God grew and multiplied.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But the word of God kept on increasing and multiplying.
Modern King James verseion
But the Word of God grew and increased.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the word of God grew and multiplied.
Moffatt New Testament
The word of God spread and multiplied.
Montgomery New Testament
But the word of God grew and multiplied;
NET Bible
But the word of God kept on increasing and multiplying.
New Heart English Bible
But the word of God grew and multiplied.
Noyes New Testament
But the word of God grew and was extended.
Sawyer New Testament
And the word of God grew and was increased.
The Emphasized Bible
And, the word of the Lord, went on growing and multiplying.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But the word of the Lord increased, and was widely diffused.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Meanwhile the Lord's Message kept extending, and spreading far and wide.
Webster
But the word of God grew and multiplied.
Weymouth New Testament
But God's Message prospered, and converts were multiplied.
Williams New Testament
But the message of the Lord continued to grow and spread.
World English Bible
But the word of God grew and multiplied.
Worrell New Testament
But the word of God was growing, and multiplying.
Worsley New Testament
But the word of God grew and was multiplied.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the word of God did grow and did multiply,
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 12:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Herod's Gruesome Death
23 Suddenly, an angel from God struck him [with a terrible condition] because he refused to honor God [by what he said in his speech], so he was consumed by worms and died. 24 But the [influence of the] message of God grew and [the number of disciples] multiplied. 25 Barnabas and Saul returned [to Antioch] from Jerusalem after they had fulfilled their mission [i.e., of taking the contribution for the famine-stricken people of Judea. See 11:27-30]. They took John Mark [back to Antioch with them].
Cross References
Acts 6:7
So, the message of God increased [in its influence] and the disciples multiplied in number greatly in Jerusalem, [so that even] a large number of [Jewish] priests became obedient to [the message of] the faith.
Acts 19:20
So, the message of the Lord spread widely and had a great influence [over people].
Matthew 16:18
And I also tell you, [although] you are Peter [i.e., a stone], it is on this rock [i.e., the truth you have just confessed] that I will build my church and [not even] the gates of the unseen place of departed spirits will win out over it [i.e., all efforts to stamp out the church by killing Christians will fail].
Acts 5:39
but if [it happens to be] of God, you will not be able to defeat them. And [if you try to], you may [actually] be fighting against [the work of] God."
Acts 11:21
The power of the Lord was upon their efforts so that a large number of people who believed [the message] turned to the Lord [in faithful obedience].
Colossians 1:6
came to you. This Gospel is [now] also producing fruit all over the world [i.e., throughout the Roman Empire] and growing [in its influence], just as it is doing among you people also, since the day you [first] heard and understood God's unearned favor in [all its] truth.
2 Thessalonians 3:1
Finally, brothers, pray for us, so that the Lord's message will spread quickly and be honored [by people], even as it was among you.